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- Interventions for increasing pedestrian and cyclist visibility for the prevention of death and injuries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Oct-2006
Pedestrians and cyclists account for nearly one in three of all road users killed and seriously injured in road traffic crashes. Late detection of other road users is one of the basic driver failures responsible for collisions. Aids to improve pedestrians
- Interventions for increasing solid organ donor registration
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Apr-2021
A solution for increasing the number of available organs for transplantation is to encourage more individuals to register a commitment for deceased organ donation. However, the percentage of the population registered for organ donation remains low in many
- Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in rural and other underserved areas
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Jun-2015
The inequitable distribution of health professionals, within countries, poses an important obstacle to the optimal functioning of health services.
- Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jul-2018
Shared decision making (SDM) is a process by which a healthcare choice is made by the patient, significant others, or both with one or more healthcare professionals. However, it has not yet been widely adopted in practice. This is the second update of thi
- Interventions for infantile esotropia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Jan-2023
Infantile esotropia (IE) is the inward deviation of the eye. Various aspects of the clinical management of IE are unclear; mainly, the most effective type of intervention and the age at intervention.
- Interventions for infantile haemangiomas of the skin
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2018
Infantile haemangiomas (previously known as strawberry birthmarks) are soft, raised swellings of the skin that occur in 3% to 10% of infants. These benign vascular tumours are usually uncomplicated and tend to regress spontaneously. However, when haemangi
- Interventions for infantile seborrhoeic dermatitis (including cradle cap)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Mar-2019
Infantile seborrhoeic dermatitis (ISD) is a chronic, inflammatory, scaling skin condition, which causes redness and a greasy scaling rash in infants and young children. It can last from weeks to months, but rarely years. When it occurs on the scalp, it is
- Interventions for ingrowing toenails
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Mar-2012
Ingrowing toenails are a common problem in which part of the nail penetrates the skinfold alongside the nail, creating a painful area. Different non-surgical and surgical interventions for ingrowing toenails are available, but there is no consensus about
- Interventions for intermittent exotropia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Sep-2021
The clinical management of intermittent exotropia (X(T)) has been discussed extensively in the literature, yet there remains a lack of clarity regarding indications for intervention, the most effective form of treatment, and whether there is an optimal ti
- Interventions for interpersonal communication about end of life care between health practitioners and affected people
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Jul-2022
Communication about end of life (EoL) and EoL care is critically important for providing quality care as people approach death. Such communication is often complex and involves many people (patients, family members, carers, health professionals). How best
- Interventions for intra‐operative pain relief during postpartum mini‐laparotomy tubal ligation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Feb-2019
Postpartum mini-laparotomy tubal ligation (PPTL) is a contraceptive method that works by interrupting the patency of the fallopian tubes. Several methods are used for intraoperative pain relief, such as systemic administration of opioids or intraperitonea
- Interventions for investigating and identifying the causes of stillbirth
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Apr-2018
Identification of the causes of stillbirth is critical to the primary prevention of stillbirth and to the provision of optimal care in subsequent pregnancies. A wide variety of investigations are available, but there is currently no consensus on the optim
- Interventions for involutional lower lid entropion
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Nov-2011
Entropion is a condition in which the eyelid margin turns in against the eyeball. Involutional or senile entropion is one of the most common lower lid malpositions in the elderly. The interventions described and currently used for the treatment of this co
- Interventions for involving older patients with multi‐morbidity in decision‐making during primary care consultations
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Oct-2019
Older patients with multiple health problems (multi-morbidity) value being involved in decision-making about their health care. However, they are less frequently involved than younger patients. To maximise quality of life, day-to-day function, and patient
- Interventions for itch in people with advanced chronic kidney disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Dec-2020
Itch in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common, often very distressing and associated with depression, reduced quality of life, and increased death. The most common first-line treatment has been the use of antihistamines despite the lack of
- Interventions for ketosis during labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Jul-2008
In labour, ketosis (the elevation of ketone bodies in the blood) is a common occurrence, due to increased physical stress, which is often compounded by reduced oral intake. The effect of ketosis on the mother and baby during labour is not clear, therefore
- Interventions for late trabeculectomy bleb leak
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Jul-2012
Late trabeculectomy bleb leaks are a common complication after filtering glaucoma surgery. Although asymptomatic, late bleb leaks may lead to hypotony and are associated with bleb related infections.
- Interventions for latent autoimmune diabetes (LADA) in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Sep-2011
Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is a slowly developing type 1 diabetes.
- Interventions for learning disabled sex offenders
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Jan-2008
The management of sex offenders is a major public concern. Behavioural and pharmacological interventions have been used for many years and more recently cognitive behavioural based interventions have become popular around the world. Programmes designed fo
- Interventions for leg cramps in pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Dec-2020
Leg cramps are a common problem in pregnancy. Various interventions have been used to treat them, including drug, electrolyte and vitamin therapies, and non-drug therapies. This Cochrane Review is an update of a review first published in 2015.
