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Servo-control for maintaining abdominal skin temperature at 36C in low birth weight infants
Setting and organization of care for persons living with HIV/AIDS
Severe fatigue after treatment for childhood cancer
Sex and gender as predictors for allograft and patient-relevant outcomes after kidney transplantation
Sex as a prognostic factor for mortality in adults with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism
Sexual counselling interventions for sexual problems in people with heart disease
Sexual intercourse for cervical ripening and induction of labour
SGLT2 inhibitors for treating diabetes in people with chronic kidney disease
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Shared care across the interface between primary and specialty care in chronic disease management
Shared decision making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening
Shared decision-making interventions for people with mental health conditions
Shared decision‐making interventions for people with mental health conditions
Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure
Shifting HIV care from doctors to non-doctors to improve access to therapy for people living with HIV
Shock wave therapy for elbow pain
Shock wave therapy for rotator cuff disease with or without calcification
Shockwave therapy for plantar heel pain (plantar fasciitis)
Shoe and heel lifts for leg length inequality in adults with musculoskeletal conditions
Short acting beta2-agonists for recurrent wheeze in children under two years of age
Short acting insulin analogues versus regular human insulin in patients with diabetes mellitus
Short chain fatty acids (butyrate) for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis
Short course antibiotics for healthy children with uncomplicated acute otitis media
Short courses of antibiotics (2-4 days) are as effective as longer treatment for bladder infections in children.
Short courses of antibiotics for children and adults with bronchiectasis
Short periods of limb blood flow obstruction to reduce kidney injury
Short term urinary catheter policies following urogenital surgery in adults
Short versus long feeding interval for bolus feedings in very preterm infants
Short- versus longer-course antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia in non-hospitalised adolescents and adults
Short-acting beta2-agonists for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Short-acting erythropoiesis agents in chronic kidney disease patients not requiring dialysis
Short-acting inhaled bronchodilators for cystic fibrosis
Short-acting insulin analogues versus regular human insulin for type 1 diabetes mellitus
Short-acting insulin analogues versus regular human insulin for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Short-course versus long-course antibiotic treatment for hospital-acquired pneumonia in adult intensive care patients
Short-course versus long-course intravenous therapy with the same antibiotic for severe community-acquired pneumonia in children aged two months to 59 months
Short-duration versus standard-duration antibiotic regimens for the treatment of neonatal bacterial infection
Short-term ambulatory oxygen for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Short-term and long-term effects of tibolone in postmenopausal women
Short-term benefits for laparoscopic colorectal resection
Short-term glucocorticoids for flares in people with rheumatoid arthritis receiving disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
Short-term induction glucocorticoids and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD) therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
Short-term oral corticosteroids compared with no treatment or other treatments for chronic rhinosinusitis
Short-term oral corticosteroids in addition to other treatments for chronic rhinosinusitis
Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapies for common mental disorders
Short-term treatment with medications for heartburn symptoms
Shorter treatment regimens for people with pulmonary tuberculosis
Should Chinese herbal medicines be used in patients with skin and soft-tissue infections?
Should health care providers arriving at scene of a cardiac arrest give a period of chest compressions first before providing a rapid electric shock
Should laparoscopic adhesiolysis be used in patients with acute small bowel intestinal obstruction?
Should macrolides be used for chronic asthma?
Should patients experiencing sudden cardiac death be cooled to lower their body temperature prior to or after admission to hospital?
Should prophylactic antibiotics be used in patients with penetrating abdominal trauma?
Should radiofrequency ablation be used in patients with liver colorectal metastases? 
Should root canal treatment be performed in one dental visit or over several visits?
Should the primary cancer be surgically removed in asymptomatic patients with unresectable stage IV colorectal cancer? 
Should transvaginal mesh, biological grafts, or native tissue be utilised to repair vaginal prolapse?
Should transvaginal mesh, biological grafts, or native tissue be utilised to repair vaginal prolapse?
Should we administer single-dose chemotherapy to the bladder after removing the kidney and ureter for the treatment of renal pelvis and ureter cancer?
Should we perform posterior reconstruction RALP or standard RALP for clinically localized prostate cancer?
Should we perform Retzius-sparing RALP or standard RALP for clinically localized prostate cancer?
Should we place a stent or not after stone removal?
