anurajms/meta_analysis huggingface dataset:
Interventions:
Corticosteroids for managing tuberculous meningitis
1. Corticosteroids - Opthamological and Otological 2. Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Interventions:
Early removal versus expectant management of central venous catheters in neonates with bloodstream infection
1. Removal Of Central Venous Line
Interventions:
Urinary alkalisation for symptomatic uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women
1. Sodium Bicarbonate 2. Potassium Citrate 3. Sodium Citrate
Interventions:
Antihelminthics in helminth‐endemic areas: effects on HIV disease progression
1. Antihelminth Drug Prophylaxis
Interventions:
Oral immunoglobulin for preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm and low birth weight neonates
1. Immunoglobulins 2. Oral
Interventions:
Antibiotics for preventing suppurative complications from undifferentiated acute respiratory infections in children under five years of age
1. Antibacterials For Systemic Use
Interventions:
Antithrombin III for critically ill patients
1. Antithrombin III
Interventions:
Frequency of dressing changes for central venous access devices on catheter‐related infections
1. Change Of Dressing
Interventions:
Ivermectin versus albendazole or thiabendazole for Strongyloides stercoralis infection
1. Ivermectin
Interventions:
Antifungal agents for preventing fungal infections in non‐neutropenic critically ill patients
1. Preventive 2. Antifungals For Systemic Use
Interventions:
Semi‐recumbent position versus supine position for the prevention of ventilator‐associated pneumonia in adults requiring mechanical ventilation
1. Preventive 2. Prone positioning
Interventions:
Linezolid versus vancomycin for skin and soft tissue infections
1. Linezolid 2. Anti-bacterial agent
Interventions:
Adjuvant corticosteroids for reducing death in neonatal bacterial meningitis
1. Antibacterials For Systemic Use 2. Corticosteroids - Otological 3. Intravenous
Interventions:
Duration of treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy
1. Antibacterials For Systemic Use
Interventions:
Steroids for symptom control in infectious mononucleosis
1. Corticosteroids - Systemic use
Interventions:
Prophylactic oral/topical non‐absorbed antifungal agents to prevent invasive fungal infection in very low birth weight infants
1. Antifungals For Systemic Use 2. Antifungals For Topical Use
Interventions:
Prophylactic systemic antifungal agents to prevent mortality and morbidity in very low birth weight infants
1. Antifungals For Systemic Use
Interventions:
Prenatal education for congenital toxoplasmosis
1. Educational Material 2. Counseling 3. Education About Toxoplasmosis Precautions During Pregnancy
Interventions:
Antibiotics for preventing lower respiratory tract infections in high‐risk children aged 12 years and under
1. Preventive 2. Intravenous 3. Antibiotic Prophylaxis 4. Oral
Interventions:
Heliox inhalation therapy for bronchiolitis in infants
1. Oxygen 2. Helium 3. Inhaled
Interventions:
Corticosteroids for acute bacterial meningitis
1. Anti-bacterial agent 2. Corticosteroids - Otological 3. Adjuvant
Interventions:
Post‐exposure passive immunisation for preventing rubella and congenital rubella syndrome
1. Preventive 2. Intramuscular 3. Intravenous 4. Gamma Globulin Administration 5. Post-exposure Prophylaxis
Interventions:
Beta2‐agonists for acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis
1. Selective Beta-2-adrenoreceptor Agonists- Inhaled 2. Selective Beta-2-adrenoreceptor Agonists - Systemic 3. Oral
Interventions:
Incentives and enablers to improve adherence in tuberculosis
1. Reward Technique
Interventions:
Short‐course versus prolonged‐course antibiotic therapy for hospital‐acquired pneumonia in critically ill adults
1. Antibiotic Therapy
Interventions:
Surfactant therapy for bronchiolitis in critically ill infants
1. Lung Surfactants
Interventions:
Silver‐coated endotracheal tubes for prevention of ventilator‐associated pneumonia in critically ill patients
1. Preventive 2. Silver 3. Endotracheal Tube
Interventions:
Interventions for prevention of herpes simplex labialis (cold sores on the lips)
1. Preventative intervention 2. Systemic 3. Topical
Interventions:
Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy
1. Antibacterials For Systemic Use
Interventions:
Vaccines for women for preventing neonatal tetanus
1. Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine
Interventions:
Antibiotic prophylaxis during the second and third trimester to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes and morbidity
1. Antibacterials For Systemic Use
Interventions:
Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and viral influenza vaccinations in pregnancy for improving maternal, neonatal and infant health outcomes
1. Influenza Virus Vaccine 2. Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Vaccination
Interventions:
Antibiotic lock for the prevention of catheter‐related infection in neonates
1. Antibacterials For Systemic Use 2. Catheterization 3. Saline 4. Heparin
Interventions:
Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing meningitis in patients with basilar skull fractures
1. Preventive 2. Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Interventions:
Adjunctive corticosteroids for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection
1. Sulfamethoxazole 2. Corticosteroids - Otological 3. Trimethoprim 4. Dapsone 5. Pentamidine
Interventions:
Leukotriene inhibitors for bronchiolitis in infants and young children
1. Leukotriene receptor inhibitor
Interventions:
Azithromycin for acute lower respiratory tract infections
1. Azithromycin
Interventions:
Chlorhexidine skin or cord care for prevention of mortality and infections in neonates
1. Umbilical Cord Stump Cleaning 2. Skin Cleansing Procedure 3. Chlorhexidine
Interventions:
Comparison of routes for achieving parenteral access with a focus on the management of patients with Ebola virus disease
1. Parenteral Feeding Management
Interventions:
Corticosteroids for parasitic eosinophilic meningitis
1. Corticosteroids - Opthamological and Otological
Interventions:
Routine blood cultures in the management of pyelonephritis in pregnancy for improving outcomes
1. Blood Screening Test
