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- Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Nov-2020
Systemic antimicrobials can be used as an adjunct to mechanical debridement (scaling and root planing (SRP)) as a non-surgical treatment approach to manage periodontitis. A range of antibiotics with different dosage and combinations are documented in the
- Adjunctive therapies for AIDS dementia complex
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-May-2008
AIDS dementia complex is a common complication of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) that continues to exist despite the current use of potent antiretroviral therapy. It is a source of great morbidity and, when severe, is associated with limited
- Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Oct-2022
Land-based exercise therapy is recommended in clinical guidelines for hip or knee osteoarthritis. Adjunctive non-pharmacological therapies are commonly used alongside exercise in hip or knee osteoarthritis management, but cumulative evidence for adjuncts
- Adjustable versus non‐adjustable sutures for strabismus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Mar-2018
Strabismus, or squint, can be defined as a deviation from perfect ocular alignment and can be classified in many ways according to its aetiology and presentation. Treatment can be broadly divided into medical and surgical options, with a variety of surgic
- Adjusting the pH of lidocaine for reducing pain on injection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-May-2015
Lidocaine administration produces pain due to its acidic pH.
- Adjuvant (post‐surgery) chemotherapy for early stage epithelial ovarian cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Dec-2015
This is the second update of the review first published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in 2009, Issue 1. Epithelial ovarian cancer is diagnosed in over 200,000 women worldwide each year. Ten to 20% of women are diagnosed early, when there
- Adjuvant antiviral therapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Dec-2012
This is an update of a Cochrane Review originally published in Issue 4, 2005 of The Cochrane Library and previously updated in 2010.
- Adjuvant chemotherapy after concurrent chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Dec-2014
Current standard treatment for patients with cervical cancer who have locally advanced stage disease (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IIB to IVA) is concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT). However, less than two-thirds
- Adjuvant chemotherapy for advanced endometrial cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-May-2014
Approximately 13% of women diagnosed with endometrial cancer present with advanced stage disease (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage III/IV). The standard treatment of advanced endometrial cancer consists of cytoreductive s
- Adjuvant chemotherapy for endometrial cancer after hysterectomy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Oct-2011
Endometrial adenocarcinoma (womb cancer) is a malignant growth of the lining (endometrium) of the womb (uterus). It is distinct from sarcomas (tumours of the uterine muscle). Survival depends the risk of microscopic metastases after surgery. Adjuvant (pos
- Adjuvant chemotherapy for invasive bladder cancer (individual patient data)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2006
Controversy exists as to whether adjuvant chemotherapy improves survival in patients with invasive bladder cancer, despite a number of randomised controlled trials.
- Adjuvant chemotherapy for resected early-stage non-small cell lung cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Mar-2015
To evaluate the effects of administering chemotherapy following surgery, or following surgery plus radiotherapy (known as adjuvant chemotherapy) in patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC),we performed two systematic reviews and meta-a
- Adjuvant chemotherapy for small intestine adenocarcinoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jul-2007
Although the small intestine represents 75% of the length and over 90% of the mucosal surface of the alimentary tract, it is the site of only about 2% of malignant gastrointestinal tumours. Adenocarcinoma is the most common histological subtype, accountin
- Adjuvant corticosteroids for reducing death in neonatal bacterial meningitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2015
Bacterial meningitis remains a significant cause of neonatal and childhood morbidity and mortality in many countries of the world, particularly in developing countries. In some instances, children recover but remain impaired as a result of neurological se
- Adjuvant gonadotropin‐releasing hormone analogues for the prevention of chemotherapy‐induced premature ovarian failure in premenopausal women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Mar-2019
This is an update of the original review published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 11, and updated in 2015, Issue 4.
- Adjuvant platinum‐based chemotherapy for early stage cervical cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Nov-2016
This is the second updated version of the original Cochrane review published in the Cochrane Library 2009, Issue 3.?Most women with early cervical cancer (stages I to IIA) are cured with surgery or radiotherapy, or both. We performed this review originall
- Adjuvant progestagens for endometrial cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Feb-2015
Endometrial cancer is the most common genital tract carcinoma among women in developed countries, with most women presenting with stage 1 disease. Adjuvant progestagen therapy has been advocated following primary surgery to reduce the risk of recurrence o
- Adjuvant radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy after surgery for uterine carcinosarcoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Feb-2013
Uterine carcinosarcomas are uncommon with about 35% not confined to the uterus at diagnosis. The survival of women with advanced uterine carcinosarcoma is poor with a pattern of failure indicating greater likelihood of upper abdominal and distant metastat
- Adjuvant radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Oct-2011
Men who have a radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer that does not involve lymph nodes, but extends beyond the prostate capsule into the seminal vesicles or to surgical margins, are at increased risk of relapse. In men with these high risk factor
- Adjuvant radiotherapy for stage I endometrial cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2012
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 2, 2007. The role of radiotherapy (both pelvic external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and vaginal intracavity brachytherapy (VBT)) in stage I endometrial cancer following hysterectom
