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- Cannabis and schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Oct-2014
Schizophrenia is a mental illness causing disordered beliefs, ideas and sensations. Many people with schizophrenia smoke cannabis, and it is unclear why a large proportion do so and if the effects are harmful or beneficial. It is also unclear what the bes
- Capitation, salary, fee-for-service and mixed systems of payment: effects on the behaviour of primary care physicians
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Aug-2011
It is widely believed that the method of payment of physicians may affect their clinical behaviour. Although payment systems may be used to achieve policy objectives (e.g. cost containment or improved quality of care), little is known about the effects of
- Capsaicin for allergic rhinitis in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Feb-2010
This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in The Cochrane Library in Issue 2, 2006.
- Capsaicin for non-allergic rhinitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Jul-2015
There are many forms of rhinitis. Patients are diagnosed with non-allergic rhinitis when anatomic, infectious and allergic aetiologies have been excluded. The symptoms, including nasal congestion, blockage or obstruction, clear rhinorrhoea, sneezing and,
- Capsule endoscopy for the diagnosis of oesophageal varices in people with chronic liver disease or portal vein thrombosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Sep-2014
Current guidelines recommend performance of oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy at the time of diagnosis of hepatic cirrhosis to screen for oesophageal varices. These guidelines require people to undergo an unpleasant invasive procedure repeatedly with its atte
- Carbamazepine for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Apr-2014
This is an update of a Cochrane review entitled 'Carbamazepine for acute and chronic pain in adults' published in Issue 1, 2011. Some antiepileptic medicines have a place in the treatment of neuropathic pain (pain due to nerve damage). This updated review
- Carbamazepine for cocaine dependence
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Oct-2008
Cocaine dependence has become a public health problem, developing a significant number of medical, psychological and social problems. Although there is no consensus regarding how to treat cocaine dependence, effective pharmacotherapy has a potentially maj
- Carbamazepine for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Apr-2014
Many people with schizophrenia do not achieve a satisfactory treatment response with just antipsychotic drug treatment and various adjunct medications are used to promote additional response. The antiepileptic carbamazepine is one such drug.
- Carbamazepine versus phenobarbitone monotherapy for epilepsy: an individual participant data review
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Jul-2015
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 1, 2003, of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
- Carbamazepine versus phenytoin monotherapy for epilepsy: an individual participant data review
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Aug-2015
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 2, 2002 and its subsequent update in 2010.
- Carbamazepine versus valproate monotherapy for epilepsy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Aug-2009
Carbamazepine and valproate are drugs of first choice for epilepsy. Despite the lack of hard evidence from individual randomized controlled trials, there is strong clinical belief that valproate is the drug of choice for generalized epilepsies and carbama
- Carbetocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Mar-2012
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is one of the major contributors to maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Active management of the third stage of labour has been proven to be effective in the prevention of PPH. Syntometrine is more effective than oxyto
- Carbohydrate supplementation of human milk to promote growth in preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Sep-2008
This section is under preparation and will be included in the next issue.
- Carbohydrates for improving the cognitive performance of independent-living older adults with normal cognition or mild cognitive impairment
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Dec-2012
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an intermediate state between normal cognition and dementia in which daily function is largely intact. This condition may present an opportunity for research into the prevention of dementia. Carbohydrate is an essential
- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors for hypercapnic ventilatory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Nov-2010
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors such as acetazolamide cause a mild metabolic acidosis and may stimulate breathing. Some patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develop chronic hypercapnic ventilatory failure. In theory, they may be
- Cardiac rehabilitation for people with heart disease: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Dec-2014
Overviews are a new approach to summarising evidence and synthesising results from related systematic reviews.
- Cardiac testing for coronary artery disease in potential kidney transplant recipients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Nov-2011
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and adverse cardiac events. Screening for CAD is therefore an important part of preoperative evaluation for kidney transplant candidates. There is significan
- Cardioprotective interventions for cancer patients receiving anthracyclines
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Feb-2015
Anthracyclines are among the most effective chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of numerous malignancies. Unfortunately, their use is limited by a dose-dependent cardiotoxicity. In an effort to prevent this cardiotoxicity, different cardioprotective
- Cardiopulmonary interventions to decrease blood loss and blood transfusion requirements for liver resection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2012
Blood loss during liver resection is considered one of the most important factors affecting the peri-operative outcomes of patients undergoing liver resection.
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) plus delayed defibrillation versus immediate defibrillation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Sep-2014
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a common health problem associated with high levels of mortality. Cardiac arrest is caused by three groups of dysrhythmias: ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT), pulseless electric activity