Interventions:
Skin preparation with alcohol versus alcohol followed by any antiseptic for preventing bacteraemia or contamination of blood for transfusion
1. Skin Cleansing Procedure 2. Isopropanol
Interventions:
Low dose versus high dose stavudine for treating people with HIV infection
1. Low Dose 2. Stavudine
Interventions:
Macrolides for diffuse panbronchiolitis
1. Macrolides
Interventions:
Pneumococcal vaccination during pregnancy for preventing infant infection
1. Pneumococcal Vaccination
Interventions:
Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen for necrotizing fasciitis
1. Adjunct 2. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Interventions:
Antibiotics for community‐acquired lower respiratory tract infections secondary to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children
1. Antibiotic Therapy
Interventions:
Antibiotic regimens for management of intra‐amniotic infection
1. Antibacterials For Systemic Use
Interventions:
Surfactant for meconium aspiration syndrome in term and late preterm infants
1. Endotracheal Administration 2. Lung Surfactants
Interventions:
Vaginal chlorhexidine during labour to prevent early‐onset neonatal group B streptococcal infection
1. Vaginal Irrigation 2. Vaginal 3. Chlorhexidine
Interventions:
Timing of intravenous prophylactic antibiotics for preventing postpartum infectious morbidity in women undergoing cesarean delivery
1. Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Interventions:
Amantadine and rimantadine for influenza A in children and the elderly
1. Amantadine 2. Rimantadine
Interventions:
Antibiotics for meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections
1. Antibacterials For Systemic Use
Interventions:
Quantitative versus qualitative cultures of respiratory secretions for clinical outcomes in patients with ventilator‐associated pneumonia
1. Bronchoscopic Sampling Of Secretions
Interventions:
Strategies of testing for syphilis during pregnancy
1. Antenatal Syphilis Screening
Interventions:
Antibiotics for community‐acquired pneumonia in adult outpatients
1. Antibiotic Therapy
Interventions:
Antibiotics for bronchiolitis in children under two years of age
1. Antibiotic Therapy
Interventions:
Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in non‐HIV immunocompromised patients
1. Primary Chemoprophylaxis 2. Antibiotic Therapy 3. Secondary Chemoprophylaxis
Interventions:
Acellular vaccines for preventing whooping cough in children
1. Preventive 2. Acellular Pertussis Vaccine 3. Acellular Pertussis Vaccine / Diphtheria Toxoid Vaccine / Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine Injectable Suspension
Interventions:
Topical antifungal treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis
1. Topical 2. Antifungals For Dermatological Use
Interventions:
Structural and community‐level interventions for increasing condom use to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections
1. Condom Use Education
Interventions:
Antibiotics for acute pyelonephritis in children
1. Antibiotic Therapy
Interventions:
Humanized PA14 (a monoclonal CCR5 antibody) for treatment of people with HIV infection
1. Humanized PA14 antibody
Interventions:
Corticosteroids for dengue infection
1. Corticosteroids - Opthamological and Otological 2. Intravenous 3. Oral
Interventions:
Vaccines for post‐exposure prophylaxis against varicella (chickenpox) in children and adults
1. Preventive 2. Varicella, Live Attenuated
Interventions:
Bronchodilators for bronchiolitis
1. Inhaled Bronchodilator Therapy
Interventions:
Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonization
1. Antibacterials For Systemic Use
Interventions:
Hormonal contraception for women exposed to HIV infection
1. Hormonal Contraceptives For Systemic Use
Interventions:
Post‐exposure passive immunisation for preventing measles
1. Preventive 2. Intramuscular 3. Immunoglobulins 4. Intravenous
Interventions:
Systemic corticosteroids for acute sinusitis
1. Corticosteroids - Systemic use
Interventions:
Over‐the‐counter (OTC) medications to reduce cough as an adjunct to antibiotics for acute pneumonia in children and adults
1. Adjunct 2. Nasal Decongestants For Systemic Use 3. Antitussive agent 4. Antihistamine 5. Cough Suppressants And Mucolytics 6. Expectorant
Interventions:
Intermittent versus daily therapy for treating tuberculosis in children
1. Tb Chemotherapy 2. Intermittent Administration
Interventions:
Beta lactam antibiotic monotherapy versus beta lactam‐aminoglycoside antibiotic combination therapy for sepsis
1. Intravenous 2. Beta-lactam Antibacterials, Penicillins 3. Other Beta-lactam Antibacterials
Interventions:
Intranasal steroids for acute sinusitis
1. Corticosteroids - Opthamological and Otological 2. Intranasal
Interventions:
Infection control strategies for preventing the transmission of meticillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes for older people
1. Transmission-based Precautions 2. Long Term Care Facility 3. Environmental hygiene 4. Hand washing
Interventions:
Antibiotic therapy for the treatment of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in non surgical wounds
1. Antibiotic Therapy
Interventions:
Continuous negative extrathoracic pressure or continuous positive airway pressure compared to conventional ventilation for acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure in children
1. Continuous Negative Pressure Ventilation Treatment 2. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
Interventions:
Combined and alternating paracetamol and ibuprofen therapy for febrile children
1. Paracetamol 2. Ibuprofen
Interventions:
Antibiotics for preventing meningococcal infections
1. Anti-bacterial agent
Interventions:
Intravenous immunoglobulin for treating sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock
1. Administration Of Immunoglobulin By Intravenous Route
Interventions:
Optimal timing for intravascular administration set replacement
1. Replacement Procedure 2. Intravenous Administration Set
Interventions:
Antibiotics for preventing complications in children with measles
1. Preventive 2. Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Interventions:
Glucocorticoids for acute viral bronchiolitis in infants and young children
