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- Ab interno trabecular bypass surgery with Schlemm´s canal microstent (Hydrus) for open angle glaucoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Mar-2020
Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness. A number of minimally-invasive surgical techniques have been introduced as a treatment to prevent glaucoma from progressing; ab interno trabecular bypass surgery with the Schlemm's canal Hydrus micros
- Ab interno trabecular bypass surgery with Trabectome for open‐angle glaucoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Feb-2021
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Minimally invasive surgical techniques, such as ab interno trabecular bypass surgery, have been introduced to prevent glaucoma from progressing.
- Abacavir-based triple nucleoside regimens for maintenance therapy in patients with HIV
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-May-2013
Regimen simplification can be defined as a change in established effective therapy to reduce pill burden and dosing frequency, to enhance tolerability, or to decrease specific food and fluid requirements. Many patients on suppressive antiretroviral therap
- Abatacept for rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2009
Abatacept inhibits the co-stimulation of T cells and disrupts the inflammatory chain of events that leads to joint inflammation, pain, and damage in rheumatoid arthritis.
- Abdominal decompression for suspected fetal compromise/pre‐eclampsia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Jun-2012
Abdominal decompression was developed as a means of pain relief during labour. It has also been used for complications of pregnancy, and in healthy pregnant women in an attempt to improve fetal wellbeing and intellectual development.
- Abdominal decompression in normal pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Jun-2012
Abdominal decompression was developed as a means of pain relief during labour. It has also been used for complications of pregnancy, and in healthy pregnant women in an attempt to improve fetal wellbeing and intellectual development.
- Abdominal drainage to prevent intra‐peritoneal abscess after appendectomy for complicated appendicitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Aug-2021
This is the second update of a Cochrane Review first published in 2015 and last updated in 2018.
- Abdominal drainage versus no drainage post‐gastrectomy for gastric cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-May-2015
Gastrectomy remains the primary therapeutic method for resectable gastric cancer. Thought of as an important measure to reduce post-operative complications and mortality, abdominal drainage has been used widely after gastrectomy for gastric cancer in prev
- Abdominal lift for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Aug-2013
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (key-hole removal of the gallbladder) is now the most often used method for treatment of symptomatic gallstones. Several cardiopulmonary changes (decreased cardiac output, pulmonary compliance, and increased peak airway pressu
- Abdominal surgical incisions for caesarean section
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-May-2013
Caesarean section is the commonest major operation performed on women worldwide. Operative techniques, including abdominal incisions, vary. Some of these techniques have been evaluated through randomised trials.
- Abdominal ultrasound and alpha‐foetoprotein for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in adults with chronic liver disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Apr-2021
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurs mostly in people with chronic liver disease and ranks sixth in terms of global instances of cancer, and fourth in terms of cancer deaths for men. Despite that abdominal ultrasound (US) is used as an initial test to ex
- Abdominal ultrasound for diagnosing abdominal tuberculosis or disseminated tuberculosis with abdominal involvement in HIV‐positive individuals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Sep-2019
Accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV is difficult. HIV-positive individuals have higher rates of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and the diagnosis of tuberculosis is often limited to imaging results. Ultrasound is such an imaging test
- Abiraterone acetate in combination with androgen deprivation therapy compared to androgen deprivation therapy only for metastatic hormone‐sensitive prostate cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Dec-2020
Systemic androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), also referred to as hormone therapy, has long been the primary treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. Additional agents have been reserved for the castrate-resistant disease stage when ADT start becoming les
- Absorbable staples for uterine incision at caesarean section
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jul-2006
- Absorbable suture materials for primary repair of episiotomy and second degree tears
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Jun-2010
Approximately 70% of women will experience perineal trauma following vaginal delivery and will require stitches. This may result in pain, suture removal and superficial dyspareunia.
- Absorbable versus non‐absorbable sutures for skin closure after carpal tunnel decompression surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Feb-2018
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common problem and surgical decompression of the carpal tunnel is the most effective treatment. After surgical decompression, the palmar skin may be closed using either absorbable or non-absorbable sutures. To date, there is co
- Absorbent products for light urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2007
Incontinence is a common and embarrassing problem which has a profound effect on social and psychological well-being. Many people wear absorbent products to contain urine leakage and protect their clothes. It can be difficult to define light urinary incon
- Absorbent products for moderate‐heavy urinary and/or faecal incontinence in women and men
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Oct-2008
Incontinence is a common and embarrassing problem which has a profound effect on social and psychological well-being. Many people wear absorbent products to contain urine and/or faeces and protect their clothes and dignity. Users of absorbent pads are ver
- Abstinence‐only programs for HIV infection prevention in high‐income countries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Oct-2007
Abstinence-only interventions promote sexual abstinence as the only means of preventing sexual acquisition of HIV; they do not promote safer-sex strategies (e.g., condom use). Although abstinence-only programs are widespread, there has been no internation
- Abstinence‐plus programs for HIV infection prevention in high‐income countries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Jan-2008
Abstinence-plus interventions promote sexual abstinence as the best means of preventing acquisition of HIV, but also encourage safer-sex strategies (eg condom use) for sexually active participants.
