Abstracts of New and Updated Cochrane ReviewsThe Cochrane Library Issue 3, 2003 The full text of these reviews and protocols is available in The Cochrane Library
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Abstracts of New and Updated Cochrane ReviewsThe Cochrane Library Issue 3, 2003 The full text of these reviews and protocols is available in The Cochrane Library
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Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling for prenatal diagnosis (Cochrane Review) Amphetamines for improving recovery after stroke (Cochrane Review) Anti-IgE for chronic asthma (Cochrane Review) Antibiotics for acute pyelonephritis in children (Cochrane Review) Antibiotics to prevent complications following dental implant treatment (Cochrane Review) Anticholinergic therapy for chronic asthma in children over two years of age (Cochrane Review) Antihistamines for the common cold (Cochrane Review) Antiplatelet agents for preventing thrombosis after peripheral arterial bypass surgery (Cochrane Review) Antiplatelet therapy for preventing stroke and other vascular events after carotid endarterectomy (Cochrane Review) Aroma therapy for dementia (Cochrane Review) Balloon angioplasty versus medical therapy for hypertensive patients with renal artery obstruction (Cochrane Review) Calcitonin for metastatic bone pain (Cochrane Review) Cholinesterase inhibitors for dementia with Lewy bodies (Cochrane Review) Colony stimulating factors for chemotherapy induced febrile neutropenia (Cochrane Review) A comparison of active drugs for the treatment of dysthymia (Cochrane Review) Continuous negative extrathoracic pressure or continuous positive airway pressure for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in children (Cochrane Review) Continuous support for women during childbirth (Cochrane Review) Corticosteroids for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (Cochrane Review) Corticosteroids in acute bacterial meningitis (Cochrane Review) Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for opportunistic infections in adults with HIV (Cochrane Review) Deep versus shallow suction of endotracheal tubes in ventilated neonates and young infants (Cochrane Review) Doxorubicin-based chemotherapy for the palliative treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (Cochrane Review) Drug treatment for faecal incontinence in adults (Cochrane Review) Ear drops for the removal of ear wax (Cochrane Review) Early intravenous nutrition for the prevention of neonatal jaundice (Cochrane Review) Epidural analgesia for pain relief following hip or knee replacement (Cochrane Review) Ethosuximide, sodium valproate or lamotrigine for absence seizures in children and adolescents (Cochrane Review) Excitatory amino acid antagonists for acute stroke (Cochrane Review) Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee (Cochrane Review) Family and carer smoking control programmes for reducing children's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Cochrane Review) Fluoride mouthrinses for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents (Cochrane Review) G-CSF and GM-CSF for treating or preventing neonatal infections (Cochrane Review) Gowning by attendants and visitors in newborn nurseries for prevention of neonatal morbidity and mortality (Cochrane Review) Heroin maintenance for chronic heroin dependents (Cochrane Review) Immunomodulatory agents for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (Cochrane Review) Immunosuppressive and cytotoxic therapy for pulmonary sarcoidosis (Cochrane Review) Inhaled bronchodilators for acute chest syndrome in people with sickle cell disease (Cochrane Review) Inhaled insulin in diabetes mellitus (Cochrane Review) Inhaled sodium cromoglycate for asthma in children (Cochrane Review) Insulin-sensitising drugs (metformin, troglitazone, rosiglitazone, pioglitazone, D-chiro-inositol) for polycystic ovary syndrome (Cochrane Review) Interventions for bullous pemphigoid (Cochrane Review) Interventions for replacing missing teeth: bone augmentation techniques for dental implant treatment (Cochrane Review) Interventions for replacing missing teeth: dental implants in zygomatic bone for the rehabilitation of the severely deficient edentulous maxilla (Cochrane Review) Interventions for treating obesity in children (Cochrane Review) Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin versus Mitomycin C for Ta and T1 Bladder Cancer (Cochrane Review) Ionisers for chronic asthma (Cochrane Review) Ketogenic diet for epilepsy (Cochrane Review) Lithium for schizophrenia (Cochrane Review) Low dosage tricyclic antidepressants for depression (Cochrane Review) Malaria chemoprophylaxis in sickle cell disease (Cochrane Review) Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men (Cochrane Review) Methadone maintenance at different dosages for opiod dependence (Cochrane Review) Neuraminidase inhibitors for preventing and treating influenza in children (Cochrane Review) Nurse specialist care for bronchiectasis (Cochrane Review) Occupational therapy for multiple sclerosis (Cochrane Review) Oestrogen supplementation, mainly diethylstilbestrol, for preventing miscarriages and other adverse pregnancy outcomes (Cochrane Review) Olanzapine alone or in combination for acute mania (Cochrane Review) Oral immunoglobulin for the prevention of rotavirus infection in low birth weight infants (Cochrane Review) Oral sumatriptan for acute migraine (Cochrane Review) Post-licence driver education for the prevention of road traffic crashes (Cochrane Review) Psychological interventions for cystic fibrosis (Cochrane Review) Psychological interventions for depression in adolescent and adult congenital heart disease (Cochrane Review) Recombinant growth hormone in children and adolescents with Turner syndrome (Cochrane Review) Rectal analgesia for pain from