- Wound drainage after axillary dissection for carcinoma of the breast
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Oct-2013
Axillary dissection is commonly performed for breast carcinoma. It is uncertain whether insertion of a drain reduces complication rates. - Wound drainage after plastic and reconstructive surgery of the breast
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Oct-2015
Wound drains are often used after plastic and reconstructive surgery of the breast, in order to reduce potential complications. It is unclear whether there is any evidence to support this practice and we therefore undertook a systematic review of the best - Wound drainage following groin dissection for malignant disease in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2014
Groin dissection is commonly performed for the treatment of a variety of cancers, including melanoma, and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, penis or vulva. It is uncertain whether insertion of a drain reduces complication rates, and, if used, the optim - Wound drainage for caesarean section
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Dec-2013
Subcutaneous and sub rectus sheath wound drains are sometimes used in women who have undergone caesarean section. The indications for using drains vary by clinician. - Wound drainage for lower limb arterial surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2016
Drains are often used in leg wounds after vascular surgery procedures despite uncertainty regarding their benefits. Drains are placed with the aim of reducing the incidence and size of blood or fluid collections. Conversely, drains may predispose patients - Wound drains after incisional hernia repair
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Dec-2013
Incisional hernias are caused by the failure of the wall of the abdomen to close after abdominal surgery, leaving a hole through which the viscera protrude. Incisional hernias are repaired by further surgery. Surgical drains are frequently inserted during - Wound drains following thyroid surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Aug-2008
The nature and indications for thyroid surgery vary and a perceived risk of haemorrhage post-surgery is one reason why wound drains are frequently inserted. However when a significant bleed occurs, wound drains may become blocked and the drain does not ob - Wound infiltration with local anaesthetic agents for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Mar-2014
While laparoscopic cholecystectomy is generally considered to be less painful than open surgery, pain is one of the important reasons for delayed discharge after day surgery resulting in overnight stay following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The safety an - Wound‐care teams for preventing and treating pressure ulcers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Sep-2015
Pressure ulcers, which are localised injury to the skin or underlying tissue, or both, occur when people are unable to reposition themselves to relieve pressure on bony prominences. Pressure ulcers are often difficult to heal, painful and impact negativel - Written action plans for asthma in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Sep-2008
While all asthma consensus statements recommend the use of written action plan (WAP) as a central part of asthma management, a recent systematic review of randomised trials highlighted the paucity of trials where the only difference between groups was the - Written and verbal information versus verbal information only for patients being discharged from acute hospital settings to home
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Oct-2003
It is becoming commonplace for patients to be discharged earlier from acute hospital settings to their own homes and be required to manage various aspects of their own care. This has increased the need for detailed information to be given to patients and/ - Written emotional disclosure for asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-May-2014
Psychological stress has been widely implicated in asthma exacerbation. Evidence suggests that written emotional disclosure, an intervention that involves writing about traumatic or stressful experiences, helps to reduce stress and promote physical and ps - Written information about individual medicines for consumers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Apr-2009
Medicines are the most common intervention in most health services. As with all treatments, those taking medicines need sufficient information: to enable them to take and use the medicines effectively, to understand the potential harms and benefits, and t - Written information for patients (or parents of child patients) to reduce the use of antibiotics for acute upper respiratory tract infections in primary care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Nov-2016
Acute upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are frequently managed in primary care settings. Although many are viral, and there is an increasing problem with antibiotic resistance, antibiotics continue to be prescribed for URTIs. Written patient info - Xenon as an adjuvant to therapeutic hypothermia in near‐term and term newborns with hypoxic‐ischaemic encephalopathy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Aug-2018
Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a serious birth complication affecting term and late preterm newborns. Although therapeutic hypothermia (cooling) has been shown to be an effective therapy for neonatal HIE, many cooled infants have poor long-term - Xiao Chai Hu Tang, a herbal medicine, for chronic hepatitis B
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Nov-2019
Chronic hepatitis B is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Chronic hepatitis B requires long-term management aiming at reduction of the risks of hepatocellular inflammatory necrosis, liver fibrosis, decompensated liver cirrhosis, liver failure, - Xiongshao for restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with coronary heart disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-May-2013
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent placement is a standard treatment for coronary heart disease (CHD). In-stent restenosis after PCI remains an important clinical problem. Xiongshao capsule has been reported to be beneficial in preventing - Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert Ultra assays for screening for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults, irrespective of signs or symptoms
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Mar-2021
Tuberculosis is a leading cause of infectious disease-related death and is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of specific rapid molecular tests, including Xpert MTB/RIF or Xpert Ultra, as in - Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF assays for extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Jan-2021
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) and Xpert MTB/RIF are World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended rapid nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) widely used for simultaneous detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and rifampicin resistance in sp - Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Sep-2022
Every year, an estimated one million children and young adolescents become ill with tuberculosis, and around 226,000 of those children die. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) is a molecular World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended rapid diagnostic test
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