Index

Ritalin for adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Rituximab as maintenance therapy for patients with follicular lymphoma
Rituximab for eradicating inhibitors in people with acquired haemophilia A
Rituximab for myasthenia gravis
Rituximab for people with multiple sclerosis
Rituximab for rheumatoid arthritis
Rituximab for treating inhibitors in people with inherited severe hemophilia
Rivastigmine appears to moderately improve cognition and to a lesser extent activities of daily living in patients with PDD
Rivastigmine for dementia in people with Down syndrome
Rivastigmine for people with Alzheimer's disease
Rivastigmine for vascular cognitive impairment
Rizatriptan for acute migraine headaches in adults
Robot assistant versus human or another robot assistant in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Robot-assisted surgery for benign and malignant liver lesions
Robotic assisted surgery for gynaecological cancer
Robotic surgery for benign gynaecological disease
Robotic surgery for rectal cancer
Robotic versus open radical cystectomy for bladder cancer in adults
Rofecoxib for osteoarthritis
Rofecoxib for rheumatoid arthritis
Role of homeopathic medicines in prevention and treatment of paralytic ileus
Role of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in the management of bronchiectasis
Role of ketamine for management of acute severe asthma in children
Role of rituximab in addition to standard chemotherapy for adult patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma
Rooming-in for new mother and infant versus separate care for increasing duration of breastfeeding
Root canal posts for the restoration of root filled teeth
Root coverage procedures for the treatment of localised and multiple recession-type defects
Ropinirole for levodopa-induced complications in Parkinson's disease
Ropinirole versus bromocriptine for levodopa-induced complications in Parkinson's disease
Rosiglitazone for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Rotavirus vaccines can prevent diarrhoea caused by rotavirus, but we are still not clear about safety and whether they prevent deaths
Route of antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of cerebrospinal fluid-shunt infection
Routine abdominal drainage versus no drainage for patients undergoing uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Routine antibiotic preventive treatment after normal vaginal birth for reducing maternal infections
Routine antibiotic use for episiotomy repair after normal vaginal birth
Routine antibiotics at cesarean section to reduce infection
Routine anticonvulsants for treating cerebral malaria
Routine cholecystectomy during Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with or without choledocholithiasis
Routine compared with selective ultrasound in early pregnancy
Routine decompression by nasogastric tube after oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer
Routine dental care: does the evidence give us something to smile about?
Routine diversion of food for patients with unresectable periampullary cancers without obstruction to the stomach outlet
Routine drainage for orthotopic liver transplantation
Routine hospital admission versus outpatient or home care in children at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus
Routine invasive versus conservative strategies for unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in the stent era
Routine nasal packing versus no nasal packing following functional endoscopic sinus surgery
Routine or selective carotid artery shunting for carotid endarterectomy (and different methods of monitoring in selective shunting)
Routine oxygen supplementation for acute stroke
Routine preoperative medical testing for cataract surgery
Routine prophylactic drugs in normal labour for reducing gastric aspiration and its effects
Routine prophylactic stenting reduces the incidence of major urological complications in kidney transplant recipients
Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults
Routine screening by echocardiography to reduce morbidity and mortality from congenital heart disease in neonates with Down syndrome
Routine ultrasound in late pregnancy (after 24 weeks' gestation) to assess the effects on the infant and maternal outcomes
Routine ultrasound scans for babies before 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Routine umbilical injection after childbirth before delivery of placenta
Routine use of oxygen in people who have had a heart attack
Routine vaginal examinations in labour
Routine viral load monitoring versus standard care for reducing morbidity and mortality in adolescent and adult patients living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
Routine vs. voluntary HIV testing for increasing HIV testing rates
Routinely shaving women in the area around the vagina on admission to hospital in labour
Roux-en-Y versus Billroth-I reconstruction after surgery for gastric cancer
Running shoes for preventing lower-limb running injuries in adults
Running shoes for preventing lower‐limb running injuries in adults
Rutosides for prevention of post-thrombotic syndrome
Rutosides for treatment of post-thrombotic syndrome 
S-adenosyl methionine for depression in adults
S-adenosyl-L-methionine for people with alcoholic liver disease
S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) for osteoarthritis
Sacral nerve stimulation for treating faecal incontinence and constipation in adults
Safety and diagnostic accuracy of image guided biopsies in patients with small renal masses
Safety and effectiveness of medications for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Safety and efficacy of proton pump inhibitors in preterm infants with gastroesophageal reflux disease
Safety of topical steroids in pregnancy
Saffron (adjunct) for people with schizophrenia who have antipsychotic-induced metabolic syndrome
Salicylate for treating Kawasaki disease in children and to prevent long-term cardiac abnormalities
Saline irrigation for chronic rhinosinusitis
Saline irrigation for the management of skin extravasation injury in neonates
Salt Awareness Week
Salt fluoridation for preventing dental caries
Same day surgery compared to overnight stay for treatment of cataract caused by old age
Sanchi for acute ischaemic stroke
Sargramostim (GM-CSF) for induction of remission in Crohn's disease
Sarpogrelate for peripheral arterial disease
Scalpel or no-scalpel approach to the vas
Scalpel versus electrosurgery for surgical operations on the abdomen
Scanning imaging techniques for the exclusion of pulmonary embolism during pregnancy
Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children (K-SADS) for diagnosing schizophrenia in children and adolescents with psychotic symptoms
School based driver education leads to early licensing and may increase road crash rates.
