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- Tamponade in surgery for retinal detachment associated with proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Feb-2014
Retinal detachment (RD) with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) often requires surgery to restore normal anatomy and to stabilize or improve vision. PVR usually occurs in association with recurrent RD (that is, after initial retinal re-attachment surge
- Tapentadol for chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Aug-2015
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a prevalent condition and a major cause of disability and absence from the workplace worldwide. Opioids are frequently used to treat chronic pain, although adverse effects often restrict their long-term benefits. Tapentadol
- Target of rapamycin inhibitors (TOR-I; sirolimus and everolimus) for primary immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Oct-2008
Target of rapamycin inhibitors (TOR-I) (sirolimus, everolimus) are immunosuppressive agents with a novel mode of action but an uncertain clinical role.
- Target payments in primary care: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2008
The method by which physicians are paid may affect their professional practice. Although payment systems may be used to achieve policy objectives (e.g. improving quality of care, cost containment and recruitment to under-served areas), little is known abo
- Target-controlled infusion versus manually-controlled infusion of propofol for general anaesthesia or sedation in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Apr-2012
Continuous infusions of the intravenous anaesthetic propofol are commonly used to induce and maintain sedation and general anaesthesia. Infusion devices can be manually controlled (MCI) where the anaesthetist makes each change to the infusion rate or targ
- Targeted therapy for advanced renal cell carcinoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Nov-2011
Advanced renal cell carcinoma has been resistant to drug therapy of different types and new types of drug therapy are needed. Targeted agents inhibit known molecular pathways and have been tested in renal cancer for just over a decade.
- Targeting intensive glycaemic control versus targeting conventional glycaemic control for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jul-2015
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality compared to the background population. Observational studies report an association between reduced blood glucose and reduced risk of both micro- an
- Tartrazine exclusion for allergic asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Jul-2012
Tartrazine is the best known and one of the most commonly used food additives. Food colorants are also used in many medications as well as foods. There has been conflicting evidence as to whether tartrazine causes exacerbations of asthma with some studies
- Task shifting from doctors to non-doctors for initiation and maintenance of antiretroviral therapy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Jul-2014
The high levels of healthcare worker shortage is recognised as a severe impediment to increasing patients' access to antiretroviral therapy. This is particularly of concern where the burden of disease is greatest and the access to trained doctors is limit
- Taxane monotherapy regimens for the treatment of recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Jul-2022
Ovarian cancer is the seventh most frequent cancer diagnosis worldwide, and the eighth leading cause of cancer mortality. Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most common kind, accounting for 90% of cases. First-line therapy for women with epithelial ovarian
- Taxane-containing regimens for metastatic breast cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Jun-2015
It is generally accepted that taxanes are among the most active chemotherapy agents in the management of metastatic breast cancer. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2003.
- Taxanes for adjuvant treatment of early breast cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Sep-2010
Adjuvant chemotherapy improves survival in pre- and post-menopausal women with early breast cancer. Taxanes are highly active chemotherapy agents in metastatic breast cancer. Their role in early breast cancer was examined in this review.
- Taxation of unprocessed sugar or sugar‐added foods for reducing their consumption and preventing obesity or other adverse health outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Apr-2020
Global prevalence of overweight and obesity are alarming. For tackling this public health problem, preventive public health and policy actions are urgently needed. Some countries implemented food taxes in the past and some were subsequently abolished. Som
- Teaching critical appraisal skills in healthcare settings
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Sep-2011
Critical appraisal is the process of assessing and interpreting evidence by systematically considering its validity, results and relevance to an individual's work. Within the last decade critical appraisal has been added as a topic to many medical school
- Technique modifications for reducing the risks from amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Jul-2012
Currently, the techniques for amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) tend to be described in local and national guidelines, but certain aspects, including the choice of instruments, is predominantly based upon the operator's personal preference
- Techniques and materials for closure of the abdominal wall in caesarean section
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Aug-2008
There is a variety of techniques for closing the abdominal wall during caesarean section. Some methods may be better in terms of postoperative recovery and other important outcomes.
- Techniques and materials for skin closure in caesarean section
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Oct-2012
Caesarean section is a common operation with no agreed upon standard regarding certain operative techniques or materials to use. With regard to skin closure, the skin incision can be re-approximated by a subcuticular suture immediately below the skin laye
- Techniques for assisting difficult delivery at caesarean section
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jan-2016
Caesarean section involves making an incision in the woman's abdomen and cutting through the uterine muscle. The baby is then delivered through that incision. Difficult caesarean birth may result in injury for the infant or complications for the mother. M
- Techniques for caesarean section
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Aug-2012
Rates of caesarean section (CS) have been rising globally. It is important to use the most effective and safe technique.
- Techniques for liver parenchymal transection in liver resection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2008
Blood loss during elective liver resection is one of the main factors affecting the surgical outcome. Different parenchymal transection techniques have been suggested to decrease blood loss.
