Showing 121-140 of 296 for: Cochrane Systematic Reviews > Healthcare management and organization 
- Interventions for preventing and reducing the use of physical restraints in long‐term geriatric care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Feb-2011
Physical restraints (PR) are commonly used in geriatric long-term care. Restraint-free care should be the aim of high quality nursing care.
- Interventions for preventing injuries in problem drinkers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jul-2004
Alcohol consumption has been linked with injuries through motor vehicle crashes, falls, drowning, fires and burns, and violence. In the US, half of the estimated 100,000 deaths attributed to alcohol each year are due to intentional and unintentional injur
- Interventions for prevention of neonatal hyperglycemia in very low birth weight infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Oct-2011
Among very low birth weight (VLBW) infants, early neonatal hyperglycemia is common and is associated with increased risks for death and major morbidities. It is uncertain whether hyperglycemia per se is a cause of adverse clinical outcomes or whether outc
- Interventions for providers to promote a patient‐centred approach in clinical consultations
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Dec-2012
Communication problems in health care may arise as a result of healthcare providers focusing on diseases and their management, rather than people, their lives and their health problems. Patient-centred approaches to care delivery in the patient encounter
- Interventions for recurrent corneal erosions
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Jul-2018
Recurrent corneal erosion is a common cause of disabling ocular symptoms and predisposes the cornea to infection. It may follow corneal trauma. Measures to prevent the development of recurrent corneal erosion following corneal trauma have not been firmly
- Interventions for replacing missing teeth: 1- versus 2-stage implant placement
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-May-2018
Implants may be placed penetrating the oral mucosa (1-stage procedure) or can be completely buried under the oral mucosa (2-stage procedure) during the healing phase of the bone at the implant surface. With a 2-stage procedure the risk of having unwanted
- Interventions for replacing missing teeth: antibiotics at dental implant placement to prevent complications
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Jul-2013
Some dental implant failures may be due to bacterial contamination at implant insertion. Infections around biomaterials are difficult to treat, and almost all infected implants have to be removed. In general, antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery is only indi
- Interventions for replacing missing teeth: horizontal and vertical bone augmentation techniques for dental implant treatment
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Oct-2009
Dental implants require sufficient bone to be adequately stabilised. For some patients implant treatment would not be an option without horizontal or vertical bone augmentation. A variety of materials and surgical techniques are available for bone augment
- Interventions for replacing missing teeth: hyperbaric oxygen therapy for irradiated patients who require dental implants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Oct-2013
Dental implants offer one way to replace missing teeth. Patients who have undergone radiotherapy and those who have also undergone surgery for cancer in the head and neck region may particularly benefit from reconstruction with implants. Hyperbaric oxygen
- Interventions for replacing missing teeth: management of soft tissues for dental implants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Feb-2012
Dental implants are usually placed by elevating a soft tissue flap, but in some instances, they can also be placed flapless reducing patient discomfort. Several flap designs and suturing techniques have been proposed. Soft tissues are often manipulated an
- Interventions for replacing missing teeth: preprosthetic surgery versus dental implants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Dec-2015
Preprosthetic surgery refers to the surgical procedures that can modify the oral anatomy to facilitate the retention of conventional dentures. Osseointegrated implants offer an alternative treatment to improve denture retention. A denture may be connected
- Interventions for restoring patency of occluded central venous catheter lumens
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2012
Central venous catheters (CVCs) facilitate the administration of intravenous drugs, fluids, blood products and parenteral nutrition to patients with either chronic disease or critical illness. Despite a pivotal role within medical management, a common com
- Interventions for the treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Dec-2018
Surgery is an important part of the management of oral cavity cancer with regard to both the removal of the primary tumour and removal of lymph nodes in the neck. Surgery is less frequently used in oropharyngeal cancer. Surgery alone may be treatment for
- Interventions implemented through sporting organisations for increasing participation in sport
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-May-2008
There is now compelling scientific evidence that increased levels of physical activity can bring wide-ranging health benefits. These benefits can extend beyond physical health to include other positive impacts relating to mental health and personal develo
- Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Feb-2017
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health problem. Infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria are associated with prolonged hospital stay and death compared with infections caused by susceptible bacteria. Appropriate antibiotic use in hospital
- Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices in ambulatory care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Oct-2005
The development of resistance to antibiotics by many important human pathogens has been linked to exposure to antibiotics over time. The misuse of antibiotics for viral infections (for which they are of no value) and the excessive use of broad spectrum an
- Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Sep-2017
Health care-associated infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Hand hygiene is regarded as an effective preventive measure. This is an update of a previously published review.
- Interventions to improve outpatient referrals from primary care to secondary care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Oct-2008
The primary care specialist interface is a key organisational feature of many health care systems. Patients are referred to specialist care when investigation or therapeutic options are exhausted in primary care and more specialised care is needed. Referr
- Interventions to improve the management of diabetes mellitus in primary care, outpatient and community settings
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Oct-2000
Diabetes is a common chronic disease that is increasingly managed in primary care. Different systems have been proposed to manage diabetes care.
- Interventions to increase clinical incident reporting in health care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Jul-2012
Reporting of adverse clinical events is thought to be an effective method of improving the safety of healthcare. Underreporting of these adverse events is often said to occur with consequence of missing of opportunities to learn from these incidents. A cl
