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- Anabolic steroids for rehabilitation after hip fracture in older people
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Sep-2014
Hip fracture occurs predominantly in older people, many of whom are frail and undernourished. After hip fracture surgery and rehabilitation, most patients experience a decline in mobility and function. Anabolic steroids, the synthetic derivatives of the m
- Anabolic steroids for the treatment of weight loss in HIV‐infected individuals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Oct-2005
Individuals with HIV infection often lose weight during the course of their disease. Furthermore, low serum concentrations of testosterone are common in individuals with HIV infection, particularly those with weight loss. Treatment of weight loss with ana
- Anabolic steroids for treating pressure ulcers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jun-2017
Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, pressure sores or decubitus ulcers develop as a result of a localised injury to the skin or underlying tissue, or both. The ulcers usually arise over a bony prominence, and are recognised as a common medical probl
- Anabolic‐androgenic steroids for alcoholic liver disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Oct-2006
Alcohol is one of the most common causes of liver disease in the Western World. Randomised clinical trials have examined the effects of anabolic-androgenic steroids for alcoholic liver disease.
- Anaesthesia for evacuation of incomplete miscarriage
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Feb-2012
An incomplete miscarriage occurs when all the products of conception are not expelled through the cervix. Curettage or vacuum aspiration have been used to remove retained tissues. The anaesthetic techniques used to facilitate this procedure have not been
- Anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Feb-2016
The majority of people with hip fracture are treated surgically, requiring anaesthesia.
- Anaesthesia for treating distal radial fracture in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jul-2002
Fracture of the distal radius is a common clinical problem, particularly in older white women with osteoporosis. Anaesthesia is usually provided during manipulation of displaced fractures or during surgical treatment.
- Anaesthesia/analgesia for manual removal of retained placenta
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Jun-2020
As a retained placenta is a potential life-threatening obstetrical complication, effective and timely management is important. The estimated mortality rates from a retained placenta in developing countries range from 3% to 9%. One possible factor contribu
- Anaesthetic and sedative agents used for electrical cardioversion
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Mar-2015
Electrical cardioversion is an effective procedure for restoring normal sinus rhythm in the hearts of patients with irregular heart rhythms. It is important that the patient is not fully conscious during the procedure, as it can be painful and distressing
- Anaesthetic interventions for prevention of awareness during surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Oct-2016
General anaesthesia is usually associated with unconsciousness. 'Awareness' is when patients have postoperative recall of events or experiences during surgery. 'Wakefulness' is when patients become conscious during surgery, but have no postoperative recol
- Anaesthetic regimens for day-procedure laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Jan-2014
Day surgery involves admission of selected patients to hospital for a planned surgical procedure with the patients returning home on the same day. An anaesthetic regimen usually involves a combination of an anxiolytic, an induction agent, a maintenance ag
- Anaesthetic techniques for risk of malignant tumour recurrence
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Nov-2014
Surgery remains a mainstay of treatment for malignant tumours; however, surgical manipulation leads to a significant systemic release of tumour cells. Whether these cells lead to metastases is largely dependent on the balance between aggressiveness of the
- Anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Jan-2009
In the past decade, a novel class of therapies directed against specific cytokines implicated in the disease process of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), called the 'Biologics' have greatly improved and expanded treatment for RA. Anakinra is an interleukin-1 rec
- Analgesia and non-aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for osteoarthritis of the hip
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Nov-2008
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been widely used as a pharmacologic treatment to relieve pain for patients with OA of the hip. However, these agents are associated with significant toxicity, particularly in the elderly population (age
- Analgesia for amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Sep-2011
Besides risks of miscarriage, pregnant women undergoing amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS) are also concerned about pain associated with these procedures. Currently, approaches to analgesia can be categorised in two broad categories - non-ph
- Analgesia for forceps delivery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Sep-2013
A forceps delivery may be indicated when a fetus fails to progress to delivery, or when delivery needs to be expedited in the second stage of labour. Effective analgesia is required to ensure that the woman is comfortable throughout the delivery, to allow
- Analgesia in patients with acute abdominal pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jan-2011
For decades, the indication of analgesia in patients with Acute Abdominal Pain (AAP) has been deferred until the definitive diagnosis has been made, for fear of masking symptoms, generating a change in the physical exploration or obstructing the diagnosis
- Androgens (dehydroepiandrosterone or testosterone) for women undergoing assisted reproduction
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Nov-2015
Infertility is a condition affecting 10% to 15% of couples of reproductive age. It is generally defined as "the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse". The treatment of infertility may in
- Androgens for the anaemia of chronic kidney disease in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Sep-2014
Anaemia occurs when blood contains fewer red blood cells and lower haemoglobin levels than normal, and is a common complication among adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although a number of approaches are applied to correct anaemia in adults with C
- Androgens versus placebo or no treatment for idiopathic oligo/asthenospermia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jul-2008
Oligo-astheno-teratospermia (sperm of low concentration, reduced motility and increased abnormal morphology) of unknown cause is common and the need for treatment is felt by patients and doctors alike. As a result, a variety of empirical, non-specific tre