WITHDRAWN: Follicle-stimulating hormone and human menopausal gonadotropin for ovarian stimulation in assisted reproduction cycles.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (FED), first described by Ernst Fuchsis in 1910, is a condition in which there is premature degeneration of corneal endothelial cells. When the number of endothelial cells is reduced to a significant degree fluid begins to accumulate within the cornea. As a result the cornea loses...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Nanavaty MA,Shortt AJ

更新日期：2011-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The method of delivering a diagnosis of breast cancer to women has the potential to impact on their level of interpretation, patient recall and satisfaction. OBJECTIVES:To assess the effectiveness of different methods when used to communicate a primary diagnosis of breast cancer to women. SEARCH STRATEGY:W...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Lockhart K,Dosser I,Cruickshank S,Kennedy C

更新日期：2007-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Motor control exercise (MCE) is used by healthcare professionals worldwide as a common treatment for low back pain (LBP). However, the effectiveness of this intervention for acute LBP remains unclear. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of MCE for patients with acute non-specific LBP. SEARCH METHODS:W...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Macedo LG,Saragiotto BT,Yamato TP,Costa LO,Menezes Costa LC,Ostelo RW,Maher CG

更新日期：2016-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor nutrition occurs frequently in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and is associated with other adverse outcomes. Oral calorie supplements are used to increase total daily calorie intake and improve weight gain. However, they are expensive and there are concerns they may reduce the amount of food eaten and...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Smyth R,Walters S

更新日期：2007-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients treated with mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) have a high risk of developing respiratory tract infections (RTIs). Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has been estimated to affect 5% to 40% of patients treated with mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours. The attributable ...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Minozzi S,Pifferi S,Brazzi L,Pecoraro V,Montrucchio G,D'Amico R

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trials on the effect of systemic chemotherapy on survival and recurrence in adults with high-grade glioma have had inconclusive results. We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effects of such treatment on survival and recurrence. OBJECTIVES:To compare radiotherapy plus chemotherapy...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Glioma Meta-Analysis Trialists (GMT) Group.

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anterior vaginal repair (anterior colporrhaphy) is an operation traditionally used for moderate or severe stress urinary incontinence in women. About a third of adult women experience urinary incontinence. OBJECTIVES:To determine the effects of anterior vaginal repair (anterior colporrhaphy) on stress or mi...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Glazener CM,Cooper K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opioid substitution treatments are effective in retaining people in treatment and suppressing heroin use. An open question remains whether slow-release oral morphine (SROM) could represent a possible alternative for opioid-dependent people who respond poorly to other available maintenance treatments. OBJECT...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Ferri M,Minozzi S,Bo A,Amato L

更新日期：2013-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) has been shown to be strongly associated with poor neurological outcomes and mortality for patients with acute traumatic brain injury (TBI). Currently, most efforts to treat these injuries focus on controlling the ICP. Hypertonic saline (HTS) is a hyperosmolar therapy th...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Chen H,Song Z,Dennis JA

更新日期：2019-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prayer is an ancient and widely used intervention for alleviating illness and promoting good health. This review focuses specifically on intercessory prayer, which is organised, regular and committed, and those who practise it will almost inevitably hold some committed belief that they are praying to God. Wh...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Roberts L,Ahmed I,Hall S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This systematic review aimed to assess the effects of beta-sitosterols (B-sitosterol) on urinary symptoms and flow measures in men with of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). SEARCH STRATEGY:Trials were searched in computerized general and specialized databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Phytodok),...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Wilt T,Ishani A,MacDonald R,Stark G,Mulrow C,Lau J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lobeline is a partial nicotine agonist, which has been used in a variety of commercially available preparations to help stop smoking. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this review was to assess the effects of lobeline on long term smoking cessation. SEARCH METHODS:We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Stead LF,Hughes JR

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral palsy occurs in up to 2.1 of every 1000 live births and encompasses a range of motor problems and movement disorders. One commonly occurring movement disorder amongst those with cerebral palsy is dystonia: sustained or intermittent involuntary muscle spasms and contractions that cause twisting, repe...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Harvey AR,Baker LB,Reddihough DS,Scheinberg A,Williams K

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Female genital cutting (FGC) refers to all procedures that involve the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons. There are no known medical benefits to FGC, and it can be potentially dangerous for the...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Balogun OO,Hirayama F,Wariki WM,Koyanagi A,Mori R

更新日期：2013-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT) 2 inhibitors were recently approved as glucose-lowering interventions in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Potential beneficial or harmful effects of SGLT 2 inhibitors in people at risk for the development of T2DM are unknown. OBJECTIVES:To assess the effects o...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Hemmingsen B,Krogh J,Metzendorf MI,Richter B

