Index

Oxygen versus air for nebulising beta-agonist bronchodilators in acute asthma
Oxytocin Antagonists for suppressing preterm birth after an episode of preterm labour
Oxytocin for induction of labour
Oxytocin for prelabour rupture of membranes at or near term
Oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage in non-facility birth settings
Oxytocin for reducing operative births in women with epidurals in labour
Oxytocin for treating Prader-Willi Syndrome
Oxytocin in high versus low doses for augmentation of delayed labour
Oxytocin injected into a vein or muscle for reducing blood loss after vaginal birth
Oxytocin receptor antagonists for inhibiting preterm labour
Oxytocin to prevent excessive blood loss for women during the third stage of labour
Ozanimod for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
Ozone therapy as a treatment for foot ulcers in people with diabetes
Ozone therapy for the treatment of dental caries
Pacing for drug-refractory or drug-intolerant Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Padma 28 for intermittent claudication
Pain control during panretinal photocoagulation for diabetic retinopathy
Pain control using local anaesthetics to improve surgical results after shoulder, hip and knee replacement surgery
Pain in patients with inflammatory arthritis and gastrointestinal or liver problems
Pain management for medical abortion before 14 weeks' gestation
Pain management for rheumatoid arthritis with cardiovascular or renal comorbidity
Pain management for women in labour – an overview
Pain management for women in labour: generic protocol
Pain medications (NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) around the time of surgery in women undergoing breast surgery
Pain relief and side effects of a new regional anaesthetic technique (ESPB)
Pain relief for hysteroscopy as an outpatient
Pain relief for neonatal circumcision
Pain relief for removal of femoral sheath after cardiac procedures
Pain relief for women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction
Pain relief for women with pre-cancerous changes of the cervix (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)) undergoing outpatient treatment
Pain tablets taken by mouth for post-caesarean pain
Pain-relieving agents for infantile colic
Painkillers for relieving pain caused by orthodontic treatment
Painkillers other than opioids to treat pain in babies undergoing painful procedures
Painkillers, such as paracetamol and ibuprofen, before dental treatment in children and adolescents for reducing pain after treatment
Paliperidone palmitate for schizophrenia
Palivizumab for reducing the risk of severe RSV infection in children
Palivizumab for respiratory syncytial virus infection prevention in children
Palivizumab vaccine for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children with cystic fibrosis
Palliative (without intention to cure) chemotherapy and targeted therapies for cancer in the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction
Palliative biliary stents for obstructing pancreatic cancer
Palliative care for people with advanced dementia
Palliative care interventions for people with multiple sclerosis
Palliative gastric radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy versus non-radiotherapy approaches for locally advanced or metastatic (or both) gastric cancer
Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy for steatorrhoea in pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy timings in cystic fibrosis
Pancreatic enzyme supplements for people with cystic fibrosis
Pancreatic enzymes for chronic pancreatitis
Paracervical local anaesthesia for cervical dilatation and uterine interventions
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) alone, or in combination with codeine or dihydrocodeine, for neuropathic pain in adults
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) for acute episodic tension-type headache in adults
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) for prevention or treatment of pain in newborns
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) with or without an antiemetic for acute migraine in adults
Paracetamol for cancer pain
Paracetamol for chronic non-cancer pain in children and adolescents
Paracetamol for low back pain
Paracetamol for pain relief after surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth
Paracetamol for relief of perineal pain after birth
Paracetamol for treating fever in children
Paracetamol for treating people with hip or knee osteoarthritis
Paracetamol versus nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for rheumatoid arthritis
Paracetamol, NSAIDS and opioid analgesics for chronic low back pain: a network meta-analysis
Parasympathomimetic drugs for the treatment of 'dry mouth' due to radiotherapy
Parathyroidectomy for adults with primary hyperparathyroidism
Parathyroidectomy for chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD)
Paravertebral block versus thoracic epidural for patients undergoing thoracotomy
Parecoxib delivered intramuscularly or intravenously (injected in to the muscle or the vein) for acute postoperative pain in adults
Parent mediated reading interventions for children aged birth to 48 months
Parent training for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children aged 5 to 18 years
Parent training for improving parental psychosocial health
Parent training for parents with intellectual disabilities
Parent training programmes for managing infantile (baby) colic
Parent-infant psychotherapy for improving parent and infant well-being
Parent-initiated oral corticosteroid therapy for intermittent wheezing illnesses in children
Parent-mediated intervention delivered through telehealth for children with autism spectrum disorder
Parent-mediated interventions to promote communication and language development in young children with Down syndrome
Parent-only interventions for childhood overweight or obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years
Parenteral calcium for intensive care unit patients
Parenting programmes for improving the parenting skills and outcomes for incarcerated parents and their children
Parenting programmes for incarcerated parents
Parenting programmes for parents with schizophrenia or related serious mental illness
Parenting programmes for teenage parents and their children
Parenting programmes for the prevention of unintentional injuries in childhood  
Parenting programmes for the treatment of physical child abuse and neglect
Paroxetine versus other anti-depressive agents for depression
PARP inhibitors for locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer
Partial agonists for the treatment of high blood pressure.
