Add this result to my export selection Melatonin for preoperative and postoperative anxiety in adults Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Remove filter) Published by Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 08 February 2021 Review (27 RCTs; n=2319) found melatonin given as premedication probably reduces preoperative anxiety in adults vs placebo, with a smaller effect on postoperative anxiety. There was little or no... Read Summary Type: Systematic Reviews (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Interventions for frostbite injuries Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Remove filter) Published by Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 20 February 2021 Review (one RCT; n=47) found limited, very low-quality evidence that iloprost ± recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, in combination with buflomedil, may reduce need for amputation in severe... Read Summary Type: Systematic Reviews (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Primary prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in ambulatory cancer patients receiving chemotherapy Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Remove filter) Published by Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 18 February 2021 This updated review (32 RCTs [6 new]; n=15,678) found LMWH reduce, and direct factor Xa inhibitors may reduce, incidence of symptomatic VTE; both likely increase risk of major bleeding. Evidence for... Read Summary Type: Systematic Reviews (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Remove filter) Published by Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 04 February 2021 Review (18 studies; n=2135) concludes it is very uncertain if systemic antibiotics are more effective than placebo/no treatment, with seemingly little or no difference in resolution of ear discharge... Read Summary Type: Systematic Reviews (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Withdrawal or continuation of cholinesterase inhibitors or memantine or both, in people with dementia Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Remove filter) Published by Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 03 February 2021 This review (7 trials; n=759) suggests that discontinuing cholinesterase inhibitors may result in worse cognitive, neuropsychiatric and functional status than continuing treatment, although this is... Read Summary Type: Systematic Reviews (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Topical antibiotic prophylaxis to reduce respiratory tract infections and mortality in adults receiving mechanical ventilation Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Remove filter) Published by Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 22 January 2021 Updated review (41 trials; n=11,004) found treatments based on topical prophylaxis probably reduce respiratory tract infections (RTIs), but not mortality, whereas combination of topical and systemic... Read Summary Type: Systematic Reviews (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Interventions for treating iron deficiency anaemia in inflammatory bowel disease Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Remove filter) Published by Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 20 January 2021 Review (11 studies, n=1670) found IV ferric carboxymaltose probably leads to more people having resolution of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) than IV iron sucrose. Oral ferric maltol may lead to more... Read Summary Type: Systematic Reviews (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for prevention and treatment of COVID‐19 Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Remove filter) Published by Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 23 February 2021 Review (12 RCTs; n= 8569) found hydroxychloroquine has minimal effect on risk of mortality, no effect on progression to mechanical ventilation, and is associated with triple the number of adverse... Read Summary Type: Systematic Reviews (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Interventions for bacterial folliculitis and boils (furuncles and carbuncles) Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Remove filter) Published by Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 26 February 2021 Review found no RCTs evaluating efficacy and safety of topical antibiotics vs antiseptics, topical vs systemic antibiotics, or phototherapy vs sham light and comparative trials did not identify... Read Summary Type: Systematic Reviews (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Antibiotics to prevent complications following tooth extractions Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Remove filter) Published by Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 24 February 2021 Review (23 RCTs; n=3206; low certainty evidence) found antibiotics may reduce risk of postsurgical infectious complications in third molar extractions (RR 0.34, 95% CI 0.19 to 0.64), and dry socket... Read Summary Type: Systematic Reviews (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)