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- Kinesthetic stimulation for preventing apnea in preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Apr-2002
Recurrent apnea is common in preterm infants, particularly at very early gestational ages. These episodes of loss of effective breathing can lead to hypoxemia and bradycardia, which may be severe enough to require resuscitation including use of positive p
- Kinesthetic stimulation for treating apnea in preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Jan-1999
Recurrent apnea is common in preterm infants particularly at very early gestational ages. These episodes of loss of effective breathing can lead to hypoxemia and bradycardia, which may be severe enough to require resuscitation including use of positive pr
- Kinesthetic stimulation versus methylxanthine for apnea in preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Apr-1998
Apnea of prematurity may lead to hypoxemia and bradycardia requiring resuscitative measures being instituted. Many treatments have been used in infants with apnea of prematurity including methylxanthines. Physical stimulation is often used to restart brea
- Kinin-enhancing drugs for unexplained subfertility in men
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jul-2008
Oligo-astheno-teratospermia (sperm of low concentration, reduced motility and increased abnormal morphology) of unknown cause is common and the need for treatment is felt by patients and doctors alike. As a result, a variety of empirical, non-specific tre
- Kinship care for the safety, permanency, and well-being of children removed from the home for maltreatment
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jan-2014
Every year a large number of children around the world are removed from their homes because they are maltreated. Child welfare agencies are responsible for placing these children in out-of-home settings that will facilitate their safety, permanency, and w
- Knee length versus thigh length graduated compression stockings for prevention of deep vein thrombosis in postoperative surgical patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Mar-2012
Graduated compression stockings (GCS) are a valuable means of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalised postoperative surgical patients. But it is still unclear whether knee length graduated compression stockings (KL) or thigh length (TL) stockings are more effe
- Knee orthoses for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Dec-2015
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a painful musculoskeletal condition, which is characterised by knee pain located in the anterior aspect (front) and retropatellar region (behind) of the knee joint. Various non-operative interventions are suggested f
- LAAM maintenance vs methadone maintenance for heroin dependence
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Mar-2008
LAAM and methadone are both opiate agonists and have been shown to reduce dependence on heroin when given continuously under supervised dosing conditions. LAAM has a long duration of action requiring dosing every two/three days compared to methadone which
- 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.
