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- Conservative versus operative treatment for hip fractures in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-May-2008
Until operative treatment involving the use of various implants was introduced in the 1950s, hip fractures were managed using conservative methods based on traction and bed rest.
- Continuous and interrupted suturing techniques for repair of episiotomy or second‐degree tears
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Nov-2012
Millions of women worldwide undergo perineal suturing after childbirth and the type of repair may have an impact on pain and healing. For more than 70 years, researchers have been suggesting that continuous non-locking suture techniques for repair of the
- Cooling for newborns with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Jan-2013
Newborn animal studies and pilot studies in humans suggest that mild hypothermia following peripartum hypoxia-ischaemia in newborn infants may reduce neurological sequelae without adverse effects.
- Co-ordinated multidisciplinary approaches for inpatient rehabilitation of older patients with proximal femoral fractures
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Aug-2009
Hip fracture is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in older people and its impact, both on the individual and to society, is substantial.
- Corticosteroid injections for shoulder pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2003
While many treatments, including corticosteroid injections in and around the shoulder, are advocated to be of benefit for shoulder pain, few are of proven efficacy. This review of corticosteroid injections for shoulder pain is one in a series of reviews o
- Corticosteroids for preventing relapse following acute exacerbations of asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jul-2008
Acute asthma is responsible for many emergency department (ED) visits annually. Between 12 to 16% will relapse to require additional interventions within two weeks of ED discharge. Treatment of acute asthma is based on rapid reversal of bronchospasm and r
- Corticosteroids for the common cold
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Oct-2015
The common cold is a frequent illness, which, although benign and self limiting, results in many consultations to primary care and considerable loss of school or work days. Current symptomatic treatments have limited benefit. Corticosteroids are an effect
- Corticosteroids for the resolution of malignant bowel obstruction in advanced gynaecological and gastrointestinal cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jan-2000
This is an update of the review published in Issue 3, 1999. Gastrointestinal and ovarian cancers are common cancers. The incidence of associated malignant bowel obstruction in patients with advanced cancers of these types is not known, and the best manage
- Corticosteroids for tuberculous pleurisy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Mar-2017
Corticosteroids used in addition to antituberculous therapy have been reported to benefit people with tuberculous pleurisy. However, research findings are inconsistent and raise doubt as to whether such treatment is worthwhile. There is also concern regar
- Corticosteroids including ACTH for childhood epilepsy other than epileptic spasms
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jun-2015
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 1, 2007.
- Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Nov-2014
Deep transverse friction massage, one of several physical therapy interventions suggested for the management of tendinitis pain, was first demonstrated in the 1930s by Dr James Cyriax, a renowned orthopedic surgeon in England. Its goal is to prevent abnor
- Delayed antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Sep-2017
Concerns exist regarding antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) owing to adverse reactions, cost, and antibacterial resistance. One proposed strategy to reduce antibiotic prescribing is to provide prescriptions, but to advise delay
- Desmopressin for nocturnal enuresis in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Nov-2008
Enuresis (bed-wetting) is a socially disruptive and stressful condition which affects from 15% to 20% of five year olds, and up to 2% of young adults.
- Diclofenac with or without an antiemetic for acute migraine headaches in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-May-2019
This review is an update of a previously published review in Issue 2, 2012 (Derry 2012a). Migraine is a common, disabling condition and a burden for the individual, health services and society. Many sufferers choose not to, or are unable to, seek professi
- Dietary interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in childhood
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Feb-2014
Between 4% and 25% of school-age children complain of recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) of sufficient severity to interfere with daily activities. It is unclear whether the diagnosis includes children with different aetiologies for their pain. For the majori
- Different antibiotic treatments for group A streptococcal pharyngitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Mar-2021
Antibiotics provide only modest benefit in treating sore throat, although their effectiveness increases in people with positive throat swabs for group A beta-haemolytic streptococci (GABHS). It is unclear which antibiotic is the best choice if antibiotics
- Dissection versus diathermy for tonsillectomy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Mar-2011
This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in The Cochrane Library in Issue 4, 2001 and previously updated in 2003.
- Dopamine for prevention of morbidity and mortality in term newborn infants with suspected perinatal asphyxia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jul-2002
Perinatal asphyxia remains an important condition with significant mortality and long-term morbidity. Multisystem involvement including hypotension and low cardiac output is common in infants with perinatal asphyxia. Dopamine is commonly used for infants
- Droperidol for treatment of nausea and vomiting in palliative care patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Nov-2014
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 10, 2010, on droperidol for the treatment of nausea and vomiting in palliative care patients. Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms in patients with terminal illness and can b
- Drug management for acute tonic‐clonic convulsions including convulsive status epilepticus in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Jan-2018
Tonic-clonic convulsions and convulsive status epilepticus (currently defined as a tonic-clonic convulsion lasting at least 30 minutes) are medical emergencies and require urgent and appropriate anticonvulsant treatment. International consensus is that an
