Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online)

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2012 - 5

  • 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  • WITHDRAWN: Coenzyme Q10 for Parkinson's disease.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. 
  • 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  • WITHDRAWN: Effectiveness and safety of first-line tenofovir + emtricitabine + efavirenz for patients with HIV.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. 
  • Crisis intervention for people with severe mental illnesses. 
  • Speech and language therapy for aphasia following stroke. 
  • Training health professionals in smoking cessation. 
 
 
 
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