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- Interventions for 'poor responders' to controlled ovarian hyper stimulation (COH) in in-vitro fertilisation (IVF)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2009
The success of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) depends on adequate follicle recruitment by using controlled ovarian stimulation with gonadotrophins. Failure to recruit adequate follicles is called 'poor response'. Various treatment protocols have been propos
- Interventions for post-stroke fatigue
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Jun-2015
Post-stroke fatigue (PSF) is a common and distressing problem after stroke. The best ways to prevent or treat PSF are uncertain. Several different interventions can be argued to have a rational basis.
- Interventions for pregnant women with hyperglycaemia not meeting gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes diagnostic criteria
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2012
Pregnancy hyperglycaemia without meeting gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) diagnostic criteria affects a significant proportion of pregnant women each year. It is associated with a range of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Although intensive management for w
- Interventions for preoperative smoking cessation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Mar-2014
Smokers have a substantially increased risk of postoperative complications. Preoperative smoking intervention may be effective in decreasing this incidence, and surgery may constitute a unique opportunity for smoking cessation interventions.
- Interventions for preventing and ameliorating cognitive deficits in adults treated with cranial irradiation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Nov-2022
Cognitive deficits are common in people who have received cranial irradiation and have a serious impact on daily functioning and quality of life. The benefit of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of cognitive deficits in this population is
- Interventions for preventing and managing advanced liver disease in cystic fibrosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Mar-2020
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive inherited defect in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene resulting in abnormal regulation of salt and water movement across the membranes. In the liver this leads to focal biliary fi
- Interventions for preventing and reducing the use of physical restraints in long-term geriatric care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Mar-2011
Physical restraints (PR) are commonly used in geriatric long-term care. Restraint-free care should be the aim of high quality nursing care.
- Interventions for preventing and reducing the use of physical restraints of older people in general hospital settings
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Aug-2022
Physical restraints, such as bedrails, belts in chairs or beds, and fixed tables, are commonly used for older people in general hospital settings. Reasons given for using physical restraints are to prevent falls and fall-related injuries, to control chall
- Interventions for preventing and treating cardiac complications in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy and X‐linked dilated cardiomyopathy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Oct-2018
The dystrophinopathies include Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), and X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy (XLDCM). In recent years, co-ordinated multidisciplinary management for these diseases has improved the quality of care,
- Interventions for preventing and treating kidney disease in Henoch‐Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Aug-2015
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common vasculitis of childhood but may occur in adults. This small vessel vasculitis is characterised by palpable purpura, abdominal pain, arthritis or arthralgia and kidney involvement. This is an update of a re
- Interventions for preventing and treating low-back and pelvic pain during pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Sep-2015
More than two-thirds of pregnant women experience low-back pain and almost one-fifth experience pelvic pain. The two conditions may occur separately or together (low-back and pelvic pain) and typically increase with advancing pregnancy, interfering with w
- Interventions for preventing and treating stress fractures and stress reactions of bone of the lower limbs in young adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Nov-2008
Stress reaction in bone, which may proceed to a fracture, is a significant problem in military recruits and in athletes, particularly long distance runners.
- Interventions for preventing ankle ligament injuries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Mar-2011
Some sports, for example basketball and soccer, have a very high incidence of ankle injuries, mainly sprains. Consequently, ankle sprains are one of the most commonly treated injuries in acute care.
- Interventions for preventing blood loss during the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Mar-2014
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is the most common pre-malignant lesion. Surgical treatments for CIN are commonly associated with blood loss.
- Interventions for preventing bone disease in kidney transplant recipients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Aug-2009
Patients with chronic kidney disease have significant abnormalities of bone remodeling and mineral homeostasis and are at increased risk of fracture. The fracture risk for a kidney transplant recipient is four times that of the general population and high
- Interventions for preventing critical illness polyneuropathy and critical illness myopathy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Jan-2014
Critical illness polyneuropathy or myopathy (CIP/CIM) is a frequent complication in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation, longer ICU stay and increased mortality. This is an interim update of a review first
- Interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non-ICU patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Mar-2016
Delirium is a common mental disorder, which is distressing and has serious adverse outcomes in hospitalised patients. Prevention of delirium is desirable from the perspective of patients and carers, and healthcare providers. It is currently unclear, howev
- Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long-term care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jan-2014
Delirium is a common and distressing complication of a range of stressor events including infection, new medications and environment change that is often experienced by older people with frailty and dementia. Older people living in institutional long-term
- Interventions for preventing depression after stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-May-2008
Depression is an important consequence of stroke that impacts on recovery yet often is not detected or is inadequately treated.
- Interventions for preventing diarrhoea‐associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Jul-2021
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is a common cause of acquired kidney failure in children and rarely in adults. The most important risk factor for development of HUS is a gastrointestinal infection by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). This r