Shoulder replacement surgery for osteoarthritis and arthritis associated with torn rotator cuff tendons
Shouldice technique is better than other open techniques, not using mesh
Shunting for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
Shunts compared with endoscopic intervention to prevent further episodes of variceal bleeding in people with liver cirrhosis
Sibling donor versus patient themselves comparison of stem cell transplantation for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
Side effects of nine commonly used biologics
Side effects of opioid drugs when used to treat chronic non-cancer pain in the medium- or long-term
Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension in neonates
Silicone gel sheeting for preventing the development of hypertrophic and keloid scars and for treating existing hypertrophic and keloid scars
Silicone gel sheeting for treating hypertrophic scars
Silicone hydrogel contact lenses versus hydrogel daily wear contact lenses for the correction of simple refractive error
Silodosin for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Silver based wound dressings and topical agents containing silver for treating diabetic foot ulcers
Silver-coated endotracheal tubes (ETTs) for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill people
Silymarin for treatment of adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Simple aspiration versus intercostal tube drainage for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults
Simple tests to screen for diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Simple treatments for bedwetting in children
Simple versus radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy for women with stage IA2-IB1 cervical cancer
Simulated presence therapy for dementia
Simulation-based obstetric team training to improve the overall outcome of obstetric health care
Simultaneous bilateral training for improving arm function after stroke
Simvastatin for lowering lipids
Singing for COPD
Singing for people with Parkinson's disease
Single agent versus combination chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer
Single crowns or routine fillings for the restoration of root-filled teeth
Single dose dipyrone for acute renal colic pain
Single dose dipyrone for the treatment of acute postoperative pain
Single dose lornoxicam (trade names Xefo, Xafon, Lorcam, Acabel) for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral aceclofenac for postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral acemetacin for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral aspirin for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral codeine, as a single agent, for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral dexibuprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral diclofenac for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral diflunisal for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral etodolac for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral etoricoxib for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral fenbufen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral fenoprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral flurbiprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral ibuprofen plus caffeine for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral ibuprofen plus codeine for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral ibuprofen plus oxycodone for acute postoperative pain
Single dose oral ibuprofen plus paracetamol (acetaminophen) for acute postoperative pain
Single dose oral ketoprofen and dexketoprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral lumiracoxib (Prexige®) for acute postoperative pain relief in adults
Single dose oral mefenamic acid for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral meloxicam for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral nabumetone for postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral naproxen and naproxen sodium for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral nefopam for postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral paracetamol (acetaminophen) for postoperative pain relief in adults
Single dose oral paracetamol (acetaminophen) plus codeine for postoperative pain relief in adults
Single dose oral rofecoxib for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral sulindac for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral tenoxicam for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oral tiaprofenic acid for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single dose oxycodone and oxycodone plus paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen) for analgesia in adults with acute postoperative pain
Single dose tramadol for acute postoperative pain in adults
Single layer versus double layer anastomosis (joining) of the gastrointestinal tract following bowel resection
Single or combination chemotherapy during preoperative treatment for rectal cancer
Single therapy laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular oedema
Single versus double volume exchange transfusion in jaundiced newborn infants
Single versus two layer suturing for closing the uterine incision at Caesarean section
Single-agent antibiotic treatment for cancer patients with fever and low white blood cell counts
Single-dose dipyrone for the treatment of acute postoperative pain
Single-dose intravenous diclofenac for short-term pain after surgery in adults
Single-dose oral celecoxib for postoperative pain
Single-incision versus standard multi-incision laparoscopic colectomy in patients with malignant or benign colonic disease
Sipuleucel-T for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Site-specific chemotherapy based on gene expression profiling versus empirical chemotherapy for people with cancer of unknown primary site
Six months therapy for patients with tuberculous meningitis
Six-month therapy for people with abdominal tuberculosis
Skin antisepsis for reducing central venous catheter-related infections
Skin care interventions for preventing eczema and food allergy
Skin grafting and tissue replacement for treating foot ulcers in people with diabetes
Skin grafts to improve leg ulcer healing
Skin patch or vaginal ring compared to pills for birth control
Skin preparation for preventing infection following caesarean section
Skin treatments for chronic plaque psoriasis
Skin-to-skin care with newborns cuts down procedural pain
Sleep positioning systems for children with cerebral palsy
Sliding scale insulin for non-critically ill hospitalised adults with diabetes mellitus
Sling exercise therapy for chronic low-back pain
Slow freeze versus vitrification for embryo cryopreservation
Slow-release fluoride devices for the control of dental decay
Slowly advancing milk feeds to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants
Small-incision cholecystectomy and open cholecystectomy seem equivalent considering complications, but small-incision cholecystectomy is associated with a shorter hospital stay
Smart technology for self-management of COPD
SmartCare™ versus non-automated weaning strategies for weaning time in invasively ventilated critically ill adults
Smartphone apps for people with overweight or obesity
Smartphone apps for people with overweight or obesity
Smectite for treating children with acute diarrhoea
Smoking cessation interventions for people with lung cancer
Snake antivenoms for treating people who have been bitten by a snake, and have developed abnormal blood clotting
Social and economic policy interventions to address household food insecurity in high-income countries (HIC) and the developing nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS)
Social connectedness interventions for preventing suicide in young and middle-aged adults
Social franchising to increase access to and quality of health services in low- and middle-income countries
Social norms interventions are not effective enough on their own to reduce alcohol use or misuse among university or college students
Social skills groups for people aged 6 to 21 years with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Social skills programmes for people with schizophrenia
Social skills training for children aged between 5 and 18 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Social support, educational, and behavioral modification interventions for improving household disaster preparedness in the general community-dwelling population
Sodium bicarbonate infusion during resuscitation of infants at birth
Sodium valproate versus phenytoin monotherapy (single drug treatment) for epilepsy
Sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT) 2 inhibitors for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in people at risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Soft versus firm catheters for intrauterine insemination
Soft versus firm embryo transfer catheters for assisted reproductive technology
Soft versus rigid vacuum extractor cups for assisted vaginal delivery
Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators for raised blood pressure within the lungs
Somatostatin analogues for acute bleeding oesophageal varices
Somatostatin analogues for carcinoid syndrome
Somatostatin analogues for reducing complications following pancreatic surgery
Somatostatin analogues for thyroid associated ophthalmopathy
Somatostatin analogues for treatment of enterocutaneous fistula
Somatostatin analogues, dopamine agonists or growth hormone antagonists for pituitary adenoma-induced acromegaly
Somatostatin or somatostatin analogues for acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Some evidence that CDP-choline has a positive effect on memory and behaviour in at least the short/medium term in elderly people with cognitive deficits associated with chronic cerebral disorders of the brain
Some evidence that Reality Orientation has benefits on both cognition and behaviour for dementia sufferers.
