Showing 121-140 of 214 for: Cochrane Systematic Reviews > Renal 
- Interventions for preventing infection in nephrotic syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2012
Infection is one of the most common complications and still remains a significant cause of morbidity and occasionally mortality in patients, especially children with nephrotic syndrome. Many different prophylactic interventions have been used or recommend
- Interventions for preventing infectious complications in haemodialysis patients with central venous catheters
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2010
Central venous catheters (CVC) continue to play a prominent role in haemodialysis vascular access with 46% to 70% of patients commencing haemodialysis via a CVC. CVC access is associated with catheter-related infections, increased patient hospitalisations
- Interventions for primary vesicoureteric reflux
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Feb-2019
Vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) results in urine passing retrograde up the ureter. Urinary tract infections (UTI) associated with VUR have been considered a cause of permanent renal parenchymal damage in children with VUR. Management has been directed at prev
- Interventions for protecting renal function in the perioperative period
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Sep-2013
Various methods have been used to try to protect kidney function in patients undergoing surgery. These most often include pharmacological interventions such as dopamine and its analogues, diuretics, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme
- Interventions for treating melioidosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Oct-2002
Melioidosis is an infectious disease that occurs in tropical regions, particularly in Thailand. It is caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei and is a serious condition which can be fatal. Beta-lactam antibiotics have dramatically reduced the ri
- Interventions for treating sexual dysfunction in patients with chronic kidney disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2010
Sexual dysfunction is very common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but it is still significantly understudied. Treatment options exist but concerns have been raised relating to their efficacy and safety in CKD.
- Interventions for treating urinary incontinence after stroke in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Feb-2019
Urinary incontinence can affect 40% to 60% of people admitted to hospital after a stroke, with 25% still having problems when discharged from hospital and 15% remaining incontinent after one year.
- Interventions other than anticoagulants and systemic antibiotics for prevention of central venous catheter-related infections in children with cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Nov-2010
Use of central venous catheters (CVC) in treatment of children with cancer is associated with infective complications. Current evidence-based guidelines to prevent catheter-related infections are mainly relevant to the adult population. They are not cance
- Intravesical Bacillus Calmette‐Guérin in Ta and T1 bladder cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Oct-2000
Intravesical therapy with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) aims to reduce the incidence of tumour recurrence following transurethral resection (TUR) for patients with superficial bladder cancer.
- Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin versus epirubicin for Ta and T1 bladder cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-May-2011
Bladder cancer accounts for approximately 4.4% of adult malignancies, and approximately 80% of bladder cancer presents initially as transitional cell carcinoma that is confined to the urothelium (stage Ta) or lamina propria (stage T1). Intravesical admini
- Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin versus mitomycin C for Ta and T1 bladder cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Nov-2015
Tumour recurrence following transurethral resection (TUR) for Ta and T1 bladder cancer is a major clinical problem. Intravesical administration of mitomycin C (MMC) or bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) has proven prophylactic activity but both are associated
- Intravesical treatments for painful bladder syndrome/ interstitial cystitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Oct-2007
Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis (PBS/IC) occurs predominantly in women. It is a poorly-understood condition with symptoms of bladder pain, urinary frequency, urgency and nocturia. Treatments for PBS/IC include dietary/lifestyle intervention
- Ischaemic preconditioning for liver transplantation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Jan-2008
Ischaemic preconditioning is a mechanism for reducing organ ischaemia reperfusion injury by a brief period of organ ischaemia.
- Laparoscopic colposuspension for urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Dec-2019
Laparoscopic colposuspension was one of the first minimal access operations for treating stress urinary incontinence in women, with the presumed advantages of shorter hospital stays and quicker return to normal activities.
- Laparoscopic versus open nephrectomy for live kidney donors
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Sep-2011
Waiting lists for kidney transplantation continue to grow and live organ donation has become more important as the number of brain stem dead cadaveric organ donors continues to fall. The major disincentive to potential kidney donors is the pain and morbid
- Laser prostatectomy for benign prostatic obstruction
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jan-2000
Symptomatic benign prostatic obstruction is a common problem for older men. The gold standard treatment, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), significantly improves urinary symptoms and urinary flow. However, TURP has up to a 20% morbidity. Cur
- Long‐term antibiotics for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Apr-2019
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in children. Symptoms include fever, lethargy, anorexia, and vomiting. UTI is caused by Escherichia coli in over 80% of cases and treatment is a course of antibiotics. Due to acute illness caused by UTI and the risk
- Low protein diets for non‐diabetic adults with chronic kidney disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Oct-2020
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as reduced function of the kidneys present for 3 months or longer with adverse implications for health and survival. For several decades low protein diets have been proposed for participants with CKD with the aim of
- Management of faecal incontinence and constipation in adults with central neurological diseases
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Jan-2014
People with central neurological disease or injury have a much higher risk of both faecal incontinence and constipation than the general population. There is often a fine line between the two symptoms, with any management intended to ameliorate one riskin
- Mechanical devices for urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Dec-2014
Incontinence can have a devastating effect on the lives of sufferers with significant economic implications. Non-surgical treatments such as pelvic floor muscle training and the use of mechanical devices are usually the first line of management, particula