Partial breast irradiation for early breast cancer
Partial exchange transfusion to prevent neurodevelopmental disability in infants with polycythemia
Partial liquid ventilation for mechanical ventilation of severely ill children with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
Partial nephrectomy for the treatment of clinically localised renal carcinomas
Partial or total hip replacement compared with fracture fixation for treating hip fractures located outside the hip joint
Partial removal of skull (decompressive craniectomy) to lower treatment-resistant high pressure in the skull and brain after traumatic brain injury
Participants from across Russia and beyond gather for the third Cochrane Workshop in Kazan
Participation in environmental enhancement and conservation activities for health and well-being in adults
Participation in rehabilitation programmes that include regular exercise, can improve the quality of life for people with heart disease
Participation of traditional, complementary and alternative health practitioners in conventional health systems in low- and middle-income countries
Particle therapy versus conventional radiotherapy for lung cancer
Partnerships for knowledge translation
Passiflora for the treatment of anxiety disorders in adults
Passive Abeta immunisation for the treatment of Alzheimers disease
Passive immunisation (giving antibodies) for preventing rubella (German measles) after contact with it
Passive movements for the treatment and prevention of contractures
Patch angioplasty versus primary closure for carotid endarterectomy
Patches of different types for carotid patch angioplasty
Patella resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty
Patellar or hamstring tendon grafts for ACL reconstruction in adults
Patent foramen ovale closure versus medical therapy for preventing further stroke or similar events in people who have had a stroke of unknown cause
Patient and lay carer education for preventing pressure ulceration in at-risk populations
Patient controlled opioid analgesia versus non-patient controlled opioid analgesia for controlling postoperative pain
Patient decision aids to help people who are facing decisions about health treatment or screening
Patient decision aids to help people who are facing decisions about health treatment or screening
Patient education and support for people with schizophrenia by using information and communication technology
Patient education for fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis
Patient education for mechanical neck disorders
Patient education for neck pain
Patient education for preventing venous leg ulceration
Patient education shows short-term benefits for adults with rheumatoid arthritis.