1. Glucocorticoids - Systemic 2. Corticosteroids - Inhaled
Interventions:
Antibiotics for community‐acquired pneumonia in children
1. Antibiotic Therapy
Interventions:
Monoclonal antibody for reducing the risk of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children
1. Palivizumab 2. Prophylaxis
Interventions:
De‐escalation of antimicrobial treatment for adults with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock
1. Use Of De-escalation Technique 2. Antibacterials For Systemic Use
Interventions:
Co‐formulated abacavir‐lamivudine‐zidovudine for initial treatment of HIV infection and AIDS
1. Abacavir 2. Lamivudine 3. Zidovudine
Interventions:
Vaccines for preventing influenza in people with asthma
1. Influenza Virus Vaccine
Interventions:
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for critically ill adults
1. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Interventions:
Mental Health First Aid as a tool for improving mental health and well‐being
1. Mental Health Care Education
Interventions:
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) or retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for kidney stones
1. Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy
Interventions:
Magnetic seizure therapy for people with schizophrenia
1. Magnetic seizure therapy 2. Usual Care
Interventions:
Digital technology for monitoring adherence to inhaled therapies in people with cystic fibrosis
1. Telehealth 2. Inhalation Therapy Management
Interventions:
Carnitine supplements for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis
1. Carnitine
Interventions:
Antipsychotic dose reduction compared to dose continuation for people with schizophrenia
1. Antipsychotics
Interventions:
Hypoxia‐inducible factor stabilisers for the anaemia of chronic kidney disease
1. Hypoxia-inducible factor stabilizers
Interventions:
Antipsychotics for schizophrenia spectrum disorders with catatonic symptoms
1. Antipsychotics
Interventions:
Cognitive behavioural therapy (group) for schizophrenia
1. Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Interventions:
Negative pressure wound therapy for managing the open abdomen in non‐trauma patients
1. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Interventions:
Prostatic arterial embolization for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia
1. Embolization Of Artery
Interventions:
Self‐management interventions for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Self-management 2. Self-care practice
Interventions:
Integrated disease management interventions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Disease Management Program
Interventions:
Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection
1. Hair epilation 2. Preoperative
Interventions:
Exercise training for adult lung transplant recipients
1. Aerobic Exercise 2. Multimodal exercise 3. Anaerobic exercise
Interventions:
Telehealth interventions: remote monitoring and consultations for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
1. Telehealth Monitoring 2. Healthcare Professional 3. Usual Care 4. Remote Consultation
Interventions:
Pharmacological interventions versus placebo, no treatment or usual care for osteoporosis in people with chronic kidney disease stages 3‐5D
1. Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators 2. Denosumab 3. Bisphosphonates 4. Strontium Ranelate 5. Teriparatide
Interventions:
Vitamin D supplementation for the treatment of COVID‐19: a living systematic review
1. Vitamin D and analogues
Interventions:
Digital interventions for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Healthcare Professional 2. mHealth 3. Self-management
Interventions:
Exercise training for bronchiectasis
1. Physical therapy exercises
Interventions:
High versus low positive end‐expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels for mechanically ventilated adult patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
1. Positive End Expiratory Pressure Increased
Interventions:
Prevention of depression in adults with long‐term physical conditions
1. Drug Therapy 2. Psychotherapy
Interventions:
Video games for people with schizophrenia
1. Games For Therapy
Interventions:
Rehabilitation following surgery for flexor tendon injuries of the hand
1. Rehabilitation Therapy 2. Wrist/hand Orthosis 3. Postoperative Care 4. Muscular Strength Development Exercise 5. Muscle Strength Exercise 6. Hand Orthosis 7. Therapeutic mobilization 8. Scar Management 9. Physical therapy exercises 10. Edema Control
Interventions:
Urgent‐start peritoneal dialysis versus conventional‐start peritoneal dialysis for people with chronic kidney disease
1. Early Treatment 2. Peritoneal Dialysis
Interventions:
Maintenance treatment with antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia
1. Antipsychotic Drug Therapy
Interventions:
Psychosocial interventions for conversion and dissociative disorders in adults
1. Psychosocial Intervention Strategy
Interventions:
Repositioning for pressure injury prevention in adults
1. Preventive 2. Repositioning
Interventions:
Pelvic floor muscle training for preventing and treating urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women
1. Preventive 2. Pelvic Floor Exercises 3. Curative
Interventions:
Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for acute low back pain
1. Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
Interventions:
Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery
1. Absorbable Suture 2. Non-absorbable Suture
Interventions:
Epidural corticosteroid injections for lumbosacral radicular pain
1. Epidural 2. Corticosteroids - Opthamological and Otological
Interventions:
Benzodiazepines for treatment of patients with delirium excluding those who are cared for in an intensive care unit
1. Benzodiazepine
Interventions:
Percutaneous pinning for treating distal radial fractures in adults
1. Percutaneous Fixation Of Bone 2. Percutaneous Fixation Using Kirschner Wire 3. Fixation Of Fracture Using Pins 4. K-wire 5. Fixation Of Fracture Using Wire
Interventions:
Pharmacological interventions for treatment‐resistant depression in adults
1. Antidepressants
Interventions:
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for chronic neck pain
1. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
