Amantadine and rimantadine for preventing and treating influenza A in adults.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Total knee replacement (TKR) is a common and often painful operation. Femoral nerve block (FNB) is frequently used for postoperative analgesia. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the benefits and risks of FNB used as a postoperative analgesic technique relative to other analgesic techniques among adults undergoing TKR....

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Chan EY,Fransen M,Parker DA,Assam PN,Chua N

更新日期：2014-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reducing the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a global priority. Contact tracing identifies people who were recently in contact with an infected individual, in order to isolate them and reduce further transmission. Digital technology could be implemented to augm...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Anglemyer A,Moore TH,Parker L,Chambers T,Grady A,Chiu K,Parry M,Wilczynska M,Flemyng E,Bero L

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients undergoing haemodialysis (HD) through a central venous catheter (CVC) are exposed to several risks, being a catheter-related infection (CRI) and a CVC lumen thrombosis among the most serious. Standard of care regarding CVCs includes their sealing with heparin lock solutions to prevent catheter lumen...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Arechabala MC,Catoni MI,Claro JC,Rojas NP,Rubio ME,Calvo MA,Letelier LM

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fluid excess may place patients undergoing surgery at risk for various complications. Hypertonic saline (HS) maintains intravascular volume with less intravenous fluid than isotonic salt (IS) solutions, but may increase serum sodium. OBJECTIVES:To determine the benefits and harms of HS versus IS solutions a...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： McAlister V,Burns KE,Znajda T,Church B

更新日期：2010-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite advances in chemotherapy, prognosis of ovarian cancer remains poor. Antigen-specific active immunotherapy aims to induce tumour-antigen-specific anti-tumour immune responses as an alternative treatment for ovarian cancer. OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility of antigen-specific active immunotherapy ...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Leffers N,Daemen T,Helfrich W,Boezen HM,Cohlen BJ,Melief CJ,Nijman HW

更新日期：2014-09-17 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:Reduced uterine blood flow from maternal hypotension may contribute to fetal heart rate changes which are common following regional analgesia (epidural or spinal or combined spinal-epidural (CSE)) during labour. Intravenous fluid preloading may help to reduce maternal hypotension but using lower doses of loc...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Hofmeyr G,Cyna A,Middleton P

更新日期：2004-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Routine monitoring of gastric residuals in preterm infants on gavage feeds is a common practice in many neonatal intensive care units and is used to guide the initiation and advancement of feeds. No guidelines or consensus is available on whether to re-feed or discard the aspirated gastric residuals. Althoug...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Abiramalatha T,Thanigainathan S,Balakrishnan U

更新日期：2019-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma is a common condition characterised by airway inflammation and airway narrowing, which can result in intermittent symptoms of wheezing, coughing and chest tightness, possibly limiting activities of daily life. Water-based exercise is believed to offer benefits for people with asthma through pollen-fre...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Grande AJ,Silva V,Andriolo BN,Riera R,Parra SA,Peccin MS

更新日期：2014-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many palliative care patients have a reduced oral intake during their illness. The management of this can include the provision of medically assisted nutrition with the aim of prolonging the length of life of a patient, improving their quality of life, or both. OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of medicall...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Good P,Cavenagh J,Mather M,Ravenscroft P

更新日期：2008-10-08 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:Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) is a systemic dysfunction of mineral and bone metabolism in people with CKD. Recent research shows that phosphate retention plays a significant role in the development of CKD-MBD. Compared with drug therapies, dietary interventions may be simple, ine...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Liu Z,Su G,Guo X,Wu Y,Liu X,Zou C,Zhang L,Yang Q,Xu Y,Ma W

更新日期：2015-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concerns exist regarding antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) owing to adverse reactions, cost and antibacterial resistance. One strategy to reduce antibiotic prescribing is to provide prescriptions but to advise delay in the hope symptoms will resolve first. This is an updat...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Spurling GK,Del Mar CB,Dooley L,Foxlee R,Farley R

更新日期：2013-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause of infrequent periods (oligomenorrhoea) and absence of periods (amenorrhoea). It affects about 4% to 8% of women worldwide and often leads to anovulatory subfertility. Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are a novel class of drugs that were introduced for ovul...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Franik S,Kremer JA,Nelen WL,Farquhar C

更新日期：2014-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm infants have low plasma levels of erythropoietin (EPO), providing a rationale for the use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) to prevent or treat anaemia and to provide neuro protection and protection against necrotising enterocolitis (NEC). Darbepoetin (Darbe) and EPO are currently available...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Ohlsson A,Aher SM

