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- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for late radiation tissue injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Mar-2012
Cancer is a significant global health problem. Radiotherapy is a treatment for many cancers and about 50% of patients having radiotherapy with be long-term survivors. Some will experience late radiation tissue injury (LRTI) developing months or years late
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for multiple sclerosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Jul-2011
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, recurrent and progressive illness with no cure. On the basis of speculative pathophysiology, it has been suggested that Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) may slow or reverse the progress of the disease.
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for thermal burns
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Aug-2009
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) consists of intermittently administering 100% oxygen at pressures greater than 1 atmosphere in a pressure vessel. This technology has been used to treat a variety of disease states and has been described as helping patient
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for vascular dementia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Jun-2012
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been used to treat a variety of conditions and has shown possible efficacy for treating vascular dementia (VaD) in experimental and preliminary clinical studies.
- Hyperbaric oxygenation for tumour sensitisation to radiotherapy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Mar-2012
Cancer is a common disease and radiotherapy is one well-established treatment for some solid tumours. Hyperbaric oxygenation therapy (HBOT) may improve the ability of radiotherapy to kill hypoxic cancer cells, so the administration of radiotherapy while b
- Hypertonic versus near isotonic crystalloid for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Aug-2008
Hypertonic solutions are considered to have a greater ability to expand blood volume and thus elevate blood pressure and can be administered as a small volume infusion over a short time period. On the other hand, the use of hypertonic solutions for volume
- Hypnosis for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-May-2012
Many people with schizophrenia continue to experience symptoms despite conventional treatments being used. Alternative therapies such as hypnosis, in conjunction with conventional treatments, may be helpful.
- Hypnotherapy for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-May-2008
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder of unknown aetiology. Current pharmacological treatments have limited value. Hypnotherapy has been reported to have beneficial effects for IBS symptoms.
- Hypothermia for traumatic head injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Aug-2009
Hypothermia has been used in the treatment of head injury for many years. Encouraging results from small trials and laboratory studies led to renewed interest in the area and some larger trials.
- Hypothermia to reduce neurological damage following coronary artery bypass surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Oct-2008
Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) may be life saving, but known side effects include neurological damage and cognitive impairment. The temperature used during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may be important with regard to these adverse outcomes, where h
- Ibuprofen with or without an antiemetic for acute migraine headaches in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Sep-2010
Migraine is a common, disabling condition and a burden for the individual, health services and society. Many sufferers do not seek professional help, relying instead on over-the-counter analgesics. Co-therapy with an antiemetic should help to reduce sympt
- Ileostomy or colostomy for temporary decompression of colorectal anastomosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Aug-2008
The use of loop ileostomy or loop transverse colostomy represents an important issue in colorectal surgery. Despite a slight preference for a loop ileostomy as a temporary stoma, the best form for temporary decompression of colorectal anastomosis still re
- Immediate postabortal insertion of intrauterine devices
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-May-2010
Insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD) immediately after an abortion has several advantages. The woman is known not to be pregnant. Many clinicians refuse to insert an IUD in a woman who is not menstruating. After induced abortion, a woman's motivation
- Immediate post-partum insertion of intrauterine devices
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Apr-2010
Insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD) immediately after delivery is appealing for several reasons. The woman is known not to be pregnant, her motivation for contraception may be high, and the setting may be convenient for both the woman and her provid
- Immersion in water in labour and birth
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Dec-2011
Enthusiasts suggest that labouring in water and waterbirth increase maternal relaxation, reduce analgesia requirements and promote a midwifery model of care. Critics cite the risk of neonatal water inhalation and maternal/neonatal infection.
- Immunoglobulins, vaccines or interferon for preventing cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Mar-2010
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common virus causing disease and death in solid organ transplant recipients during the first six months post-transplant. Previous systematic reviews have demonstrated the efficacy of antiviral medications used prophylacti
- Indigenous healthcare worker involvement for Indigenous adults and children with asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Jun-2011
Asthma education is regarded as an important step in the management of asthma in national guidelines. Racial, ethnicity and socio-economic factors are associated with markers of asthma severity, including recurrent acute presentations to emergency health
- Individual and group based parenting programmes for improving psychosocial outcomes for teenage parents and their children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-May-2012
Parenting programmes are a potentially important means of supporting teenage parents and improving outcomes for their children, and parenting support is a priority across most Western countries. This review updates the previous version published in 2001.
- Individual and group-based parenting programmes for the treatment of physical child abuse and neglect
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Aug-2008
Child physical abuse and neglect are important public health problems for which there are currently few effective treatments. Many of the risk factors for child abuse and neglect are not amenable to change in the short term. Intervening to change parentin
- Individual or group antenatal education for childbirth or parenthood, or both
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Aug-2011
Structured antenatal education programs for childbirth or parenthood, or both, are commonly recommended for pregnant women and their partners by healthcare professionals in many parts of the world. Such programs are usually offered to groups but may be of