Interventions:
Modafinil for people with schizophrenia or related disorders
1. Modafinil
Interventions:
Perioperative restrictive versus goal‐directed fluid therapy for adults undergoing major non‐cardiac surgery
1. Perioperative 2. Fluid Restriction
Interventions:
Treatments for primary delusional infestation
1. Antipsychotics 2. Electroconvulsive therapy 3. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation 4. Antidepressants 5. Psychotherapy 6. Neurosurgery
Interventions:
Interventions for prodromal stage of psychosis
1. Antipsychotics 2. Psychotherapy 3. Oral
Interventions:
Surgical versus conservative interventions for treating acromioclavicular dislocation of the shoulder in adults
1. Fixation 2. Allograft 3. Bone Screw 4. Stabilization Of Joint By Ligament Repair 5. Graft 6. Bone Wire 7. Bone Pin 8. Bone Plate 9. Surgical Repair 10. Ligament Reconstruction
Interventions:
Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) for schizophrenia
1. Aspirin
Interventions:
Rigid dressings versus soft dressings for transtibial amputations
1. Leg Prosthesis 2. Application Of Dressing, Fixed
Interventions:
Head‐to‐head oral prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Antibacterials For Systemic Use 2. Prophylaxis 3. Oral
Interventions:
Mucolytic agents versus placebo for chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Mucolytic 2. Oral
Interventions:
Conservative management following closed reduction of traumatic anterior dislocation of the shoulder
1. Rehabilitation Therapy Education 2. Arm, Brace Or Splint 3. Immobilization By Bandaging 4. Physiotherapy 5. Splint immobilzation 6. Home Exercise Program 7. Immobilization Physiotherapy 8. Implementation Of Immobilization Regime 9. Sling 10. Education About Immobilization 11. Immobilization By Sling 12. Bone Immobilization 13. Rehabilitation Therapy 14. Conservative Therapy 15. Joint Immobilizer Device 16. Physical therapy exercises 17. Brace 18. Splint
Interventions:
Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 3. Miscellaneous and non‐pharmacological interventions
1. Preventive 2. Remote Ischemic Preconditioning 3. Hypobaric Chamber 4. Nutritional supplement 5. Positive End Expiratory Pressure Therapy
Interventions:
Peer support for people with schizophrenia or other serious mental illness
1. Peer support
Interventions:
Subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery (SEPS) for treating venous leg ulcers
1. Endoscopic Ligation Of Subfascial Perforating Vein Of Lower Extremity
Interventions:
Aquablation of the prostate for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia
1. Aquablation
Interventions:
Immunonutrition for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in adults
1. Antioxidants 2. Amino acids I.V. solution additives 3. N-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation
Interventions:
Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease
1. Anterior Decompression Of Shoulder Joint
Interventions:
Deep brain stimulation for dystonia
1. Deep Brain Stimulation
Interventions:
Effects of peri‐operative nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs on post‐operative kidney function for adults with normal kidney function
1. Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug 2. Perioperative
Interventions:
Laryngeal mask airway versus endotracheal tube for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy in critically ill adults
1. Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy 2. Laryngeal Mask Airway Insertion
Interventions:
Perioperative alcohol cessation intervention for postoperative complications
1. Perioperative 2. Alcohol Cessation Therapy
Interventions:
Chlorpromazine versus piperacetazine for schizophrenia
1. Chlorpromazine
Interventions:
Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
1. Antibacterials For Systemic Use 2. Oral
Interventions:
Antibiotics for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Intravenous 2. Therapeutic Intent 3. Oral 4. Antibiotic Therapy
Interventions:
Occupational therapy delivered by specialists versus non‐specialists for people with schizophrenia
1. Occupational Therapy 2. Occupational Therapist
Interventions:
Phosphate binders for preventing and treating chronic kidney disease‐mineral and bone disorder (CKD‐MBD)
1. Preventive 2. Phosphate binders
Interventions:
Automated monitoring compared to standard care for the early detection of sepsis in critically ill patients
1. Intensive Care Unit 2. Monitoring Procedure
Interventions:
Fluphenazine (oral) versus placebo for schizophrenia
1. Fluphenazine 2. Oral
Interventions:
Continuous intravenous perioperative lidocaine infusion for postoperative pain and recovery in adults
1. Intraoperative Care 2. Lidocaine
Interventions:
Psychological therapies for treatment‐resistant depression in adults
1. Antidepressants
Interventions:
Increasing antipsychotic dose versus switching antipsychotic for non response in schizophrenia
1. Antipsychotics
Interventions:
Laparoscopic‐endoscopic rendezvous versus preoperative endoscopic sphincterotomy in people undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for stones in the gallbladder and bile duct
1. Laparoscopic-Endoscopic Rendezvous
Interventions:
Risperidone for psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation (rapid tranquillisation)
1. Risperidone
Interventions:
Different durations of corticosteroid therapy for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Glucocorticoids - Systemic
Interventions:
Antipsychotic reduction and/or cessation and antipsychotics as specific treatments for tardive dyskinesia
1. Antipsychotics
Interventions:
Fitness training for cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury
1. Physical Exercises
Interventions:
Peritoneal dialysis for acute kidney injury
1. Peritoneal Dialysis
Interventions:
Personalised asthma action plans for adults with asthma
1. Asthma Education 2. Asthma Action Care Planning
Interventions:
Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction procedures for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Endobronchial Valve 2. Bronchial Stent 3. Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction
Interventions:
Fibrin glue for pilonidal sinus disease
