Top 50 Reviews

  1. No evidence that medical anti-shock trousers improve survival for people with trauma, and some suggestion they may worsen outcomes, but more trials are needed (946)
  2. Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections (794)
  3. Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold (778)
  4. Glucosamine for osteoarthritis (750)
  5. Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with various diseases (640)
  6. Interventions for preventing obesity in children (608)
  7. Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (601)
  8. Screening for breast cancer with mammography (568)
  9. Efficacy and safety of trastuzumab in early breast cancer (526)
  10. Pain management for women in labour – an overview (488)
  11. Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women (483)
  12. Can nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) help people quit smoking (416)
  13. Continuous support for women during childbirth (401)
  14. Juvenile awareness programs for preventing juvenile delinquency (400)
  15. Exercise for depression (380)
  16. Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants (378)
  17. Nebulized hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants (353)
  18. Diacerein for osteoarthritis (344)
  19. Can cognitive stimulation benefit people with dementia? (333)
  20. A comparison of multifocal and monofocal intraocular lens implants used in cataract surgery (327)
  21. Acupuncture for shoulder pain (320)
  22. Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community (312)
  23. Green tea for the prevention of cancer (302)
  24. Exercise for improving balance in older people (299)
  25. Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke (297)
  26. Are colloids more effective than crystalloids in reducing mortality in people who are critically ill or injured (287)
  27. Immersion in water in labour and birth (284)
  28. Discharge planning from hospital to home (277)
  29. Zinc for the common cold (273)
  30. Epidurals for pain relief in labour (272)
  31. Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonization (271)
  32. Caffeine as an analgesic adjuvant for acute pain in adults (267)
  33. Comparing continuous electronic monitoring of the baby's heartbeat in labour using cardiotocography (CTG, sometimes known as EFM) with intermittent monitoring (intermittent auscultation, IA) (266)
  34. Antibióticos para el tratamiento de infecciones intestinales por salmonelas | Resúmenes Cochrane (263)
  35. Vitamin A for measles in children (242)
  36. Magnesium sulfate for treating exacerbations of acute asthma in the emergency department (237)
  37. Decision aids to help people who are facing health treatment or screening decisions (230)
  38. Interprofessional collaboration: effects of practice-based interventions on professional practice and healthcare outcomes (226)
  39. Treating obesity in children (226)
  40. No evidence that routine preoperative hair removal reduces surgical site infection (223)
  41. St. John's wort for treating depression. (219)
  42. Diuretics for heart failure in adults (216)
  43. Using the combined vaccine for protection of children against measles, mumps and rubella (216)
  44. Speech and language therapy for children with cerebral palsy might improve their communication skills, but more research is needed. (215)
  45. Oral misoprostol for induction of labour (214)
  46. The effect of caffeine in people with asthma (214)
  47. Surgery for osteoarthritis of the thumb (213)
  48. Ibuprofen for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm and/or low birth weight infants (208)
  49. Interventions for enhancing adherence to prescribed medications (201)
  50. Music therapy for depression (199)

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