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- Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID‐19: a rapid review
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Sep-2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a rapidly emerging disease classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). To support the WHO with their recommendations on quarantine, we conducted a rapid review on the effectiveness of quarantine
- Quetiapine for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2004
Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic with, theoretically, a low propensity for movement disorder adverse effects. It is used for the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses.
- Quetiapine versus other atypical antipsychotics for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Nov-2013
In many countries, second-generation ('atypical') antipsychotic drugs have become the first-line drug treatment for people with schizophrenia. It is not clear how the effects of the various second-generation antipsychotic drugs differ.
- Quetiapine versus typical antipsychotic medications for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Apr-2013
Quetiapine is a widely used atypical antipsychotic drug for schizophrenia that has been on the market for over a decade. However, It is not clear how the effects of quetiapine differ from typical antipsychotics.
- Quinine for muscle cramps
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Apr-2015
Muscle cramps can occur anywhere and for many reasons. Quinine has been used to treat cramps of all causes. However, controversy continues about its efficacy and safety. This review was first published in 2010 and searches were updated in 2014.
- Quinolones for uncomplicated acute cystitis in women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jul-2006
Uncomplicated acute cystitis is one of the most common bacterial infections in adults. The percentage of women who have at least one episode of acute cystitis is estimated to be between 40% to 50%. Quinolones are recommended for acute cystitis in regions
- Quit and Win contests for smoking cessation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Nov-2021
- Racecadotril for acute diarrhoea in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Dec-2019
Acute diarrhoea is a leading cause of death for children under five years of age. Most deaths are caused by excessive fluid and electrolyte losses. Racecadotril is an anti-secretory drug that has been used for acute diarrhoea in children as an adjunct to
- Radiant warmers versus incubators for regulating body temperature in newborn infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Oct-2003
The provision of a thermoneutral environment is an essential component of the immediate and longer term care of newborn infants. A variety of methods are currently employed including incubators and open-care systems, with or without modifications such as
- Radical multimodality therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Jan-2018
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an almost always fatal tumour, for which palliative platinum-based chemotherapy is currently the standard treatment. Multimodal therapeutic strategies incorporating surgery, radiation therapy or photodynamic therapy and c
- Radical prostatectomy versus deferred treatment for localised prostate cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Jun-2020
Prostate cancer is a common cancer but is oftentimes slow growing. When confined to the prostate, radical prostatectomy (RP), which involves removal of the prostate, offers potential cure that may come at the price of adverse events. Deferred treatment, i
- Radical radiotherapy for stage I/II non-small cell lung cancer in patients not sufficiently fit for or declining surgery (medically inoperable)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Mar-2015
In general, surgery is believed to offer the best prospects for cure for early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In spite of the intention to consider all patients with stage I-II disease for surgery, there are those who, although technically oper
- Radiofrequency (thermal) ablation versus no intervention or other interventions for hepatocellular carcinoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Dec-2013
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the fifth most common cancer worldwide. Percutaneous interventional therapies, such as radiofrequency (thermal) ablation (RFA), have been developed for early hepatocellular carcinoma. RFA competes with other interventional tech
- Radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of liver metastases from colorectal cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-May-2012
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common malignant tumour and the third leading cause of cancer deaths in USA. For advanced CRC, the liver is the first site of metastatic disease; approximately 50 % of patients with CRC will develop liver metastases eit
- Radiofrequency denervation for chronic low back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Oct-2015
Radiofrequency (RF) denervation, an invasive treatment for chronic low back pain (CLBP), is used most often for pain suspected to arise from facet joints, sacroiliac (SI) joints or discs. Many (uncontrolled) studies have shown substantial variation in its
- Radiofrequency denervation for neck and back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Feb-2010
The diagnosis of cervical or lumbar zygapophyseal joint pain can only be made by using local anaesthesia to block the nerves supplying the painful joint. There is a lack of effective treatment for chronic zygapophyseal joint pain or discogenic pain. Radio
- Radioiodine therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma with thyroglobulin positive and radioactive iodine negative metastases
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Jan-2009
Differentiated thyroid carcinoma with thyroglobulin positive and radioactive iodine negative metastases has been observed in follow-up studies. The management of this condition remains controversial. Most studies support blind radioactive iodine treatment
- Radioiodine therapy versus antithyroid medications for Graves' disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jan-2016
Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. Both antithyroid medications and radioiodine are commonly used treatments but their frequency of use varies between regions and countries. Despite the commonness of the diagnosis, any possible d
- Radioiodine treatment for pediatric Graves' disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Jul-2008
Pediatric Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune disease in which excessive amounts of thyroid hormones circulate in the blood. Treatments for pediatric GD include antithyroid drugs (ATD), thyroidectomy and radioiodine. Up to date, the optimal therapy rema
- Radioisotopes for metastatic bone pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Mar-2017
This is an update of the review published in Issue 4, 2003. Bone metastasis cause severe pain as well as pathological fractures, hypercalcaemia and spinal cord compression. Treatment strategies currently available to relieve pain from bone metastases incl