更新日期：2016-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lifestyle changes and cardiovascular prevention measures are a primary treatment for intermittent claudication (IC). Symptomatic treatment with vasoactive agents (Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical Classification (ATC) for medicines from the World Health Organisation class CO4A) is controversial. OBJECTIVES:To e...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： de Backer TL,Vander Stichele R,Lehert P,Van Bortel L

更新日期：2012-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parents and carers have a major influence on children's learning and development from birth, through the school years, and into adulthood. Parental contributions to education include providing a secure environment in which to learn, providing intellectual stimulation, transmitting social norms and values, sh...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Valentine JC,Leach SM,Fowler AP,Stojda DK,Macdonald G

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Somatoform disorders are characterised by chronic, medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS). Although different medications are part of treatment routines for people with somatoform disorders in clinics and private practices, there exists no systematic review or meta-analysis on the efficacy and tolera...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Kleinstäuber M,Witthöft M,Steffanowski A,van Marwijk H,Hiller W,Lambert MJ

更新日期：2014-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The principal factors that decide how deafness affects a child's development are the degree of hearing impairment and the age at which it is diagnosed. A number of factors are thought to increase the risk of hearing impairment: low birth weight, prematurity, perinatal hypoxia and jaundice, among others. The ...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Puig Reixach MT,Municio A,Medà MC

更新日期：2010-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aphasia describes language impairment associated with a brain lesion. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this review was to assess the effects of formal speech and language therapy and non-professional types of support from untrained providers for people with aphasia after stroke. SEARCH STRATEGY:We searched the ...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Greener J,Enderby P,Whurr R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) self-management interventions should be structured but personalised and often multi-component, with goals of motivating, engaging and supporting the patients to positively adapt their behaviour(s) and develop skills to better manage disease. Exacerbation action pl...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Lenferink A,Brusse-Keizer M,van der Valk PD,Frith PA,Zwerink M,Monninkhof EM,van der Palen J,Effing TW

更新日期：2017-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibiotic therapy for acute pulmonary exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis is usually chosen based on the results of antimicrobial susceptibility testing of individual drugs. Combination antimicrobial susceptibility testing assesses the efficacy of drug combinations including two or three antibiotic...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Waters V,Ratjen F

更新日期：2017-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with cystic fibrosis experience chronic airway infections as a result of mucus build up within the lungs. Repeated infections often cause lung damage and disease. Airway clearance therapies aim to improve mucus clearance, increase sputum production, and improve airway function. The active cycle of bre...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Mckoy NA,Wilson LM,Saldanha IJ,Odelola OA,Robinson KA

更新日期：2016-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery has been used as part of breast cancer treatment for centuries; however any surgical procedure has the potential risk of infection. Infection rates for surgical treatment of breast cancer are documented at between 3% and 15%, higher than average for a clean surgical procedure. Pre- and perioperative ...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Gallagher M,Jones DJ,Bell-Syer SV

更新日期：2019-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a peripheral nerve block which anaesthetises the abdominal wall. The increasing use of TAP block, as a form of pain relief after abdominal surgery warrants evaluation of its effectiveness as an adjunctive technique to routine care and, when compared with other a...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Charlton S,Cyna AM,Middleton P,Griffiths JD

更新日期：2010-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sickle cell disease is a group of genetic diseases which is especially prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions; however, forced migration and ongoing population movement have spread it throughout the world, with estimated birth rates reaching 0.49 per 1000 in the Americas, 0.07 per 1000 in Europe, 0.68...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Asnani MR,Quimby KR,Bennett NR,Francis DK

更新日期：2016-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary haemochromatosis is a genetic disorder related to proteins involved in iron transport, resulting in iron load and deposition of iron in various tissues of the body. This iron overload leads to complications including liver cirrhosis (and related complications such as liver failure and hepatocellul...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Buzzetti E,Kalafateli M,Thorburn D,Davidson BR,Tsochatzis E,Gurusamy KS

更新日期：2017-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) commonly involves patellar tendon (PT) or hamstring tendon(s) (HT) autografts. There is no consensus with respect to the choice between these two grafts in ACL surgery. OBJECTIVES:This review compared the outcomes of ACL reconstruction using PT versus H...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Mohtadi NG,Chan DS,Dainty KN,Whelan DB

更新日期：2011-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Otitis media with effusion (OME) is the most common cause of acquired hearing loss in childhood and has been associated with delayed language development and behavioural problems. This condition has a prevalence of about 20% at the age of two years, a time of rapid language development. It is most often asym...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Butler CC,van der Linden MK,MacMillan H,van der Wouden JC

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used for pain relief following tonsillectomy in children. However, as they inhibit platelet aggregation and prolong bleeding time, they could cause increased perioperative bleeding. The overall risk remains unclear. OBJECTIVES:The primary objective of this r...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Cardwell M,Siviter G,Smith A

更新日期：2005-04-18 00:00:00