Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online)
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- The COMET (Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials) Initiative: Its Role in Improving Cochrane Reviews.
- Early routine endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography strategy versus early conservative management strategy in acute gallstone pancreatitis.
- Clonazepam for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults.
- Phenytoin for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults.
- Inspiratory muscle training for the recovery of function after stroke.
- Antibiotic treatment for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in people with cystic fibrosis.
- Oxytocin augmentation of labour in women with epidural analgesia for reducing operative deliveries.
- Medical interventions for the prevention of platinum-induced hearing loss in children with cancer.
- Single crowns versus conventional fillings for the restoration of root filled teeth.
- Aripiprazole for autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
- Oral traditional Chinese medication for adhesive small bowel obstruction.
- Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis suppression after treatment with glucocorticoid therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
- Beta2-adrenoceptor agonists for dysmenorrhoea.
- Pacing for drug-refractory or drug-intolerant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- Chinese herbal medicines for threatened miscarriage.
- Nutritional support for liver disease.
- Stent placement versus surgery for coarctation of the thoracic aorta.
- Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people.
- WITHDRAWN: Coenzyme Q10 for Parkinson's disease.
- Maintenance treatment with antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia.
- Iron for restless legs syndrome.
- Interventions for female pattern hair loss.
- Radiotherapy and chemoradiation after surgery for early cervical cancer.
- Spiritual and religious interventions for well-being of adults in the terminal phase of disease.
- Cardiopulmonary interventions to decrease blood loss and blood transfusion requirements for liver resection.
- Carnitine for fatigue in multiple sclerosis.
- WITHDRAWN: Effectiveness and safety of first-line tenofovir + emtricitabine + efavirenz for patients with HIV.
- Knee length versus thigh length graduated compression stockings for prevention of deep vein thrombosis in postoperative surgical patients.
- Treatments for adults with prominent lower front teeth.
- Home-based therapy programmes for upper limb functional recovery following stroke.
- Patient education and counselling for promoting adherence to treatment for tuberculosis.
- Abdominal lift for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Chinese herbal medicine for endometriosis.
- Rapid viral diagnosis for acute febrile respiratory illness in children in the Emergency Department.
- Local cooling for relieving pain from perineal trauma sustained during childbirth.
- Home uterine monitoring for detecting preterm labour.
- Leukotriene receptor antagonists in addition to usual care for acute asthma in adults and children.
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) versus ureteroscopic management for ureteric calculi.
- Interventions for chronic blepharitis.
- Metal protein attenuating compounds for the treatment of Alzheimer's dementia.
- Recompression and adjunctive therapy for decompression illness.
- Interventions for non-oliguric hyperkalaemia in preterm neonates.
- Acupuncture for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.
- Uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine fibroids.
- Antiarrhythmics for maintaining sinus rhythm after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation.
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for late radiation tissue injury.
- Elective repeat caesarean section versus induction of labour for women with a previous caesarean birth.
- Herbal medicines for advanced colorectal cancer.
- Treatment for avascular necrosis of bone in people with sickle cell disease.
- Prophylactic platelet transfusion for prevention of bleeding in patients with haematological disorders after chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation.
- Totally implantable vascular access devices for cystic fibrosis.
- Cephalic version by moxibustion for breech presentation.
- Hospital at home for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants.
- Removal of nail polish and finger rings to prevent surgical infection.
- Symptomatic treatment of the cough in whooping cough.
- Bisphosphonates in multiple myeloma: a network meta-analysis.
- Insulin-sensitising drugs (metformin, rosiglitazone, pioglitazone, D-chiro-inositol) for women with polycystic ovary syndrome, oligo amenorrhoea and subfertility.
- Immunotherapy for IgM anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein paraprotein-associated peripheral neuropathies.
- Anti-leukotriene agents compared to inhaled corticosteroids in the management of recurrent and/or chronic asthma in adults and children.
- Reduced or modified dietary fat for preventing cardiovascular disease.
- Inhaled versus systemic corticosteroids for preventing chronic lung disease in ventilated very low birth weight preterm neonates.
- Inhaled versus systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of chronic lung disease in ventilated very low birth weight preterm infants.
- Position in the second stage of labour for women without epidural anaesthesia.
- Early administration of inhaled corticosteroids for preventing chronic lung disease in ventilated very low birth weight preterm neonates.
- Cognitive-behavioural interventions for children who have been sexually abused.
- Calcium antagonists for acute ischemic stroke.
- Tiagabine add-on for drug-resistant partial epilepsy.
- Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients.
- Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies.
- Physical training for asthma.
- Crisis intervention for people with severe mental illnesses.
- Speech and language therapy for aphasia following stroke.
- Training health professionals in smoking cessation.