Use of drug and non-drug interventions to reduce pain associated with rocuronium bromide injection in patients undergoing general anaesthesia |
Use of ECG to prevent cardiac risk in opioid dependents treated with methadone |
Use of fetal scalp blood lactate for assessing fetal well-being during labour |
Use of fibrin-based agents to reduce blood loss in adults undergoing liver surgery |
Use of fibrinogen concentrate in patients with bleeding |
Use of fluids and pharmacological agents (medicinal drugs) to prevent the formation of adhesions (scar tissue) after surgery of the female pelvis |
Use of Gingko biloba, an extract from the leaves of the maidenhair tree, for slowing the progression of age-related macular degeneration |
Use of gloves, a gown or a mask for contact with hospitalised patients with Staphylococcus aureus resistant to a common antibiotic (MRSA) |
Use of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor during in vitro fertilisation treatment |
Use of inhaled nitric oxide in patients with acute respiratory failure with low blood oxygen does not improve survival |
Use of medication to treat depression in people with opioid dependence |
Use of medicines to help release eggs in women with infertility being treated with medicines to increase the growth of eggs |
Use of multiple versus fewer antiplatelet drugs for preventing early recurrence after stroke or transient ischaemic attack |
Use of nerve repair devices in the arm, forearm, and hand |
Use of nitroglycerin to deliver a retained placenta |
Use of noninvasive ventilation (a mask ventilator) holds promise as a method to make it easier to remove adults from conventional ventilators. |
Use of opioid antagonists with minimal sedation to manage opioid withdrawal |
Use of oral steroids for cystic fibrosis |
Use of oral supplements to increase calorie intake in people with cystic fibrosis |
Use of oxygen during activities for people with lung scarring conditions |
Use of plastic adhesive drapes during surgery for preventing surgical site infection |
Use of platelet transfusions prior to a lumbar puncture or epidural anaesthetic in people with a low platelet count |
Use of pregabalin for the treatment of essential tremor |
Use of progesterone for treating preterm labour |
Use of progestogen-releasing intrauterine systems for heavy menstrual bleeding |
Use of prophylactic barbiturates to prevent death or serious developmental problems in term or late preterm infants following birth asphyxia |
Use of psychological interventions in women diagnosed and under treatment for non-metastatic breast cancer |
Use of rapid point-of-care testing for strep throat to guide doctors prescribing antibiotics for sore throat in primary care settings |
Use of red flags to screen for vertebral fractures in people with low back pain |
Use of red flags to screen for vertebral fractures in people with low back pain |
Use of reflective materials during phototherapy for infants with jaundice |
Use of shorter radiation treatments for prostate cancer |
Use of slow-release oral morphine for the treatment of people with opioid dependence |
Use of small volumes of breath insufflation for intraoperative mechanical ventilation during surgery |
Use of SmartCare™ to aid discontinuing mechanical ventilation of adults in the postoperative period |
Use of sodium bicarbonate to treat organophosphorus pesticide poisoning |
Use of topiramate for the treatment of essential tremor |
Use of treatments to dislodge soft foods stuck between the throat and the stomach to try to avoid the need for an endoscopy |
Use of vitamin A and fish oils for retinitis pigmentosa |
Use of wound drains after caesarean section |
Use of zonisamide for the treatment of essential tremor |
Usefulness of surfactant for bronchiolitis in seriously ill infants and children |
User views of Cochrane Knowledge Translation |
Using a cervical pessary to prevent preterm birth |
Using a probe to clear a blockage in a child's tear duct |
Using a structured questionnaire (the IQCODE) to detect individuals who may go on to develop dementia |
Using a vitamin and mineral powder, mixed into complementary foods, to improve health and nutrition in children under two years of age |
Using alpha-2 adrenergic agonists to prevent heart complications after major surgery |
Using an antibiotic to prevent MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infections and related complications in people having surgery |
Using an omega-3 fatty acid made from fish oils to treat cancer related weight loss |
Using antibiotics to reduce infection in babies exposed to meconium |
Using antibiotics to treat intra-amniotic infection in pregnant women |
Using antiretroviral drugs to treat children under 3 years old who have HIV infection |
Using antiretroviral medication to prevent transmission of HIV from mother-to-child during breastfeeding |
Using biochemical tests to measure placental function and improve pregnancy outcomes |
Using computers to self-manage type 2 diabetes |
Using condoms consistently reduces sexual transmission of HIV infection |
Using corticosteroids to treat Kawasaki disease |
Using de-escalation to prevent violence in aggressive people |
Using diet to manage phenylketonuria |
Using different statistical formats for presenting health information |
