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- Snake antivenom for snake venom induced consumption coagulopathy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Jun-2015
Snake venom induced consumption coagulopathy is a major systemic effect of envenoming. Observational studies suggest that antivenom improves outcomes for venom induced consumption coagulopathy in some snakebites and not others. However, the effectiveness
- Snoezelen for dementia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Oct-2008
Snoezelen, multi-sensory stimulation, provides sensory stimuli to stimulate the primary senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell, through the use of lighting effects, tactile surfaces, meditative music and the odour of relaxing essential oils. The
- Social marketing interventions to increase HIV/STI testing uptake among men who have sex with men and male-to-female transgender women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Mar-2013
Social marketing interventions have been shown to both promote and change many health-related behaviours and issues. As the HIV epidemic continues to disproportionately affect MSM and transgender women around the world, social marketing interventions have
- Social norms information for alcohol misuse in university and college students
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Dec-2015
Drinking is influenced by youth perceptions of how their peers drink. These perceptions are often incorrect, overestimating peer drinking norms. If inaccurate perceptions can be corrected, young people may drink less.
- Social skills groups for people aged 6 to 21 with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Sep-2013
Since autism was first described, major difficulties in social interaction have been a defining feature of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Social skills groups are a common intervention for individuals with ASD. Although a frequently rec
- Social skills programmes for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Jun-2015
Social skills programmes (SSP) are treatment strategies aimed at enhancing the social performance and reducing the distress and difficulty experienced by people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and can be incorporated as part of the rehabilitation packag
- Social skills training for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children aged 5 to 18 years
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Jun-2019
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children is associated with hyperactivity and impulsivity, attention problems, and difficulties with social interactions. Pharmacological treatment may alleviate the symptoms of ADHD but this rarely solve
- Sodium bicarbonate infusion during resuscitation of infants at birth
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Nov-2008
For many years, intravenous sodium bicarbonate has been used to reverse acidosis during newborn resuscitation. However, controversy surrounds its use. Most of the evidence has been derived from studies in animals, adult humans, or in uncontrolled, descrip
- Sodium bicarbonate supplements for treating acute kidney injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Jun-2012
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common, serious, but potentially treatable condition. Because AKI is often associated with acidosis, it has become common practice to recommend administration of sodium bicarbonate to correct acid imbalance.
- Sodium channel blockers for cystic fibrosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Apr-2014
People with cystic fibrosis (CF) have increased transport of the salt, sodium across their airway lining. Over-absorption of sodium results in the dehydration of the liquid that lines the airway surface and (along with defective chloride secretion) is a p
- Sodium channel blockers for neuroprotection in multiple sclerosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Oct-2015
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune, inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS), which can occur in many parts of the CNS and result in a wide range of symptoms including sensory impairment, fatigue, walking or balance pr
- Sodium valproate versus phenytoin monotherapy for epilepsy: an individual participant data review
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Aug-2018
Epilepsy is a common neurological condition in which abnormal electrical discharges from the brain cause recurrent unprovoked seizures. It is believed that with effective drug treatment up to 70% of individuals with active epilepsy have the potential to b
- Sodium‐glucose cotransporter (SGLT) 2 inhibitors for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in people at risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Apr-2016
Sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT) 2 inhibitors were recently approved as glucose-lowering interventions in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Potential beneficial or harmful effects of SGLT 2 inhibitors in people at risk for the development of
- Soft versus firm catheters for intrauterine insemination
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Oct-2010
Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a recommended treatment for unexplained subfertility. The treatment involves the direct delivery of spermatozoa into the uterus using a catheter. Many factors influence the success of IUI treatments including the type of
- Somatostatin analogues for acute bleeding oesophageal varices
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Jul-2008
Somatostatin and its derivatives are sometimes used for emergency treatment of bleeding oesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis of the liver.
- Somatostatin analogues for pancreatic surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Apr-2013
Pancreatic resections are associated with high morbidity (30% to 60%) and mortality (5%). Synthetic analogues of somatostatin are advocated by some surgeons to reduce complications following pancreatic surgery; however, their use is controversial.
- Sonothrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Sep-2012
Sonothrombolysis is a promising but unproven tool for treating acute ischaemic stroke. There is an ongoing debate about the efficacy, safety, technical aspects of ultrasound administration and the possible potentiating effect of microbubbles.
- Sound reduction management in the neonatal intensive care unit for preterm or very low birth weight infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Jan-2020
Infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are subjected to stress, including sound of high intensity. The sound environment in the NICU is louder than most home or office environments and contains disturbing noises of short duration and at irregu
- Sound therapy (masking) in the management of tinnitus in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Nov-2012
This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in The Cochrane Library in Issue 12, 2010.
- Sound therapy (using amplification devices and/or sound generators) for tinnitus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Dec-2018
Tinnitus affects 10% to 15% of the adult population, with about 20% of these experiencing symptoms that negatively affect quality of life. In England alone there are an estimated ¾ million general practice consultations every year where the primary compla