School dental screening programmes for improving oral health of children
School feeding for improving the physical and psychosocial health of disadvantaged schoolchildren
School feeding programs for improving the physical and psychological health of school children experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage
School-based education programmes for the prevention of unintentional injuries in children and young people
School-based interventions for preventing HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy in adolescents
School-based prevention for illicit drug use
School-based programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse
School-based programs to improve birth control use among adolescents
School-based self-management educational interventions for asthma in children and adolescents
Science Vs. Podcast features Cochrane evidence on 'Exercise: Fat Buster or Belly Flop?' episode
Scientific evidence is scanty to evaluate the effectiveness of biopsychosocial rehabilitation for upper limb repetitive strain injury.
Scientific expert reaction to Cochrane Review on omega-3 fatty acids
Scientific expert reaction to new Cochrane Review on HPV vaccine for cervical cancer prevention in girls and women
Scleral buckling and vitrectomy in retinal detachment
Sclerotherapy (injection techniques) for spider veins on the legs
Sclerotherapy versus beta-blockers for primary prophylaxis of oesophageal variceal bleeding in children
Sclerotherapy versus sham or no intervention for primary prophylaxis of oesophageal variceal bleeding in children with chronic liver disease or portal vein thrombosis
Scopolamine for preventing and treating motion sickness
Scoring systems to screen for diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Screening and case finding instruments for depression
Screening and subsequent treatment for thyroid dysfunction before or during pregnancy to improve outcomes for mothers and their babies
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
Screening for aspiration risk associated with dysphagia in acute stroke
Screening for breast cancer with mammography
Screening for colorectal cancer using the faecal occult blood test, Hemoccult
Screening for lung cancer
Screening for malignant melanoma (a type of skin cancer)
Screening for nasopharyngeal cancer
Screening for oesophageal cancer
Screening for peripheral arterial disease
Screening for prostate cancer
Screening for testicular cancer
Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Screening hysteroscopy in subfertile women trying to conceive spontaneously, and before in vitro fertilisation
Screening methods for dislocated or improperly formed hips in newborn infants
Screening newborn babies for cystic fibrosis
Screening newborn babies for galactosaemia
Screening people over 65 years of age for atrial fibrillation increases the rate of detection
Screening programmes for helping mental health professionals to detect violent victimisation in people with severe mental illness
Screening programmes for the early detection and prevention of oral cancer
Screening programmes for tuberculosis
Screening school-age children and adolescents for reduced vision caused by the need for spectacles
Screening sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy for reducing colorectal cancer mortality in asymptomatic persons
Screening strategies for hypertension
Screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children
Screening tests for Down’s syndrome in first 24 weeks of pregnancy
Screening tests for Down’s syndrome in first 24 weeks of pregnancy
Screening tests for Down’s syndrome in first three months of pregnancy
Screening tests for Down’s syndrome in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy
Screening tests for endometrial cancer in the general population
Screening to prevent damage to the optic nerve due to open angle glaucoma
Screening with urinary dipsticks for reducing morbidity and mortality
Screening women for gestational diabetes in pregnancy based on whether they are considered at risk, and in different settings
Screening women for intimate partner violence in healthcare settings
Sealants for preventing tooth decay in baby teeth
Sealants for preventing tooth decay in permanent teeth
Sealants or fluoride varnishes: which treatment is better for preventing decay in the permanent back teeth of children and adolescents?
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Seclusion and restraint for people with serious mental illnesses
Second generation dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers for heart failure
Second malignancy risk in Hodgkin's disease patients depends upon the choice of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy as first-line treatment.
