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- Interventions for preventing bone disease in kidney transplant recipients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Oct-2019
People who have chronic kidney disease (CKD) have important changes to bone structure, strength, and metabolism. Children experience bone deformity, pain, and delayed or impaired growth. Adults experience limb and vertebral fractures, avascular necrosis,
- Interventions for preventing critical illness polyneuropathy and critical illness myopathy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Jan-2014
Critical illness polyneuropathy or myopathy (CIP/CIM) is a frequent complication in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation, longer ICU stay and increased mortality. This is an interim update of a review first
- Interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non-ICU patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Mar-2016
Delirium is a common mental disorder, which is distressing and has serious adverse outcomes in hospitalised patients. Prevention of delirium is desirable from the perspective of patients and carers, and healthcare providers. It is currently unclear, howev
- Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Apr-2019
Delirium is a common and distressing mental disorder. It is often caused by a combination of stressor events in susceptible people, particularly older people living with frailty and dementia. Adults living in institutional long-term care (LTC) are at part
- Interventions for preventing diarrhoea‐associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Jul-2021
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is a common cause of acquired kidney failure in children and rarely in adults. The most important risk factor for development of HUS is a gastrointestinal infection by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). This r
- Interventions for preventing distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) in cystic fibrosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Dec-2021
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common, life-limiting, genetically inherited disease. It affects multiple organs, particularly the respiratory system. However, gastrointestinal problems such as constipation and distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIO
- Interventions for preventing eating disorders in children and adolescents
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Apr-2002
Eating disorders represent an extremely difficult, time-consuming and costly condition to treat. Being young, female, and dieting are some of the few identified risk factors that have been reliably linked to the development of eating disorders. There is c
- Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2009
Approximately 30 per cent of people over 65 years of age and living in the community fall each year; the number is higher in institutions. Although less than one fall in 10 results in a fracture, a fifth of fall incidents require medical attention.
- Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Sep-2018
Falls in care facilities and hospitals are common events that cause considerable morbidity and mortality for older people. This is an update of a review first published in 2010 and updated in 2012.
- Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Sep-2012
Approximately 30% of people over 65 years of age living in the community fall each year. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2009.
- Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Jun-2022
Most people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experience at least one fall during the course of their disease. Several interventions designed to reduce falls have been studied. An up-to-date synthesis of evidence for interventions to reduce falls in people wi
- Interventions for preventing falls in people after stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Oct-2019
Falls are one of the most common complications after stroke, with a reported incidence ranging between 7% in the first week and 73% in the first year post stroke. This is an updated version of the original Cochrane Review published in 2013.
- Interventions for preventing falls in people with multiple sclerosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Nov-2019
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most prevalent diseases of the central nervous system with recent prevalence estimates indicating that MS directly affects 2.3 million people worldwide. Fall rates of 56% have been reported among people with MS in a r
- Interventions for preventing hamstring injuries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2010
Some sports, such as football, have a high incidence of hamstring injuries. Various interventions targeting the prevention of such injuries are in common use.
- Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 1. Commonly‐used classes of drugs
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Jun-2017
High altitude illness (HAI) is a term used to describe a group of cerebral and pulmonary syndromes that can occur during travel to elevations above 2500 metres ( ˜ 8200 feet ). Acute hypoxia, acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude cerebral oedema (H
- Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 2. Less commonly‐used drugs
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Mar-2018
High altitude illness (HAI) is a term used to describe a group of mainly cerebral and pulmonary syndromes that can occur during travel to elevations above 2500 metres (˜ 8200 feet). Acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude cerebral oedema (HACE) and h
- Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 3. Miscellaneous and non‐pharmacological interventions
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Apr-2019
High altitude illness (HAI) is a term used to describe a group of mainly cerebral and pulmonary syndromes that can occur during travel to elevations above 2500 metres (˜ 8200 feet). Acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude cerebral oedema (HACE), and
- Interventions for preventing infection in nephrotic syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2012
Infection is one of the most common complications and still remains a significant cause of morbidity and occasionally mortality in patients, especially children with nephrotic syndrome. Many different prophylactic interventions have been used or recommend
- Interventions for preventing infectious complications in haemodialysis patients with central venous catheters
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2010
Central venous catheters (CVC) continue to play a prominent role in haemodialysis vascular access with 46% to 70% of patients commencing haemodialysis via a CVC. CVC access is associated with catheter-related infections, increased patient hospitalisations
- Interventions for preventing injuries in problem drinkers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jul-2004
Alcohol consumption has been linked with injuries through motor vehicle crashes, falls, drowning, fires and burns, and violence. In the US, half of the estimated 100,000 deaths attributed to alcohol each year are due to intentional and unintentional injur
