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- Nutritional support in children and young people with cancer undergoing chemotherapy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Aug-2015
It is well documented that malnutrition is a common complication of paediatric malignancy and its treatment. Malnutrition can often be a consequence of cancer itself or a result of chemotherapy. Nutritional support aims to reverse malnutrition seen at dia
- Nystatin prophylaxis and treatment in severely immunodepressed patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Sep-2014
Nystatin is sometimes used prophylactically in patients with severe immunodeficiency or in the treatment of fungal infection in such patients, although its effect seems to be equivocal.
- Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Jan-2016
There has been a long history of using occlusal adjustment in the management of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). It is not clear if occlusal adjustment is effective in treating TMD.
- Occlusal interventions for periodontitis in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-May-2008
Occlusal interventions may be used in adults with periodontitis. At present there is little consensus regarding the indications and effectiveness of occlusal interventions in periodontal patients.
- Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jul-2008
Sleep bruxism is an oral activity characterised by teeth grinding or clenching during sleep. Several treatments for sleep bruxism have been proposed such as pharmacological, psychological, and dental.
- Occlusion for stimulus deprivation amblyopia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Feb-2014
Stimulus deprivation amblyopia (SDA) develops due to an obstruction to the passage of light secondary to a condition such as cataract. The obstruction prevents formation of a clear image on the retina. SDA can be resistant to treatment, leading to poor vi
- Occupational safety and health enforcement tools for preventing occupational diseases and injuries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Aug-2013
There is uncertainty as to whether and what extent occupational safety and health regulation and legislation enforcement activities, such as inspections, are effective and efficient to improve workers' health and safety. We use the term regulation to refe
- Occupational therapy for care home residents with stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-May-2013
Stroke is a worldwide problem and is a leading cause of adult disability, resulting in dependency in activities of daily living (ADL) for around half of stroke survivors. It is estimated that up to 25% of all care home residents in the USA and in the UK h
- Occupational therapy for cognitive impairment in stroke patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jul-2010
Cognitive impairment is a frequent consequence of stroke and can impact on a person's ability to perform everyday activities. There are a number of different intervention strategies that occupational therapists may use when working with people who have co
- Occupational therapy for multiple sclerosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Sep-2008
Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are referred to occupational therapy with complaints about fatigue, limb weakness, alteration of upper extremity fine motor coordination, loss of sensation and spasticity that causes limitations in performance of activitie
- Occupational therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Nov-2008
Despite drug and surgical therapies for Parkinson's disease, patients develop progressive disability. It has both motor and non-motor symptomatology, and their interaction with their environment can be very complex. The role of the occupational therapist
- Occupational therapy for patients with problems in activities of daily living after stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Sep-2008
Occupational therapy aims to help people reach their maximum level of function and independence in all aspects of daily life.
- Occupational therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jul-2008
For persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) the physical, personal, familial, social and vocational consequences are extensive. Occupational therapy (OT), with the aim to facilitate task performance and to decrease the consequences of rheumatoid arthritis
- Ocrelizumab for multiple sclerosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-May-2022
Ocrelizumab is a humanised anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody developed for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2017 for using in adults with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS)
- Octreotide for the treatment of chylothorax in neonates
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jul-2010
Routine care for chylothorax in neonate includes either conservative or surgical approaches. Octreotide, a somatostatin analogue, has been used for the management of patients with refractory chylothorax not responding to conservative management.
- Oestrogen and progestogen hormone replacement therapy for peri-menopausal and post-menopausal women: weight and body fat distribution
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Mar-2011
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is commonly prescribed to treat menopausal symptoms and to prevent post-menopausal bone loss. However, many women are concerned about hormonal replacement therapy because they believe that such treatment will result in we
- Oestrogen supplementation, mainly diethylstilbestrol, for preventing miscarriages and other adverse pregnancy outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Nov-2008
Laboratory evidence in the 1940s demonstrated a positive role of placental hormones in the continuation of pregnancy. It was suggested that diethylstilbestrol was the oestrogen of choice for prevention of miscarriages. Observational studies were carried o
- Oestrogen therapy for urinary incontinence in post-menopausal women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Sep-2012
It is possible that oestrogen deficiency may be an aetiological factor in the development of urinary incontinence in women. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2003 and subsequently updated in 2009.
- Oestrogens alone or with amniotomy for cervical ripening or induction of labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Aug-2008
It is suggested that oestrogen may promote changes in cervical favourability with minimal effect on uterine activity and could be used to induce labour or prime the cervix. A variety of oestrogen preparations (infusions, gels, creams and tablets) and rout
- Oestrogens and progestins for preventing and treating postpartum depression
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Aug-2010
Postpartum depression is a common complication of childbirth, affecting approximately 13% of women. A hormonal aetiology has long been hypothesised due to the sudden and substantial fluctuations in concentrations of steroid hormones associated with pregna
