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- Interventions for preventing oral mucositis in patients with cancer receiving treatment: cytokines and growth factors
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Nov-2017
Oral mucositis is a side effect of chemotherapy, head and neck radiotherapy, and targeted therapy, affecting over 75% of high-risk patients. Ulceration can lead to severe pain and difficulty with eating and drinking, which may necessitate opioid analgesic
- Interventions for preventing oral mucositis in patients with cancer receiving treatment: oral cryotherapy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Dec-2015
Oral mucositis is a side effect of chemotherapy, head and neck radiotherapy, and targeted therapy, affecting over 75% of high risk patients. Ulceration can lead to severe pain and difficulty eating and drinking, which may necessitate opioid analgesics, ho
- Interventions for preventing osteoradionecrosis of the jaws in adults receiving head and neck radiotherapy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Nov-2019
Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the jaws is among the most serious oral complications of head and neck cancer radiotherapy, arising from radiation-induced fibro-atrophic tissue injury, manifested by necrosis of osseous tissues and failure to heal, often secon
- Interventions for preventing posterior capsule opacification
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Mar-2010
Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) remains the most common long-term complication after cataract surgery. It can be treated by Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy, however this may lead to other complications and laser treatment is not available in large parts of
- Interventions for preventing post‐operative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing heart surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Jan-2013
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 postpartum constipation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Aug-2020
Postpartum constipation, with symptoms, such as pain or discomfort, straining, and hard stool, is a common condition affecting mothers. Haemorrhoids, pain at the episiotomy site, effects of pregnancy hormones, and haematinics used in pregnancy can increas
- Interventions for preventing reactions to snake antivenom
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Oct-1999
Antivenom is used to neutralise snake bite toxins in people showing evidence of envenomation. It is made from animal sera, and adverse effects, including life threatening anaphylaxis, are common.
- Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Jul-2015
Recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTI) are common in women who are pregnant and may cause serious adverse pregnancy outcomes for both mother and child including preterm birth and small-for-gestational-age babies. Interventions used to prevent RUTI in w
- Interventions for preventing relapse and recurrence of a depressive disorder in children and adolescents
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Feb-2014
Depressive disorders often begin during childhood or adolescence. There is a growing body of evidence supporting effective treatments during the acute phase of a depressive disorder. However, little is known about treatments for preventing relapse or recu
- Interventions for preventing silent cerebral infarcts in people with sickle cell disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Apr-2020
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the commonest severe monogenic disorders in the world, due to the inheritance of two abnormal haemoglobin (beta globin) genes. SCD can cause severe pain, significant end-organ damage, pulmonary complications, and premat
- Interventions for preventing the progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jul-2015
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common inherited disorder causing kidney disease. Current clinical management of ADPKD focuses primarily on symptom control and reducing associated complications, particularly hypertension.
- Interventions for preventing the spread of infestation in close contacts of people with scabies
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Feb-2014
Scabies, caused by Sarcoptes scabiei variety hominis or the human itch mite, is a common parasitic infection. While anyone can become infected, it causes significant morbidity in immunocompromised hosts and it spreads easily between human hosts where ther
- Interventions for preventing thrombosis in solid organ transplant recipients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Mar-2021
Graft thrombosis is a well-recognised complication of solid organ transplantation and is one of the leading causes of graft failure. Currently there are no standardised protocols for thromboprophylaxis. Many transplant units use unfractionated heparin (UF
- Interventions for preventing tobacco sales to minors
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Jul-2008
Laws restricting sales of tobacco products to minors exist in many countries, but young people may still purchase cigarettes easily.
- Interventions for preventing tobacco smoking in public places
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2010
Environmental tobacco smoke is a health hazard. Reducing exposure to tobacco smoke in public places is a widespread public health goal. There is, however, considerable variation in the extent to which this goal has been achieved in different settings and
- Interventions for preventing type 2 diabetes in adults with mental disorders in low‐ and middle‐income countries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Feb-2021
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increased in individuals with mental disorders. Much of the burden of disease falls on the populations of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Interventions for preventing unintended pregnancies among adolescents
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Feb-2016
Unintended pregnancy among adolescents represents an important public health challenge in high-income countries, as well as middle- and low-income countries. Numerous prevention strategies such as health education, skills-building and improving accessibil
- Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Jun-2018
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding due to stress ulcers contributes to increased morbidity and mortality in people admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Stress ulceration refers to GI mucosal injury related to the stress of being critically ill. ICU
- 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, 6-May-2020
Knee arthroscopy (KA) is a routine orthopedic procedure recommended to repair cruciate ligaments and meniscus injuries and in eligible patients, to assist the diagnosis of persistent knee pain. KA is associated with a small risk of thromboembolic events.