Patient isolation measures for infants with candida colonization or infection for preventing or reducing transmission of candida in neonatal units
Patient navigator programmes for children and adolescents with chronic diseases
Patient support and education for promoting adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS
Patient support programmes (psychosocial interventions) for improving quality of life in adults undergoing squint surgery
Patient-adjusted versus health professional-adjusted insulin dosing for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Patient-controlled analgesia with remifentanil versus alternative analgesic methods for pain relief in labour
Patient-controlled intravenous pain relief compared to pain relief into the epidural space following abdominal surgery in adults
Patient-held clinical information for people with psychotic illnesses
Patient-initiated appointments for people with chronic conditions managed in hospital outpatient settings
Patient-mediated interventions to improve professional practice
Patient-specific cutting guides for total knee arthroplasty
Patients and carers
Patients and consumers at Cochrane's Edinburgh Colloquium
Patients record systems: effects on dental practice and patient oral health outcomes
Patients with a predicted severe attack of callsone-associated acute pancreatitis need early endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Patients with refractory ascites may temporarily benefit from transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunts
Patterns of breastfeeding, according to the baby or according to the clock
Pay for performance (payment or penalty methods to encourage hospitals to increase quality of care)
Paying for performance to improve the delivery of healthcare services in low- and middle-income countries
Payment methods for healthcare providers in outpatient healthcare settings
Payment methods for outpatient care facilities
PCSK9 inhibition for primary prevention of ischaemic heart disease in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia
PCSK9 inhibitors for prevention of cardiovascular disease
PCV chemotherapy for recurrent high grade glioma
PDE5 inhibitors for pulmonary hypertension
Pedestrian safety education for children can improve their knowledge and change their road crossing behaviour, but effects on injury are unknown
Pedicle screw fixation methods for traumatic fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine
Pedicle screw-based dynamic stabilisation systems versus pedicle screw-based rigid fusion system for lumbar degenerative diseases
Peer support for schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses
Peer support interventions for family carers of adults with chronic mental or physical illness who are living at home
Peer support interventions for parents and carers of children with complex needs
Peer support strategies for improving the health and well-being of individuals with chronic diseases
Peer support telephone calls to improve health and health behaviours
Peer-based interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected women
Peginterferon alpha-2a versus peginterferon alpha-2b for chronic hepatitis C
Peginterferon plus ribavirin is more effective than interferon plus ribavirin in clearing hepatitis C virus
Pegloticase for chronic gout
Pegylated granulocyte colony stimulating factor versus non-pegylated granulocyte colony stimulating factor for patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Pegylated interferon for acute hepatitis C
Pegylated interferon for chronic hepatitis B
Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for multiple myeloma
Pelargonium sidoides (Umckaloabo), a herbal remedy, for treating acute respiratory tract infections
Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary incontinence in women
Pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in women
Pelvic floor muscle training helps reduce stress and mixed incontinence but it is not clear if it is better than other treatments.
Pelvic floor muscle training versus other active treatments for urinary incontinence in women
Pelvimetry for fetal cephalic presentations at or near term for deciding on mode of delivery
Pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy for treating advanced bladder cancer after recurrence/progression following platinum-based chemotherapy
Pemetrexed disodium (new anticancer drug) significantly increases the length of survival, as well as relieves symptoms of mesothelioma
Penfluridol for schizophrenia
Penicillamine for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Penicillin reduces the risk of streptococcal throat infections and attacks of rheumatic fever in people who have already had a bout of rheumatic fever
Penile rehabilitation for post prostatectomy erectile dysfunction
Pentasaccharides for the prevention of venous blood clots
Pentasaccharides for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis
Pentoxifylline and vitamin E alone or in combination for preventing and treating side effects of radiation therapy and concomitant chemoradiotherapy
Pentoxifylline for critical limb ischaemia
Pentoxifylline for diabetic eye disease
Pentoxifylline for diabetic kidney disease
Pentoxifylline for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants
Pentoxifylline for treating venous leg ulcers.