1. Fibrin Glue 2. Surgery
Interventions:
Intensive case management for severe mental illness
1. Intensive Case Management
Interventions:
Protease‐modulating matrix treatments for healing venous leg ulcers
1. Protease Modulating Matrix Treatment
Interventions:
Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for sciatica
1. Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
Interventions:
Lung volume reduction surgery for diffuse emphysema
1. Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Interventions:
Fast‐track cardiac care for adult cardiac surgical patients
1. Early Treatment 2. Cardiac Care 3. Opioids 4. Low Dose 5. General Anesthesia 6. Extubation Of Trachea
Interventions:
Inhaled nitric oxide for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in children and adults
1. Nitric Oxide 2. Inhaled
Interventions:
Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease
1. Manual Therapy 2. Physical therapy exercises
Interventions:
Back schools for acute and subacute non‐specific low‐back pain
1. Back School
Interventions:
Risperidone (depot) for schizophrenia
1. Intramuscular 2. Risperidone
Interventions:
Surgical versus conservative interventions for treating anterior cruciate ligament injuries
1. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 2. Reconstruction Procedure 3. Graft
Interventions:
Care delivery and self management strategies for adults with epilepsy
1. Counseling 2. Referral To Clinical Nurse Specialist 3. Community Care 4. Self-care practice 5. Social Care 6. Liaison With Gp (general Practitioner)
Interventions:
Motor control exercise for chronic non‐specific low‐back pain
1. Muscular Control Development Exercise
Interventions:
Multi‐disciplinary rehabilitation for acquired brain injury in adults of working age
1. Functional Rehabilitation
Interventions:
Crisis intervention for people with severe mental illnesses
1. Crisis Intervention
Interventions:
Rehabilitation for distal radial fractures in adults
1. Occupational Therapy 2. Occupational Need Assessment 3. Continuous Passive Mobilisation Device 4. Muscle Strength Exercise 5. Massage Physiotherapy 6. Heat Exposure Treatment 7. Therapeutic mobilization 8. Rehabilitation Therapy 9. Muscular Strength Development Exercise 10. Home Assessment 11. Conservative Therapy 12. Physical therapy exercises 13. Patient Education 14. Home
Interventions:
Early versus delayed dressing removal after primary closure of clean and clean‐contaminated surgical wounds
1. Wound Management Dressing 2. Wound dressing 3. Wound And Ulcer Preparations
Interventions:
Social skills programmes for schizophrenia
1. Social Skills Training
Interventions:
Cognitive‐behavioural treatment for subacute and chronic neck pain
1. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Interventions:
Use of plastic adhesive drapes during surgery for preventing surgical site infection
1. Antiseptics And Disinfectants 2. Surgical Patient Drape 3. Adhesive Surgical Drape
Interventions:
Supportive therapy for schizophrenia
1. Supportive care
Interventions:
Hydrogel dressings for treating pressure ulcers
1. Hydrogel Dressing
Interventions:
Protocolized versus non‐protocolized weaning for reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill adult patients
1. Weaning From Mechanically Assisted Ventilation 2. Following Protocol
Interventions:
Minimally invasive discectomy versus microdiscectomy/open discectomy for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation
1. Chondrectomy Of Spine
Interventions:
Platelet‐rich therapies for musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries
1. Platelet-rich Plasma
Interventions:
Bronchial thermoplasty for moderate or severe persistent asthma in adults
1. Thermoplasty Of Bronchus
Interventions:
Trifluoperazine versus placebo for schizophrenia
1. Trifluoperazine
Interventions:
Enhanced care by generalists for functional somatic symptoms and disorders in primary care
1. General Practitioner 2. Enhanced Care Program Approach Level 3. Primary Care Department
Interventions:
User‐held personalised information for routine care of people with severe mental illness
1. Information System
Interventions:
Traction for low‐back pain with or without sciatica
1. Traction
Interventions:
Dressings for superficial and partial thickness burns
1. Wound dressing
Interventions:
Inhaled corticosteroids for subacute and chronic cough in adults
1. Corticosteroids - Inhaled
Interventions:
Nurse versus physician‐led care for the management of asthma
1. Nursing Personnel 2. Asthma Management
Interventions:
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus retrograde intrarenal surgery for treatment of renal stones in adults
1. Removal Of Calculus Of Renal Pelvis Through Percutaneous Nephrostomy
Interventions:
Totally tubeless, tubeless, and tubed percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treating kidney stones
1. Insertion Of Stent Into Urethra 2. Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Without Disintegration
Interventions:
Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers for adults with early (stage 1 to 3) non‐diabetic chronic kidney disease
1. Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists 2. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
Interventions:
Interventions for improving health literacy in people with chronic kidney disease
1. Health Literacy Enhancement
Interventions:
Interventions for treating catheter‐related bloodstream infections in people receiving maintenance haemodialysis
1. Replacement Of Catheter 2. Removal Of Catheter 3. Catheter-exchange Guidewire Holder 4. Central venous catheter care
Interventions:
Interventions for minimal change disease in adults with nephrotic syndrome
1. Chlorambucil 2. Cyclophosphamide 3. Corticosteroids 4. Sirolimus 5. Tacrolimus 6. Levamisole 7. Rituximab 8. Cyclosporine 9. Azathioprine 10. Mycophenolic Acid 11. Everolimus
Interventions:
Non‐pharmacological interventions for preventing clotting of extracorporeal circuits during continuous renal replacement therapy
1. Non-Pharmacological Interventions 2. Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis
Interventions:
Aldosterone antagonists for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis
1. Aldosterone Antagonists
Interventions:
Pharmacological interventions for preventing clotting of extracorporeal circuits during continuous renal replacement therapy
1. Preventive
Interventions:
Alpha‐blockers after shock wave lithotripsy for renal or ureteral stones in adults
1. Adjuvant 2. Usual Care 3. Alpha-adrenergic blocking agent
Interventions:
Aldosterone antagonists in addition to renin angiotensin system antagonists for preventing the progression of chronic kidney disease
1. Renin-angiotensin-system acting agents 2. Aldosterone Antagonists
Interventions:
Calcium channel blockers for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis
1. Calcium Channel Blockers
Interventions:
Oral protein‐based supplements versus placebo or no treatment for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis
1. Protein Supplements 2. Oral
Interventions:
Target of rapamycin inhibitors (TOR‐I; sirolimus and everolimus) for primary immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients
1. Immunosuppressant 2. Sirolimus 3. Everolimus
Interventions:
Interventions for preventing bone disease in kidney transplant recipients
1. Preventive
Interventions:
Dialysate temperature reduction for intradialytic hypotension for people with chronic kidney disease requiring haemodialysis
1. Dialysate temperature reduction
Interventions:
Catheter type, placement and insertion techniques for preventing catheter‐related infections in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients
1. Catheterization 2. Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter
Interventions:
Alpha‐blockers as medical expulsive therapy for ureteral stones
1. Alpha-adrenoreceptor Antagonists
Interventions:
Medical and dietary interventions for preventing recurrent urinary stones in children
1. Preventive 2. Dietary Regime
Interventions:
Uric acid lowering therapies for preventing or delaying the progression of chronic kidney disease
1. Preventive 2. Preparations Inhibiting Uric Acid Production
Interventions:
Terlipressin versus other vasoactive drugs for hepatorenal syndrome
1. Terlipressin
Interventions:
Continuous erythropoiesis receptor activator (CERA) for the anaemia of chronic kidney disease
1. Methoxy Polyethylene Glycol-epoetin Beta
Interventions:
Polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies for treating acute rejection episodes in kidney transplant recipients
1. Monoclonal Antibodies 2. Polyclonal antibodies
Interventions:
Polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies for induction therapy in kidney transplant recipients
1. Immunosuppressant 2. Monoclonal Antibodies 3. Polyclonal antibodies
Interventions:
Short‐acting erythropoiesis‐stimulating agents for anaemia in predialysis patients
1. Erythropoietin
Interventions:
Interventions for chronic kidney disease‐associated restless legs syndrome
1. Non-Pharmacological Interventions
Interventions:
Steroid avoidance or withdrawal for kidney transplant recipients
1. Medication Withdrawal 2. Corticosteroids - Opthamological and Otological 3. Recommendation To Stop Drug Treatment
Interventions:
Isolation as a strategy for controlling the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in haemodialysis units
1. Isolation Of Infected Patient
Interventions:
Normal saline versus lower‐chloride solutions for kidney transplantation
1. Intravenous 2. Saline
Interventions:
Interventions for lowering plasma homocysteine levels in dialysis patients
1. Homocysteine-lowering therapy 2. High Dose
Interventions:
Laparoendoscopic single‐site donor nephrectomy (LESS‐DN) versus standard laparoscopic donor nephrectomy
1. Donor Nephrectomy 2. Laparoendoscopic Single Site Surgery
Interventions:
Antidepressants for treating depression in adults with end‐stage kidney disease treated with dialysis
1. Antidepressants
Interventions:
Anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents for preventing central venous haemodialysis catheter malfunction in patients with end‐stage kidney disease
1. Preventive 2. Antithrombotic Agents 3. Antiplatelet agent
Interventions:
Pre‐emptive correction for haemodialysis arteriovenous access stenosis
1. Early Treatment 2. Surveillance 3. Doppler Ultrasonography Of Artery 4. Angioplasty Of Artery 5. Vascular Surgery
Interventions:
Early versus delayed erythropoietin for the anaemia of end‐stage kidney disease
1. Early Treatment 2. Erythropoietin
Interventions:
Mycophenolic acid versus azathioprine as primary immunosuppression for kidney transplant recipients
1. Immunosuppressive Therapy For Transplant 2. Mycophenolic Acid
Interventions:
Amphotericin B deoxycholate versus liposomal amphotericin B: effects on kidney function
1. Amphotericin B Liposome 2. Antifungals For Systemic Use
Interventions:
Citrate salts for preventing and treating calcium containing kidney stones in adults
1. Preventive 2. Citrate salt 3. Oral
Interventions:
Dietary interventions for mineral and bone disorder in people with chronic kidney disease
1. Dietary Regime
Interventions:
Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and non‐opioids for acute renal colic
1. Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug 2. Antispasmodic Agent
Interventions:
Haemodiafiltration, haemofiltration and haemodialysis for end‐stage kidney disease
1. Hemodiafiltration 2. Hemofiltration 3. Acetate-free biofiltration
Interventions:
Interventions for lowering plasma homocysteine levels in kidney transplant recipients
1. Homocysteine-lowering therapy 2. High Dose
Interventions:
Bicarbonate‐ versus lactate‐buffered solutions for acute continuous haemodiafiltration or haemofiltration
1. Sodium Bicarbonate 2. Dialysis fluid
Interventions:
Loop diuretics for patients receiving blood transfusions
1. Loop diuretic
Interventions:
Belatacept for kidney transplant recipients
1. Immunosuppressive Therapy 2. Belatacept
Interventions:
Oral adsorbents for preventing or delaying the progression of chronic kidney disease
1. Oral 2. Adsorbents
Interventions:
Androgens for the anaemia of chronic kidney disease in adults
1. Androgens 2. Usual Care
Interventions:
Dietary interventions for preventing complications in idiopathic hypercalciuria
1. Low Protein Diet 2. Low Sodium Diet 3. Low oxalate diet 4. Low calcium diet
Interventions:
HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) for kidney transplant recipients