perineal trauma following childbirth (Cochrane Review) Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) versus general anaesthesia in preterm infants undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy in early infancy (Cochrane Review) Repeat doses of prenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of preterm birth for preventing neonatal respiratory disease (Cochrane Review) Routine hospital admission versus out-patient or home care in children at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus (Cochrane Review) Scapular fixation in muscular dystrophy (Cochrane Review) Short acting beta-2 agonists for bronchiectasis (Cochrane Review) Speech and language therapy interventions for children with primary speech and language delay or disorder (Cochrane Review) Spinal cord stimulation for non-reconstructable chronic critical leg ischaemia (Cochrane Review) Surgical versus medical treatment with cyclooxygenase inhibitors for symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants (Cochrane Review) Taxane containing regimens for metastatic breast cancer (Cochrane Review) Therapies for Depression in Parkinson's Disease (Cochrane Review) Totally implantable vascular access devices for cystic fibrosis (Cochrane Review) Transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (Cochrane Review) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for dementia (Cochrane Review) Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the hand (Cochrane Review) Treadmill training and body weight support for walking after stroke (Cochrane Review) Treatment of Kaposis sarcoma in HIV-1 infected individuals with emphasis on resource poor settings (Cochrane Review) Treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (Cochrane Review) Treatments for gestational diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in pregnancy (Cochrane Review) Ventilation with lower tidal volumes versus traditional tidal volumes in adults for acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (Cochrane Review) Vitamin B12 for cognition (Cochrane Review) Vitamin E supplementation for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants (Cochrane Review)
Antithrombotic drugs for carotid artery dissection (Cochrane Review) Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes (Cochrane Review) Azoles for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis associated with asthma (Cochrane Review) Beta-lactam versus beta-lactam-aminoglycoside combination therapy in cancer patients with neutropaenia (Cochrane Review) Dietary advice given by a dietitian versus other health professional or self-help resources to reduce blood cholesterol (Cochrane Review) Dopamine versus dobutamine for hypotensive preterm infants (Cochrane Review) Early use of inhaled corticosteroids in the emergency department treatment of acute asthma (Cochrane Review) Fibrinogen depleting agents for acute ischaemic stroke (Cochrane Review) Growth hormone for in vitro fertilization (Cochrane Review) Haemophilus influenzae oral whole cell vaccination for preventing acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (Cochrane Review) Holding chambers versus nebulisers for beta-agonist treatment of acute asthma (Cochrane Review) 'Human' insulin versus animal insulin in people with diabetes mellitus (Cochrane Review) Interventions for herpes simplex virus epithelial keratitis (Cochrane Review) Interventions for improving communication with children and adolescents about their cancer (Cochrane Review) Interventions for preventing oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment (Cochrane Review) Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different types of dental implants (Cochrane Review) Interventions for treating collagenous colitis (Cochrane Review) Interventions for treating plantar heel pain (Cochrane Review) Lecithin for dementia and cognitive impairment (Cochrane Review) Long acting beta-agonists versus theophylline for maintenance treatment of asthma (Cochrane Review) Macrolide antibiotics for cystic fibrosis (Cochrane Review) Memantine for dementia (Cochrane Review) Methadone at tapered doses for the management of opioid withdrawal (Cochrane Review) Multifocal versus monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction (Cochrane Review) Nebulised anti-pseudomonal antibiotics for cystic fibrosis (Cochrane Review) Nursing record systems: effects on nursing practice and health care outcomes (Cochrane Review) Oral 5-aminosalicylic acid for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis (Cochrane Review) Oral beta-blockers for mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy (Cochrane Review) Ovulation suppression for endometriosis (Cochrane Review) Phenobarbital prior to preterm birth for preventing neonatal periventricular haemorrhage (Cochrane Review) Planned caesarean section for term breech delivery (Cochrane Review) Pre-operative traction for fractures of the proximal femur (Cochrane Review) Primary angioplasty versus intravenous thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction (Cochrane Review) Primary repair for penetrating colon injuries (Cochrane Review) Prophylactic antibiotics for cystic fibrosis (Cochrane Review) Pulse oximetry for perioperative monitoring (Cochrane Review) Reduced dietary salt for prevention of cardiovascular disease (Cochrane Review) Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low birthweight babies (Cochrane Review) Surgical interventions for treating distal radial fractures in adults (Cochrane Review) Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome (Cochrane Review) Timing and volume of fluid administration for patients with bleeding (Cochrane Review) Treatment of infantile spasms (Cochrane Review) Tricyclic and related drugs for nocturnal enuresis in children (Cochrane Review) Validation therapy for dementia (Cochrane Review)