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- Local corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Oct-2008
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a clinical syndrome manifested by signs and symptoms of irritation of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel in the wrist. Local corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome has been studied but its effectiveness is unknown
- Local opinion leaders: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Jul-2011
Clinical practice is not always evidence-based and, therefore, may not optimise patient outcomes. Opinion leaders disseminating and implementing 'best evidence' is one method that holds promise as a strategy to bridge evidence-practice gaps.
- Locomotor training for walking after spinal cord injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Aug-2008
Locomotor training for walking is used in rehabilitation after spinal cord injury (SCI) and might help to improve walking.
- Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in infants born at term
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Nov-2011
The n-3 and n-6 fatty acids linolenic acid and linoleic acid are precursors of the n-3 and n-6 long chain fatty acids (LCPUFA). Infant formula has historically only contained the precursor fatty acids. Over the last few years, some manufacturers have adde
- Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Jan-2011
Controversy exists over whether longchain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) are essential nutrients for preterm infants, who may not be able to synthesise sufficient amounts of LCPUFA to satisfy the needs of the developing brain and retina.
- Long-term antibiotics for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Feb-2011
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in children. Symptoms include fever, lethargy, anorexia, and vomiting. UTI is caused by Escherichia coli in over 80% of cases and treatment is a course of antibiotics. Due to acute illness caused by UTI and the risk
- Long-term bladder management by intermittent catheterisation in adults and children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Nov-2008
Intermittent catheterisation (IC) is a commonly recommended procedure for people with incomplete bladder emptying not satisfactorily managed by other methods. The most frequent complication of IC is urinary tract infection (UTI). It is unclear which cathe
- Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with prediabetes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2008
Most persons with prediabetes (impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose) are overweight, and obesity worsens the metabolic and physiologic abnormalities associated with this condition. Prediabetes is an important risk factor for the developm
- Long-term results of laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Mar-2012
Although minimally invasive surgery has been accepted for a variety of disorders, laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer is performed by few. Concern about oncological radicality and long term outcome has limited the adoption of laparoscopic surgery
- Low glycaemic index diets for coronary heart disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Aug-2008
The glycaemic index (GI) is a physiological measure of the ability of a carbohydrate to affect blood glucose. Interest is growing in the low GI carbohydrate concept for the clinical management of people at risk of, or with established coronary heart disea
- Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for overweight and obesity
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Nov-2008
Obesity is increasingly prevalent, yet the nutritional management remains contentious. It has been suggested that low glycaemic index or load diets may stimulate greater weight loss than higher glycaemic index or load diets or other weight reduction diets
- Low level laser therapy (Classes I, II and III) for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-May-2010
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects a large proportion of the population. Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) was introduced as an alternative non-invasive treatment for RA about ten years ago. LLLT is a light source that generates extremely pure light, of a sin
- Low level laser therapy for nonspecific low-back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jan-2011
Low-back pain (LBP) is a major health problem and a major cause of medical expenses and disablement. Low level laser therapy (LLLT) can be used to treat musculoskeletal disorders such as back pain.
- Low level laser therapy for treating tuberculosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Nov-2009
The main treatment for tuberculosis is antituberculous drugs. Low level laser therapy is used as an adjunct to antituberculous drugs, predominantly in the former Soviet Union and India.
- Low protein diets for chronic kidney disease in non diabetic adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-May-2009
For more than fifty years, low protein diets have been proposed to patients with kidney failure. However, the effects of these diets in preventing severe kidney failure and the need for maintenance dialysis have not been resolved.
- Lumbar supports for prevention and treatment of low back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jan-2011
Lumbar supports are used in the treatment of low-back pain patients, to prevent the onset of low-back pain (primary prevention) or to prevent recurrences of a low-back pain episode (secondary prevention).
- Lung protective ventilation strategy for the acute respiratory distress syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Feb-2009
Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute lung injury require mechanical ventilatory support. Acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute lung injury are further complicated by ventilator-induced lung injury. Lung-protective ventilatio
- Magnesium sulphate versus diazepam for eclampsia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Nov-2010
Eclampsia, the occurrence of a seizure in association with pre-eclampsia, remains a rare but serious complication of pregnancy. A number of different anticonvulsants are used to control eclamptic fits and to prevent further fits.
- Malaria chemoprophylaxis in sickle cell disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2008
Malaria is the most common precipitating cause of crises in sickle cell disease in malaria-endemic countries. Health professionals often recommend life-long malaria chemoprophylaxis for people with sickle cell disease living in these areas. It is therefor
- Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Mar-2011
Male circumcision is defined as the surgical removal of all or part of the foreskin of the penis and may be practiced as part of a religious ritual, as a medical procedure, or as part of a traditional ritual performed as an initiation into manhood. Since