Pentoxifylline for treatment of sepsis and necrotising enterocolitis in neonates
Pentoxifylline for women with endometriosis
Pentoxifylline, propentofylline and pentifylline for acute ischaemic stroke
People who quit smoking after a heart attack or cardiac surgery reduce their risk of death by at least one third
People who undergo bypass surgery for narrowed coronary vessels may be less likely to need re-intervention than those treated using angioplasty with stents
People who undergo ureteroscopy for the treatment of stones achieve a higher stone-free rate, but have more complications and longer hospital stay
People with dementia may benefit from naftidrofuryl
People with opioid dependence require substantial therapeutic effort to keep them drug free. Their use of illicit opioids can be reduced and retention in treatment improved with supervised agonist replacement therapy with
PEP therapy in bronchiectasis
Perampanel add-on for drug-resistant focal epilepsy
Perampanel monotherapy for epilepsy
Perazine for schizophrenia
Perceptions and experiences of labour companionship
Perceptions and experiences of the prevention, detection and management of postpartum haemorrhage: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Percutaneous central venous catheters versus peripheral cannulae for delivery of parenteral nutrition in neonates
Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting for adults with diabetes and multivessel coronary disease
Percutaneous ethanol injection for liver metastases
Percutaneous ethanol injection for the treatment of early liver cancer
Percutaneous needle aspiration does not seem to help patients with uncomplicated amoebic liver abscesses
Percutaneous needle aspiration, injection, and re-aspiration with or without benzimidazole coverage for uncomplicated hepatic hydatid cysts
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting for vertebral artery stenosis
Percutaneous transluminal rotational atherectomy for coronary artery disease
Perfusion techniques for liver retrieval in liver donors
Pergolide for levodopa-induced complications in Parkinson's disease
Pergolide versus bromocriptine for levodopa-induced complications in Parkinson's disease
Peri-articular/intra-articular infiltration analgesia with local anaesthetic versus nerve block for postoperative pain and function in patients receiving major knee surgery
Peri-implantation glucocorticoid administration for assisted reproductive technology cycles
Peri-operative antibiotics for hand trauma involving tendons and nerves
Peri-operative antibiotics for superficial hand trauma
Periarticular analgesia for postoperative pain following total hip replacement
Periarticular analgesia for postoperative pain following total knee replacement
Periconceptional supplementation with folate and/or multivitamins for preventing neural tube defects
Pericyazine for the treatment of schizophrenia
Perinatal internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for preventing postnatal depression
Perineal dilators for facilitating the second stage of labour
Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma
Periodic change of body position under phototherapy in term and preterm neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia
Periodic change of body position under phototherapy in term and preterm neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia
Periodic measurement of the containment volume of the stomach during tube feeding
Periodontal treatment for blood pressure control
Perioperative antibiotics for preventing post-surgical site infections in solid organ transplant recipients
Perioperative antioxidants for adults undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery
Perioperative corticosteroids for patients undergoing elective major abdominal surgery (CORPUS)
Perioperative corticosteroids for reducing postoperative complications following esophagectomy
Perioperative enhanced recovery after surgery programmes for women with gynaecological cancers
Perioperative glucocorticoid stress dose for adult surgical patients at risk of adrenal insufficiency
Perioperative increase in global blood flow to explicit defined goals and outcomes following surgery
Perioperative interventions for smoking cessation in hip and knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic diseases
Perioperative interventions in pelvic organ prolapse surgery
Perioperative intravenous magnesium for preventing atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass
Perioperative ketamine for acute postoperative pain
Perioperative local anaesthesia for reducing pain following septal surgery
Perioperative local anaesthesia for reducing pain following tonsillectomy
Perioperative prebiotics, probiotics or synbiotics for elective abdominal surgery in adults
Perioperative prophylactic antibiotics in head and neck cancer surgery
Perioperative statin use to improve outcomes during and after noncardiac vascular surgery
Perioperative systemic chemo-immunotherapy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma
Perioperative use of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in people with inflammatory arthritis
Perioperative warming therapy for preventing surgical site infection in adults undergoing surgery
Peripheral laser iridotomy for pigmentary glaucoma
Peripheral nerve blocks compared to other types of pain relief for people having total hip joint replacement surgery
Peripheral nerve blocks for postoperative pain after major knee surgery
Peripheral retinal ablation for threshold retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants
Peripheral venous blood gas analysis versus arterial blood gas analysis for the diagnosis of respiratory failure and metabolic disturbance in adults
Peripherally inserted central catheter design and material for reducing catheter failure and complications
Peritoneal dialysis for acute kidney injury
Peritoneal dialysis versus haemodialysis for people commencing dialysis
Peritoneal drainage versus laparotomy as initial surgical treatment for perforated necrotizing enterocolitis or spontaneous intestinal perforation in preterm low birth weight infants
Permissive hypercapnia for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in mechanically ventilated newborn infants
Perphenazine for schizophrenia
Perphenazine versus low-potency first-generation drugs for schizophrenia

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