Some evidence to suggest that target payments to physicians increase immunisation rates
Some evidence to suggest that the way in which primary care physicians are paid may affect their clinical behaviour
Some physiotherapy interventions are effective for shoulder pain in some cases.
Sophorus species for chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Sound reduction management in the neonatal intensive care unit for preterm or very low birthweight infants
Sound therapy (masking) in the management of tinnitus in adults
Sound therapy (using amplification devices or sound generators) for tinnitus
Soy formula for prevention of allergy and food intolerance in infants
Special Collection - Best of the Cochrane Library: 2020 in review
Special Collection - Chronic suppurative otitis media: effectiveness of non-surgical treatments
Special Collection - Coronavirus (COVID-19): optimizing health in the home workspace
Special Collection - Coronavirus (COVID-19): regional anaesthesia to reduce drug use in anaesthesia and avoid aerosol generation
Special Collection - Coronavirus (COVID-19): remote care through telehealth
Special Collection - Coronavirus: support for wellbeing in the healthcare workforce
Special Collection - Influenza: evidence from Cochrane Reviews
Special Collection: Achieving sustainable healthcare through deprescribing of unnecessary medications
Special Collection: Brain tumour diagnosis and management
Special Collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): effective options for quitting smoking during the pandemic
Special Collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): evidence relevant to critical care
Special Collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): evidence relevant to critical care
Special Collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): infection control and prevention measures
Special Collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): infection control and prevention measures
Special Collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): optimizing health in the home workspace
Special Collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): regional anaesthesia to reduce drug use in anaesthesia and avoid aerosol generation
Special Collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): remote care through telehealth
Special Collection: Effective options for quitting smoking during COVID-19
Special Collection: In vitro fertilisation – effectiveness of add-ons
Special Collection: Physical activity for healthy ageing
Special Collection: Stillbirth prevention and respectful bereavement care
Special Collection: the health of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe
Special healthy ageing issue of Cochrane Library app released, as WHO launches Decade for Healthy Ageing Baseline Report
Special thank you and recognition of 22 years of service to Cochrane: Founder of Cochrane Finland, Marjukka Mäkelä
Specialised advice on stopping smoking for people with serious mental illness
Specialised antenatal clinics for women with a multiple pregnancy with the aim of improving outcomes for babies and mothers
Specialised antenatal clinics for women with a pregnancy at high risk of preterm birth (excluding multiple pregnancy) to improve outcomes for women and babies
Specialist breast care nurses for supportive care of women with breast cancer
Specialist epilepsy nurses: no clear evidence on their impact on the care of people with epilepsy
Specialist home-based nursing services for children with acute and chronic illnesses
Specialist interventions for homeless people with severe mental illness
Specialist nurse counselling interventions for patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Specialist nurses in diabetes mellitus
Specialist outreach clinics in primary care and rural hospital settings may improve access to care, quality of care, health outcomes, patient satisfaction and use of hospital services. They may also be more costly.
Specialist teams for neonatal transport to neonatal intensive care units for prevention of morbidity and mortality
Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries
Specific allergy immunotherapy for the treatment of atopic eczema
Specific immunotherapy for latex allergy
Spectrum of the initial antibiotic treatment for cancer patients with fever and low leucocytes counts
Speech and language therapy for children with cerebral palsy might improve their communication skills, but more research is needed.
Speech and language therapy for children with speech or language delay
Speech and language therapy for chronic cough
Speech and language therapy for language problems after a stroke
Speech and language therapy for speech problems in Parkinson's disease
Speech and language therapy for speech problems in Parkinson’s disease
Speech and language therapy interventions for children with primary speech and language delay or disorder
Speech and language therapy interventions for speech problems in Parkinson's disease
Speech therapy for children with dysarthria ac quired before three years of age
Speleotherapy (exposure to salt air, usually underground) for asthma
Sperm washing to prevent HIV transmission from HIV-infected men but allowing conception in sero-discordant couples
Spermicide used alone for birth control
Sphincterotomy for biliary sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
Spina bifida repair and infant and maternal health
Spinal anaesthesia drugs for caesarean section
Spinal cord stimulation doesn’t help with back pain, says new review
Spinal cord stimulation for cancer pain
Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain
Spinal cord stimulation for low back pain
Spinal cord stimulation for patients with chronic critical leg ischaemia who cannot have blood vessel surgery

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