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mefloquine is one of four antimalarial agents commonly recommended for preventing malaria in travellers to malaria-endemic areas. Despite its high efficacy, there is controversy about its psychological side effects. OBJECTIVES:To summarize the efficacy and safety of mefloquine used as prophylaxis for malari...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Tickell-Painter M,Maayan N,Saunders R,Pace C,Sinclair D

更新日期：2017-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Manipulation and mobilisation are commonly used to treat neck pain. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2003, and previously updated in 2010. OBJECTIVES:To assess the effects of manipulation or mobilisation alone compared wiith those of an inactive control or another active treatment o...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Gross A,Langevin P,Burnie SJ,Bédard-Brochu MS,Empey B,Dugas E,Faber-Dobrescu M,Andres C,Graham N,Goldsmith CH,Brønfort G,Hoving JL,LeBlanc F

更新日期：2015-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with developmental speech sound disorders have difficulties in producing the speech sounds of their native language. These speech difficulties could be due to structural, sensory or neurophysiological causes (e.g. hearing impairment), but more often the cause of the problem is unknown. One treatment...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Lee AS,Gibbon FE

更新日期：2015-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crohn's disease may be refractory to conventional treatments including corticosteroids and immunosuppressives. Recent studies suggest TNF-alpha blocking agents may be effective in maintaining remission in Crohn's disease. OBJECTIVES:To conduct a systematic review of the evidence for the effectiveness of TNF...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Behm BW,Bickston SJ

更新日期：2008-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is increasing throughout the industrialised world. If left unchecked it will have major implications for both population health and costs to health services. Health professionals have a key role to play in tackling the obesity problem, but little is known about how they may be encouraged to work more...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Harvey EL,Glenny A,Kirk SF,Summerbell CD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nosocomial infections continue to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among preterm and/or low birth weight (LBW) infants. Preterm infants are deficient in immunoglobulin G (IgG); therefore, administration of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) may have the potential of preventing or altering the...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Ohlsson A,Lacy JB

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malabsorption and deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins K may occur in cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder affecting multiple organs. Vitamin K is known to play an important role in both blood coagulation and bone formation, hence the role of supplementation of vitamin K in this category needs to be reviewed. T...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Jagannath VA,Thaker V,Chang AB,Price AI

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sense of taste is very much essential to the overall health of an individual. It is a necessary component to enjoy one's food, which in turn provides nutrition to an individual. Any disturbance in taste perception can hamper quality of life in such patients by influencing their appetite, body weight and ...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Kumbargere Nagraj S,George RP,Shetty N,Levenson D,Ferraiolo DM,Shrestha A

更新日期：2017-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracranial venous thrombosis (ICVT) commonly presents with seizures in the acute period, and some people may develop recurrent seizures in the long term. The prophylactic use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) for the management of post-ICVT seizures is controversial, and there is currently no consensus on the ...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Price M,Günther A,Kwan JS

更新日期：2014-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Initial resuscitation with air is well tolerated by most infants born at term. However, the optimal fractional inspired oxygen concentration (FiO2 - proportion of the breathed air that is oxygen) targeted to oxygen saturation (SpO2 - an estimate of the amount of oxygen in the blood) for infants born preterm ...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Lui K,Jones LJ,Foster JP,Davis PG,Ching SK,Oei JL,Osborn DA

更新日期：2018-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Embryo transfer (ET) was traditionally performed two days after oocyte retrieval; however, developments in culture media have allowed embryos to be maintained in culture for longer periods. Delaying transfer from Day two to Day three would allow for further development of the embryo and might have a positive...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Brown J,Daya S,Matson P

更新日期：2016-12-14 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:Peripheral arterial disease is a major health problem, and in about 1% to 2% of patients the disease progresses to critical limb ischaemia (CLI). In a substantial number of patients with CLI, no effective treatment option other than amputation is available and around a quarter of these patients will require ...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Moazzami K,Moazzami B,Roohi A,Nedjat S,Dolmatova E

更新日期：2014-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cataract formation or acceleration can occur after intraocular surgery, especially following vitrectomy, a surgical technique for removing the vitreous used in the treatment of disorders that affect the posterior segment of the eye. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this review was to evaluate benefits and advers...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Do DV,Hawkins B,Gichuhi S,Vedula SS

更新日期：2008-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trachoma is a major cause of avoidable blindness. It is responsible for about six million blind people worldwide, mostly in the poor communities of developing countries. One of the major strategies advocated for the control of the disease is the application of various environmental sanitary measures to such ...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Rabiu M,Alhassan M,Ejere H

更新日期：2007-10-17 00:00:00