Using ear drops to remove impacted ear wax is better than no treatment, but no particular sort of drops can be recommended over any other |
Using email for healthcare professionals to contact each other |
Using email for patients/caregivers and healthcare professionals to contact each other |
Using information and communication-based prompting for patients with serious mental illness |
Using medications (antimetabolites) to avoid scarring after cataract surgery, which might cause failure of a previous glaucoma operation |
Using mobile phones to keep track of medicines and notify superiors when more are needed |
Using mobile technologies to promote communication and management of care between healthcare professionals |
Using mupirocin ointment to reduce staphylococcus aureus infection rates in people who are nasal carriers of staphylococcus aureus. |
Using oxygen at high pressure (in a compression chamber) for the treatment of broken bones |
Using oxygen at high pressure (in a compression chamber) for the treatment of individuals with severe soft tissue infection (necrotizing fasciitis) |
Using patient questionnaires for improving clinical management and outcomes |
Using patient questionnaires for improving clinical management and outcomes |
Using patient-reported outcome measures to monitor progress among adults with common mental health disorders |
Using pharmacological medications for unilateral spatial neglect (USN) after stroke |
Using pine bark supplements to help treat a variety of chronic diseases |
Using positive expiratory pressure physiotherapy to clear the airways of people with cystic fibrosis |
Using psychological treatments to help people manage thalassaemia |
Using qualitative evidence to identify factors influencing ICU health carers' use of guidelines to take adults and children off mechanical ventilation |
Using samples obtained by bronchoscopy to decide how to treat lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis |
Using selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (NRIs) to treat schizophrenia |
Using technology to rehabilitate children and adolescents with acquired brain injury |
Using ultrasound to aid diagnosis of patients with a 'blunt' injury to the abdomen |
Using wound drains after incisional hernia repair |
Ustekinumab and briakinumab for the treatment of active Crohn's disease |
Ustekinumab and briakinumab for the treatment of inactive Crohn's disease |
Ustekinumab for plaque psoriasis |
Uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine fibroids |
Uterine massage for preventing postpartum haemorrhage |
Uterine muscle relaxant drugs for threatened miscarriage |
Vaccination against acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis in autumn may reduce the number and severity of attacks during winter |
Vaccination for preventing pneumococcal infection in adults |
Vaccination for preventing postherpetic neuralgia |
Vaccination in pregnancy to prevent pertussis in early infancy |
Vaccines against overwhelming blood infection due to pneumococcus bacteria and lung infection (pneumonia) among children less than two years of age |
Vaccines for preventing anthrax |
Vaccines for preventing anthrax |
Vaccines for preventing cutaneous leishmaniasis |
Vaccines for preventing dengue infection |
Vaccines for preventing diarrhoea caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli bacteria |
Vaccines for preventing flu in people with asthma |
Vaccines for preventing hepatitis B in healthcare workers (an updated protocol) |
Vaccines for preventing infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis |
Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy children |
Vaccines for preventing influenza in multiple sclerosis patients |
Vaccines for preventing influenza in people with cystic fibrosis |
Vaccines for preventing malaria in the blood phase |
Vaccines for preventing malaria in the pre-erythrocytic phase |
Vaccines for preventing plague |
Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: an updated Cochrane review |
Vaccines for preventing seasonal influenza and its complications in people aged 65 or older |
Vaccines for preventing severe Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infections in people with sickle cell disease |
Vaccines for preventing severe salmonella infections in people with sickle cell disease |
Vaccines for preventing shingles in older adults |
Vaccines for preventing shingles in older adults |
Vaccines for preventing smallpox |
Vaccines for preventing the common cold |
Vaccines for preventing tick-borne encephalitis |
Vaccines for preventing typhoid fever |
Vaccines for prevention of HIV infection |
Vaccines for the prevention of infections in adults with haematological malignancies |
Vaccines for the prevention of infections in adults with solid tumors |
Vaccines for women to prevent tetanus in newborn babies |
Vaccines to prevent influenza in healthy adults |
Vacuum extraction versus forceps for assisted vaginal delivery |
Vaginal cervical support device to prevent delivery of a single baby before 37 weeks |
Vaginal chlorhexidine during labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections (excluding group B streptococcal and HIV) |
Vaginal cleansing with antiseptic solution before cesarean delivery to reduce infections after surgery |
