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- Insulin detemir versus insulin glargine for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jun-2011
Chronically elevated blood glucose levels are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Many diabetes patients will eventually require insulin treatment to maintain good glycaemic control. There are still uncertainties about the optimal insulin
- Insulin for glycaemic control in acute ischaemic stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Jan-2014
People with hyperglycaemia concomitant with an acute stroke have greater mortality, stroke severity, and functional impairment when compared with those with normoglycaemia at stroke presentation. This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in 2
- Insulin-sensitising drugs (metformin, rosiglitazone, pioglitazone, D-chiro-inositol) for women with polycystic ovary syndrome, oligo amenorrhoea and subfertility
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2012
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterised by infrequent or absent ovulation (anovulation), high levels of male hormones (hyperandrogenaemia) and high levels of insulin (hyperinsulinaemia secondary to increased insulin resistance). Hyperinsulinaemi
- Intermittent pneumatic compression for treating venous leg ulcers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Jun-2014
Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) is a mechanical method of delivering compression to swollen limbs that can be used to treat venous leg ulcers and limb swelling due to lymphoedema.
- Interventions for apraxia of speech following stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Aug-2008
Apraxia of speech is a communication disorder that can affect stroke patients. Several different intervention strategies are undertaken by speech and language therapists working with this patient group.
- Interventions for deliberately altering blood pressure in acute stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Oct-2014
It is unclear whether blood pressure should be altered actively during the acute phase of stroke. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 1997, and previously updated in 2001 and 2008.
- Interventions for dysphagia and nutritional support in acute and subacute stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Sep-2012
Dysphagia (swallowing problems) are common after stroke and can cause chest infection and malnutrition. Dysphagic, and malnourished, stroke patients have a poorer outcome.
- Interventions for improving adherence to treatment in patients with high blood pressure in ambulatory settings
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Aug-2008
Lack of adherence to blood pressure lowering medication is a major reason for poor control of hypertension worldwide. Interventions to improve adherence to antihypertensive medication have been evaluated in randomised trials but it is unclear which interv
- Interventions for improving oral health in people after stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Dec-2020
For people with physical, sensory and cognitive limitations due to stroke, the routine practice of oral health care (OHC) may become a challenge. Evidence-based supported oral care intervention is essential for this patient group.
- Interventions for motor apraxia following stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Aug-2008
Apraxia is a cognitive disorder that can occur after stroke. It prevents a person from carrying out a learned movement. Various interventions are used to treat apraxia but evidence of their benefit has been lacking.
- 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 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 falls in elderly people
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2009
Approximately 30 per cent of people over 65 years of age and living in the community fall each year; the number is higher in institutions. Although less than one fall in 10 results in a fracture, a fifth of fall incidents require medical attention.
- Interventions for preventing post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing heart surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Dec-2012
Atrial fibrillation is a common post-operative complication of cardiac surgery and is associated with an increased risk of post-operative stroke, increased length of intensive care unit and hospital stays, healthcare costs and mortality. Numerous trials h
- Interventions for preventing venous thromboembolism following abdominal aortic surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Feb-2011
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is one of the most common, preventable complications of surgery. Although the relationship between surgery and DVT is well established in general surgical operations and most other subspecialties, the same cannot be said about a
- Interventions for preventing venous thromboembolism in adults undergoing knee arthroscopy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Aug-2022
Knee arthroscopy (KA) is a routine orthopedic procedure recommended to repair cruciate ligaments and meniscus injuries and, in suitable cases, to assist the diagnosis of persistent knee pain. There is a small risk of thromboembolic events associated with
- Interventions for preventing voice disorders in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Jun-2010
This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in The Cochrane Library in Issue 4, 2007.
- Interventions for restoring patency of occluded central venous catheter lumens
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Feb-2012
Central venous catheters (CVCs) facilitate the administration of intravenous drugs, fluids, blood products and parenteral nutrition to patients with either chronic disease or critical illness. Despite a pivotal role within medical management, a common com