1. Statins
Interventions:
Lipid‐lowering agents for nephrotic syndrome
1. Lipid-lowering Therapy
Interventions:
Percussion, diuresis, and inversion therapy for the passage of lower pole kidney stones following shock wave lithotripsy
1. Induced Diuresis 2. Inversion Table 3. Percussion
Interventions:
Higher versus lower fractions of inspired oxygen or targets of arterial oxygenation for adults admitted to the intensive care unit
1. High oxygentation strategy 2. Oxygen Therapy
Interventions:
Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation
1. Varenicline
Interventions:
Long‐acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) plus long‐acting beta‐agonist (LABA) versus LABA plus inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Inhaled Anticholinergics 2. Long-Acting Beta-Agonists 3. Inhaled
Interventions:
Inhaled corticosteroids versus placebo  for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Corticosteroids - Inhaled
Interventions:
Exercise‐based rehabilitation programmes for pulmonary hypertension
1. Exercise therapy
Interventions:
Pharmacological treatment for central sleep apnoea in adults
1. Methylxanthine 2. Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors 3. Hypnotics And Sedatives 4. Anxiolytics
Interventions:
Inspiratory muscle training, with or without concomitant pulmonary rehabilitation, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
1. Pulmonary Rehabilitation 2. Inspiratory Muscle Training
Interventions:
Immunostimulants versus placebo for preventing exacerbations in adults with chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Immunostimulants
Interventions:
Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for central sleep apnoea in adults
1. Adaptive support ventilation 2. Bilevel positive airway pressure 3. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
Interventions:
Pulmonary rehabilitation versus usual care for adults with asthma
1. Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Interventions:
Magnesium sulfate for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Magnesium Sulfate 2. Usual Care
Interventions:
Interventions for preventing weight gain after smoking cessation
1. Fluoxetine 2. Electronic cigarettes 3. Varenicline 4. Cytisine 5. Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 6. Nicotine Replacement Therapy Using Nicotine Patch 7. Provision Of Pedometer 8. Naltrexone 9. Disaccharidase Tolerance Tests 10. Lifestyle assessment 11. Nicotine Replacement Therapy Using Nicotine Gum 12. Dexfenfluramine Oral Capsule 13. Exercise 14. Bupropion 15. Smoking Cessation Therapy 16. Behavior Management 17. Low Carbohydrate Diet Education 18. Nicotine Nasal Inhaler 19. Telephone Counseling 20. Phenylpropanolamine 21. Quitline referral
Interventions:
Non‐invasive positive airway pressure therapy for improving erectile dysfunction in men with obstructive sleep apnoea
1. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
Interventions:
Supervised maintenance programmes following pulmonary rehabilitation compared to usual care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Pulmonary Rehabilitation 2. Maintenance Therapy
Interventions:
Chronic non‐invasive ventilation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation 2. Usual Care 3. Home
Interventions:
Glucocorticoid with cyclophosphamide for oral paraquat poisoning
1. Glucocorticoids - Systemic 2. Cyclophosphamide 3. Usual Care
Interventions:
Combination fixed‐dose beta agonist and steroid inhaler as required for adults or children with mild asthma
1. Terbutaline 2. Corticosteroids - Inhaled 3. Intermittent Administration 4. Formoterol 5. Salbutamol 6. Single-inhaler
Interventions:
Interventions for tobacco cessation delivered by dental professionals
1. Smoking Cessation Therapy 2. Dental Practitioner
Interventions:
Telerehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease
1. Pulmonary Rehabilitation 2. Telerehabilitation
Interventions:
Prophylactic antibiotics for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a network meta‐analysis
1. Antibacterials For Systemic Use 2. Prophylaxis 3. Oral
Interventions:
Anti‐IL‐5 therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Benralizumab 2. Mepolizumab
Interventions:
Proton pump inhibitors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Proton Pump Inhibitors 2. Usual Care
Interventions:
Phosphodiesterase‐4 inhibitors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor 2. Oral
Interventions:
Interventions for promoting physical activity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
1. Encouragement to exercise
Interventions:
Educational, supportive and behavioural interventions to improve usage of continuous positive airway pressure machines in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea
1. Education 2. Reinforcement Of Adherence To Treatment Regimen
Interventions:
Breathing exercises for adults with asthma
1. Breathing Exercises
Interventions:
Oxygen therapy in the pre‐hospital setting for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Ambulance-based Care 2. Oxygen Therapy
Interventions:
Pressure modification or humidification for improving usage of continuous positive airway pressure machines in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea
1. Humidification Therapy 2. Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure Titration 3. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation 4. Expiratory Pressure Relief Continuous Positive Airway Pressure 5. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Titration
Interventions:
Pharmacological agents for adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome
1. Intensive Care Unit
Interventions:
Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea
1. Positioning - Therapy 2. Home
Interventions:
Once daily long‐acting beta2‐agonists and long‐acting muscarinic antagonists in a combined inhaler versus placebo for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Inhaled Anticholinergics 2. Long-Acting Beta-Agonists 3. Single-inhaler
Interventions:
Print‐based self‐help interventions for smoking cessation
1. Written information about smoking cessation 2. Self-care Interventions
Interventions:
