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- Interventions for treating pain and disability in adults with complex regional pain syndrome‐ an overview of systematic reviews
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Apr-2013
There is currently no strong consensus regarding the optimal management of complex regional pain syndrome although a multitude of interventions have been described and are commonly used.
- Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Dec-2014
Leading health authorities all recommend exclusive breastfeeding to six months' postpartum. While most women initiate breastfeeding, many discontinue due to difficulties encountered rather than maternal choice. One common breastfeeding difficulty is painf
- Interventions for treating painful sickle cell crisis during pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Jan-2009
Sickle cell disease is a group of genetic haemoglobin disorders. All over the world, about 300,000 children with these disorders are born each year. Acute sickle cell pain episodes are the most common cause of hospitalisation. Pregnancy in women with sick
- Interventions for treating people with symptoms of bladder pain syndrome: a network meta‐analysis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Jul-2020
Bladder pain syndrome (BPS), which includes the condition of interstitial cystitis, is a poorly understood clinical condition for which patients present with varying symptoms. Management of BPS is challenging for both patients and practitioners. At presen
- Interventions for treating peripartum cardiomyopathy to improve outcomes for women and babies
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jul-2010
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM or PCMO) is a rare disease of unknown etiology, characterised by an acute onset of heart failure in women in the late stage of pregnancy or in the early months postpartum.
- Interventions for treating persistent and intractable hiccups in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Jan-2013
Persistent and intractable hiccups (typically defined as lasting for more than 48 hours and one month respectively) can be of serious detriment to a patient's quality of life, although they are relatively uncommon. A wide range of pharmacological and non-
- Interventions for treating persistent pain in survivors of torture
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Feb-2019
Persistent (chronic) pain is a frequent complaint in survivors of torture, particularly but not exclusively pain in the musculoskeletal system. Torture survivors may have no access to health care; where they do, they may not be recognised when they presen
- Interventions for treating phosphorus burns
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Jun-2014
Phosphorus burns are rarely encountered in usual clinical practice and occur mostly in military and industrial settings. However, these burns can be fatal, even with minimal burn area, and are often associated with prolonged hospitalisation.
- Interventions for treating placental abruption
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2003
Placental abruption is an important cause of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity.
- Interventions for treating posterior cruciate ligament injuries of the knee in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Feb-2012
Injuries of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) of the knee frequently occur in automobile accidents and sports injuries, although they are less frequent overall than injuries of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Some patients show significant sympt
- Interventions for treating post‐extraction bleeding
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Mar-2018
Post-extraction bleeding (PEB) is a recognised, frequently encountered complication in dental practice, which is defined as bleeding that continues beyond 8 to 12 hours after dental extraction. The incidence of post-extraction bleeding varies from 0% to 2
- Interventions for treating postpartum constipation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Sep-2014
Constipation is a functional bowel disorder that can reduce quality of life in the puerperium period. The diagnosis of postpartum constipation is both subjective and objective. It is characterised by symptoms such as pain or discomfort, straining, hard lu
- Interventions for treating proximal humeral fractures in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Jun-2022
Fractures of the proximal humerus, often termed shoulder fractures, are common injuries, especially in older people. The management of these fractures varies widely, including in the use of surgery. This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published i
- Interventions for treating psoriatic arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jul-2000
It has been estimated that arthritis occurs in 5-7% of those with psoriasis. Relatively few clinical trials of treatment are available for psoriatic arthritis and data presentation in these trials is far from uniform making comparison difficult.
- Interventions for treating recurrent stress urinary incontinence after failed minimally invasive synthetic midurethral tape surgery in women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Sep-2019
Surgery is a common treatment modality for stress urinary incontinence (SUI), usually offered to women for whom conservative treatments have failed. Midurethral tapes have superseded colposuspension because cure rates are comparable and recovery time is r
- Interventions for treating scabies
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jul-2007
Scabies is an intensely itchy parasitic infection of the skin caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite. It is a common public health problem with an estimated global prevalence of 300 million cases. Serious adverse effects have been reported for some drugs us
- Interventions for treating sexual dysfunction in patients with chronic kidney disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2010
Sexual dysfunction is very common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but it is still significantly understudied. Treatment options exist but concerns have been raised relating to their efficacy and safety in CKD.
- Interventions for treating simple bone cysts in the long bones of children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Feb-2017
Simple bone cysts, also known as a unicameral bone cysts or solitary bone cysts, are the most common type of benign bone lesion in growing children. Cysts may lead to repeated pathological fracture (fracture that occurs in an area of bone weakened by a di
- Interventions for treating traumatised ankylosed permanent front teeth
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Dec-2015
Teeth that have suffered trauma can fuse to the surrounding bone in a process called dental ankylosis. Ankylosed permanent front teeth fail to erupt during facial growth and can become displaced, thus resulting in functional and aesthetic problems. Dental
- Interventions for treating traumatised permanent front teeth: avulsed (knocked out) and replanted
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Feb-2019
Traumatic dental injuries are common. One of the most severe injuries is when a permanent tooth is knocked completely out of the mouth (avulsed). In most circumstances the tooth should be replanted as quickly as possible. There is uncertainty on which int
