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- Intermittent preventive treatment regimens for malaria in HIV‐positive pregnant women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Oct-2011
Intermittent preventive treatment is recommended for pregnant women living in malaria endemic countries due to benefits for both mother and baby. However, the impact may not be the same in HIV-positive pregnant women, as HIV infection impairs a woman's im
- Intermittent prophylactic antibiotics for bronchiectasis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Jan-2022
Bronchiectasis is a common but under-diagnosed chronic disorder characterised by permanent dilation of the airways arising from a cycle of recurrent infection and inflammation. Symptoms including chronic, persistent cough and productive phlegm are a signi
- Intermittent self-dilatation for urethral stricture disease in males
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Dec-2014
Intermittent urethral self-dilatation is sometimes recommended to reduce the risk of recurrent urethral stricture. There is no consensus as to whether it is a clinically effective or cost-effective intervention in the management of this disease.
- Intermittent versus continuous androgen suppression for prostatic cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jan-2012
After lung cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cause of death among males. The aim of treatment is to prevent disease-related morbidity and mortality while minimizing intervention-related adverse events. Androgen suppression therapy (AST) to reduce
- Intermittent versus continuous renal replacement therapy for acute renal failure in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-May-2008
Renal replacement therapy (RRT) for acute renal failure (ARF) can be applied intermittently (IRRT) or continuously (CRRT). It has been suggested that CRRT has several advantages over IRRT including better haemodynamic stability, lower mortality and higher
- Intermittent versus daily inhaled corticosteroids for persistent asthma in children and adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jan-2013
Daily inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the recommended mainstay of treatment in children and adults with persistent asthma. However, often, ICS are used intermittently by patients or recommended by physicians to be used only at the onset of exacerbations
- Intermittent versus daily therapy for treating tuberculosis in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Jan-2014
Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is a neglected global public health problem. Short treatment courses with rifampicin-containing anti-TB drugs given daily for six-months cure over 90% of infected children, but poor adherence reduces treatment success. Intermit
- Internal dressings for healing perianal abscess cavities
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Aug-2016
A perianal abscess is a collection of pus under the skin, around the anus. It usually occurs due to an infection of an anal gland. In the UK, the annual incidence is 40 per 100,000 of the adult population, and the standard treatment is admission to hospit
- Internal fixation implants for intracapsular hip fractures in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Oct-2001
Numerous different implants with screws, pins and side plates have been used for the internal fixation of intracapsular hip fractures.
- Internal fixation implants for intracapsular hip fractures in older adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Mar-2021
Hip fractures are a major healthcare problem, presenting a huge challenge and burden to patients, healthcare systems and society. The increased proportion of older adults in the world population means that the absolute number of hip fractures is rising ra
- Internal fixation versus arthroplasty for intracapsular proximal femoral fractures in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Oct-2006
Displaced intracapsular fractures may be treated by either reduction and internal fixation, which preserves the femoral head, or by replacement of the femoral head with an arthroplasty. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2003 and pr
- Internal iliac artery revascularisation versus internal iliac artery occlusion for endovascular treatment of aorto‐iliac aneurysms
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Jul-2020
Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) is used to treat aorto-iliac and isolated iliac aneurysms in selected patients, and prospective studies have shown advantages compared with open surgical repair, mainly in the first years of follow-up. Although t
- Internal versus external tocodynamometry during induced or augmented labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Aug-2013
Uterine contractions can be registered by external tocodynamometry (ET) or, after rupture of the membranes, by internal tocodynamometry (IT). Monitoring of the frequency of contractions is important especially when intravenous oxytocin is used as excessiv
- International travel‐related control measures to contain the COVID‐19 pandemic: a rapid review
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Mar-2021
In late 2019, the first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were reported in Wuhan, China, followed by a worldwide spread. Numerous countries have implemented control measures related to international travel, including border closures, travel res
- Internet‐based cognitive and behavioural therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-May-2021
Therapist-delivered trauma-focused psychological therapies are effective for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and have become the accepted first-line treatments. Despite the established evidence-base for these therapies, they are not always widely av
- Internet‐based interventions for smoking cessation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Sep-2017
Tobacco use is estimated to kill 7 million people a year. Nicotine is highly addictive, but surveys indicate that almost 70% of US and UK smokers would like to stop smoking. Although many smokers attempt to give up on their own, advice from a health profe
- Internet-based interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Dec-2015
The Internet could provide a means of delivering secondary prevention programmes to people with coronary heart disease (CHD).
- Interposition vein cuff for infragenicular prosthetic bypass graft
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Jul-2013
The use of prosthetic grafts such as polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) or Dacron to bypass occluded arteries in the lower leg is an accepted practice in the absence of suitable autologous vein. The aim is limb salvage or functional improvement in critical lim
- Interprofessional collaboration to improve professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jun-2017
Poor interprofessional collaboration (IPC) can adversely affect the delivery of health services and patient care. Interventions that address IPC problems have the potential to improve professional practice and healthcare outcomes.
- Interprofessional education: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Mar-2013
The delivery of effective, high-quality patient care is a complex activity. It demands health and social care professionals collaborate in an effective manner. Research continues to suggest that collaboration between these professionals can be problematic