Combined aclidinium bromide and long‐acting beta2‐agonist for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
1. Aclidinium Bromide 2. Long-Acting Beta-Agonists 3. Inhaled
Interventions:
Active mind‐body movement therapies as an adjunct to or in comparison with pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Tai Chi 2. Yoga 3. Qigong therapy 4. Pilates Exercise
Interventions:
Once‐daily long‐acting beta₂‐agonists/inhaled corticosteroids combined inhalers versus inhaled long‐acting muscarinic antagonists for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Corticosteroids - Inhaled 2. Long-Acting Beta-Agonists 3. Inhaled
Interventions:
Enhancing partner support to improve smoking cessation
1. One-to-One Smoking Cessation Support 2. Partner-support
Interventions:
Nicotine replacement therapy versus control for smoking cessation
1. Drugs Used In Nicotine Dependence
Interventions:
Self‐management for bronchiectasis
1. Self-care Patient Education
Interventions:
Family and carer smoking control programmes for reducing children's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
1. Tobacco Abuse Prevention 2. Tobacco Abuse Prevention Education
Interventions:
Singing for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Singing 2. Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Interventions:
Nursing interventions for smoking cessation
1. Nurse
Interventions:
Invasive versus non‐invasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure in neuromuscular disease and chest wall disorders
1. Non-invasive mechanical ventilation
Interventions:
Inhaled magnesium sulfate in the treatment of acute asthma
1. Selective Beta-2-adrenoreceptor Agonists- Inhaled 2. Magnesium Sulfate 3. Ipratropium Bromide 4. Inhaled
Interventions:
Mesenchymal stem cells for the prevention and treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants
1. Preventive 2. Mesenchymal stromal cells
Interventions:
Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist compared to other forms of triggered ventilation for neonatal respiratory support
1. Assisted Controlled Mandatory Ventilation 2. Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation 3. Controlled Ventilation
Interventions:
Inhaled versus systemic corticosteroids for preventing bronchopulmonary dysplasia in ventilated very low birth weight preterm neonates
1. Preventive 2. Corticosteroids - Opthamological and Otological 3. Inhaled
Interventions:
Inhaled versus systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in ventilated very low birth weight preterm infants
1. Corticosteroids - Opthamological and Otological 2. Inhaled
Interventions:
Shared decision‐making for people with asthma
1. Shared Decision Making
Interventions:
Positive expiratory pressure therapy versus other airway clearance techniques for bronchiectasis
1. Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure Physiotherapy 2. Positive Expiratory Pressure Mask Physiotherapy
Interventions:
Tailored interventions based on sputum eosinophils versus clinical symptoms for asthma in children and adults
1. Sputum Examination 2. Guidance Intent
Interventions:
Culture‐specific programs for children and adults from minority groups who have asthma
1. Asthma Education
Interventions:
Aerosolized prostacyclins for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
1. Prostacyclin 2. Aerosol Therapy
Interventions:
Self‐management interventions including action plans for exacerbations versus usual care in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Self-care Interventions
Interventions:
ProSeal versus Classic laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for positive pressure ventilation in adults undergoing elective surgery
1. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation 2. General Anesthetics 3. Laryngeal Mask
Interventions:
Non‐invasive ventilation for the management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Non-invasive mechanical ventilation
Interventions:
Umeclidinium bromide versus placebo for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
1. Umeclidinium
Interventions:
Mass media interventions for preventing smoking in young people
1. Communications media
Interventions:
Computer and mobile technology interventions for self‐management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Self-care Interventions
Interventions:
Tobacco packaging design for reducing tobacco use
1. Tobacco Abuse Prevention 2. Tobacco Packaging
Interventions:
Lay‐led and peer support interventions for adolescents with asthma
1. Supportive 2. Support 3. Peer Mentor
Interventions:
Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma
1. Reinforcement Of Adherence To Treatment Regimen
Interventions:
Asthma education for school staff
1. School 2. Asthma Education
Interventions:
Group behaviour therapy programmes for smoking cessation
1. Behavioral Therapy
Interventions:
Psychological therapies for the treatment of anxiety disorders in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 2. Integrative Psychotherapy 3. Behavioral Therapy 4. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 5. Humanistic Psychotherapy
Interventions:
Addition of anti‐leukotriene agents to inhaled corticosteroids for adults and adolescents with persistent asthma
1. Corticosteroids - Inhaled 2. Oral 3. Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists 4. Inhaled
Interventions:
Interventions to improve inhaler technique for people with asthma
1. Inhaler Technique Shown 2. Review Of Inhaler Technique Using Inhaler Checking Device 3. Inhalation Therapy Education
Interventions:
System change interventions for smoking cessation
1. Smoking Cessation Therapy 2. Healthcare Facility
Interventions:
Fluid restriction for treatment of preterm infants with chronic lung disease
1. Fluid Restriction
Interventions:
Stepping down the dose of inhaled corticosteroids for adults with asthma
1. Long-Acting Beta-Agonists 2. Reduction Of Corticosteroid Dosage
Interventions:
Pneumococcal vaccines for preventing pneumonia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. Pneumococcal Vaccine
Interventions:
Combined inhaled beta‐agonist and anticholinergic agents for emergency management in adults with asthma
1. Inhaled Anticholinergics 2. Selective Beta-2-adrenoreceptor Agonists- Inhaled 3. Inhaled