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- Labour assessment programs to delay admission to labour wards
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Jul-2001
The aim of labour assessment programs is to delay hospital admission until labour is in the active phase, and thereby to prevent unnecessary interventions in women who are not in established labour.
- L‐acetylcarnitine for treating fragile X syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-May-2015
People with fragile X syndrome (FXS) have an intellectual dysfunction that can range from very mild to severe. Symptoms can include speech and language delays and behavioural difficulties such as aggression or self injurious behaviours, emotional lability
- Lacosamide add‐on therapy for focal epilepsy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-May-2021
This is an updated version of the Cochrane review published in 2015.
- Lacosamide for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Feb-2012
Antiepileptic drugs have been used in pain management since the 1960s; some seem to be especially useful for neuropathic pain. Lacosamide is an antiepileptic drug that has recently been investigated for neuropathic pain relief, although it failed to get a
- Lactase treated feeds to promote growth and feeding tolerance in preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Mar-2013
Successful transition from parenteral nutrition to full enteral feedings during the immediate neonatal period is associated with improved growth in preterm infants. Lactase is the last of the major intestinal disaccharidases to develop in preterm infants.
- Lactational amenorrhoea method for family planning
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Oct-2015
It is estimated that about 40% of pregnancies in the world are unintended and that the major part of these are unwanted. There are several reasons no or ineffective contraception is used to prevent these pregnancies, including difficulty in obtaining cont
- Lactose avoidance for young children with acute diarrhoea
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Oct-2013
Young children with acute diarrhoea, typically due to infectious gastroenteritis, may temporarily stop producing lactase, the intestinal enzyme that digests lactose. This means they may not digest lactose, the main sugar in milk, and this may worsen or pr
- Lactulose versus Polyethylene Glycol for Chronic Constipation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Nov-2010
Constipation is a common clinical problem. Lactulose and Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) are both commonly used osmotic laxatives that have been shown to be effective and safe treatments for chronic constipation. However, there is no definitive data as to which
- Laetrile treatment for cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Apr-2015
Laetrile is the name for a semi-synthetic compound which is chemically related to amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside from the kernels of apricots and various other species of the genus Prunus. Laetrile and amygdalin are promoted under various names for the
- Lamivudine or adefovir dipivoxil alone or combined with immunoglobulin for preventing hepatitis B recurrence after liver transplantation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jun-2010
Recurrence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the liver graft is a grave complication following liver transplantation for HBV cirrhosis. Hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIg) seems effective in increasing survival after liver transplantation. HBIg and an
- Lamivudine with or without adefovir dipivoxil for postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2011
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a significant cause of death, especially in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Removal of the cancer through surgery or other techniques is considered the first-line therapy in early HCC, but relapse of HCC is the main postoper
- Lamotrigine add‐on therapy for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Mar-2020
This is an updated version of the Cochrane Review previously published in 2016.
- Lamotrigine add‐on therapy for drug‐resistant generalised tonic‐clonic seizures
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Jul-2020
This is an update of the Cochrane Review first published in 2010; it includes one additional study.
- Lamotrigine for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-May-2019
This is an update of the original Cochrane review entitled Lamotrigine for acute and chronic pain published in Issue 2, 2007, and updated in Issue 2, 2011. Some antiepileptic medicines have a place in the treatment of neuropathic pain (pain due to nerve d
- Lamotrigine for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Apr-2008
Treating the 20-30% of people with schizophrenia whose symptoms are resistant to treatment can be problematic. Adding lamotrigine to ongoing antipsychotic treatment has shown to be of benefit in preliminary studies.
- Lamotrigine in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Sep-2021
Bipolar disorder is a chronic mental disorder with repetitive mania/hypomania as well as depressive episodes, which eventually results in marked impairment in overall functioning and health-related quality of life. A worldwide prevalence rate of 2.4% has
- Lamotrigine versus carbamazepine monotherapy for epilepsy: an individual participant data review
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jun-2018
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane Review published in Issue 11, 2006 of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
- Laparoendoscopic single‐site donor nephrectomy (LESS‐DN) versus standard laparoscopic donor nephrectomy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-May-2016
Advances in minimally invasive surgery for live kidney donors have led to the development of laparoendoscopic single site donor nephrectomy (LESS-DN). At present, laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is the technique of choice for donor nephrectomy globally. Co
- Laparoscopic and robotic‐assisted versus open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Sep-2017
Prostate cancer is commonly diagnosed in men worldwide. Surgery, in the form of radical prostatectomy, is one of the main forms of treatment for men with localised prostate cancer. Prostatectomy has traditionally been performed as open surgery, typically
- Laparoscopic colposuspension for urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Dec-2019
Laparoscopic colposuspension was one of the first minimal access operations for treating stress urinary incontinence in women, with the presumed advantages of shorter hospital stays and quicker return to normal activities.