Second trimester serum tests for Down's Syndrome screening
Second-generation antidepressants for winter depression
Second-generation antipsychotic drugs for anxiety disorders 
Second-generation antipsychotic drugs for major depressive disorder 
Second-generation antipsychotic drugs for obsessive compulsive disorder
Second-line chemotherapy for locally advanced or metastatic small cell lung cancer
Second-line therapy can increase survival of people with metastatic colorectal cancer who did not respond to a first treatment
Second-line, post-docetaxel therapy for advanced, androgen deprivation-refractory prostate cancer
Secondary bone grafting for alveolar cleft in children with cleft lip or cleft lip and palate
Secondary surgical efforts to remove recurrent ovarian cancer in women who are no longer in remission
Sedation for moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury in adults: a network meta-analysis
Sedation medication for relieving symptoms at the end of life
Sedation of children undergoing dental treatment
Sedatives for opioid withdrawal in newborn infants
Seeking to prevent gang involvement in young people by providing educational or work opportunities
Selected laboratory-based biomarkers for assessing vitamin A deficiency in at-risk individuals
Selective dorsal rhizotomy in the management of children with spastic cerebral palsy
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) for uterine leiomyomas
Selective estrogen receptor modulators for preventing and treating postmenopausal osteoporosis
Selective oestrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) for women with biopsy-proven endometriosis
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) versus placebo for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors for premature ejaculation
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) for preventing migraine
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) for preventing tension-type headache
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for fibromyalgia 
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for premenstrual syndrome
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for stroke recovery
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for treating people with autism spectrum disorders
Selective vasopressin type 2 receptor antagonist for patients with cirrhosis
Selective versus non-selective shunts for the prevention of variceal rebleeding
Selective versus routine intraoperative cholangiography for cholecystectomy
Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth
Selegiline compared to other agents for levodopa-induced motor complications in Parkinson's disease
Selegiline for levodopa-induced motor complications in Parkinson's disease
Selenium for preventing cancer
Selenium supplementation during pregnancy for improving maternal and newborn outcomes
Selenium supplementation for asthma
Selenium supplementation for Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Selenium supplementation to prevent short-term morbidity in preterm neonates
Selenium supplements for adults who are critically ill
Selenium supplements for alleviating the side effects of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery in cancer patients
Selenium supplements for the prevention of cardiovascular disease
Self management interventions for breathlessness in adult cancer patients
Self management interventions for type 2 diabetes in adults with severe mental illness
Self management programme for ankylosing spondylitis
Self management programmes for people living with the long-term effects of stroke
Self-administered versus provider-administered medical abortion (review)
Self-formulated conditional plans for changing health behaviour among healthcare consumers and health professionals
Self-help and guided self-help for eating disorders
Self-help and guided self-help interventions for schizophrenia and related disorders
Self-help for anxiety disorders
Self-ligating brackets versus conventional pre-adjusted edgewise brackets for treating malocclusion
Self-ligating orthodontic braces for straightening teeth
Self-management education and regular practitioner review for adults with asthma
Self-management education for adults with epilepsy
Self-management education for children with epilepsy
Self-management education for cystic fibrosis
Self-management education programmes for osteoarthritis
Self-management education programmes for rheumatoid arthritis
Self-management education programmes led by lay leaders for people with chronic health conditions
Self-management for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Self-management for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Self-management interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS
Self-management interventions for quality of life in adults with visual impairment
Self-management interventions including action plans for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Self-monitoring and self-management of oral anticoagulation therapy
Self-monitoring for improving control of blood pressure in patients with hypertension
Self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are not using insulin
Self-report screening instruments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors of traumatic experiences
Semen preparation techniques for intrauterine insemination
Seminal fluid application to improve assisted reproduction outcomes
Sensory environment on health-related outcomes of hospital patients
Sentinel lymph node biopsy for the diagnosis of lymph node involvement in oral/oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Sentinel node biopsy for diagnosis of pelvic lymph node involvement in early stage cervical cancer
Septum resection for women of childbearing age with a septate uterus
Sequencing of chemotherapy and radiotherapy for women following surgery for early breast cancer
Sequential inactivated (IPV) and live oral (OPV) poliovirus vaccines for preventing poliomyelitis
Sequential versus combination chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer
Serenoa repens for benign prostatic hyperplasia
Serious Gaming and Gamification interventions for health professional education
Serological laboratory tests for diagnosis of human leptospirosis in patients presenting with clinical symptoms
Serological tests for primary biliary cholangitis
Serological, pharmacological and electrophysiological tests for the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis
Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors for fibromyalgia
Serotonin receptor antagonists to prevent nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy
Sertindole for schizophrenia
Sertindole versus other atypical antipsychotics for schizophrenia
Sertraline versus other antidepressive agents for depression
Serum and urine nucleic acid screening tests for polyomavirus-associated nephropathy in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant recipients
Service brokerage for improving health outcomes in ex-prisoners
Service delivery, behavioural, and self-management interventions for adults with epilepsy
Service delivery, behavioural, and self-management interventions for children with epilepsy
Service users’ experiences of emergency care following an episode of self-harm: a mixed evidence synthesis
Services for helping acute stroke patients avoid hospital admission
Services for patients discharged home early
Services for reducing duration of hospital care in people with acute stroke
Services to help people who look after or provide help and support to stroke survivors

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