Vaginal dilator therapy for women receiving pelvic radiotherapy |
Vaginal dilators and intercourse are useful for alleviating post-radiotherapy vaginal problems, but more evidence is required to assess oestrogens and benzydamine |
Vaginal disinfection for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection |
Vaginal energy-based devices for vulvovaginal dryness |
Vaginal inserts for prevention of sexually transmitted infections |
Vaginal lasers for treating stress urinary incontinence in women |
Vaginal misoprostol is effective in inducing labour but more research is needed on safety |
Vaginal prostaglandin (PGE2 and PGF2a) for induction of labour at term |
Vaginal weights for training the pelvic floor muscles to treat urinary incontinence in women |
Vagus nerve stimulation for focal seizures |
Vagus nerve stimulation to improve post-stroke motor function and activity |
Valacyclovir compared with acyclovir for the treatment of herpes zoster ophthalmicus in people with an otherwise normal immune system |
Valerian for anxiety disorders |
Valproate add-on therapy for drug-resistant focal epilepsy |
Valproate for acute mania |
Valproate for keeping people with bipolar disorder well, after mood episodes |
Valproate for preventing migraine attacks in adults |
Valproate for schizophrenia |
Valproate preparations for the treatment of agitated behaviour in people with dementia |
Valproic acid and sodium valproate for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia |
Vancomycin for prophylaxis against sepsis in preterm neonates |
Vapocoolants (cold spray) for pain treatment during intravenous cannulation |
Varicella and influenza vaccines may reduce morbidity in patients with blood cancers |
Varying the timing or the volume of intravenous fluids given to people with uncontrolled bleeding due to injury |
Vascular access specialist teams for insertion of and prevention of vascular access device failure |
Vascular access type for patients on chronic haemodialysis |
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors for the treatment of metastatic and recurrent cervical cancer |
Vasectomy methods for birth control in men |
Vasoactive drugs for acute stroke |
Vasoactive drugs for adults with cirrhosis and large ascites treated with paracentesis |
Vasodilator drugs to reduce the symptoms of primary Raynaud's phenomenon |
Vasodilators and vasoactive substances for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss |
Vasodilators for treating intrauterine growth restriction |
Vasodilators for women undergoing fertility treatment |
Vasopressin and its analogues for the treatment of refractory hypotension in neonates |
Vasopressors for hypotensive shock |
Vector and reservoir control for preventing leishmaniasis |
Vedolizumab for induction and maintenance of remission in Crohn's disease |
Vedolizumab for induction and maintenance of remission in Crohn’s disease |
Vedolizumab for the treatment of active and inactive ulcerative colitis |
Vegan diet for adults with overweight or obesity |
Vegan diets for the prevention of cardiovascular disease |
Velnacrine is not beneficial for people with Alzheimer's disease |
Vena caval filters for the prevention of pulmonary embolism |
Vena caval filters for the prevention of pulmonary embolism in people at high risk of, or with established venous thromboembolism |
Venepuncture versus heel lance for blood sampling in term neonates |
Venlafaxine for neuropathic pain in adults |
Venlafaxine versus other anti-depressive agents for depression |
Venous arterialization for the salvage of critically ischemic lower limbs |
Venous blood clot prevention in people undergoing lower limb amputation |
Venous cutdown versus the Seldinger technique for placement of totally implantable venous access ports |
Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for acute spinal cord injury patients |
Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME or 'glue ear') in children |
Ventriculo-peritoneal valves for hydrocephalus |
Vertebroplasty for treating spinal fractures due to osteoporosis |
Very early discharge versus early discharge versus non-early discharge in children with cancer and fever during neutropenia |
Very early versus delayed mobilisation after stroke |
Very tight versus tight control for diabetes in pregnancy |
Vesicular monoamine transporter inhibitors versus placebo for antipsychotic-induced tardive dyskinesia |
Vestibular rehabilitation to improve dizziness, balance and mobility in patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction |
Vibroacoustic stimulation for fetal assessment in labour in the presence of a nonreassuring fetal heart rate trace |
Video calls for reducing social isolation and loneliness in older people |
Video feedback for parental sensitivity and child attachment |
Video games for schizophrenia |
Video-assisted chest surgery may be more effective than chest tube drainage for the lung complication pleural empyema |
Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy versus open thoracotomy conventional lobectomy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer |
Video: 'The importance of creditable information and the infodemic' on The Eco Well |
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Video: Cochrane Mental Health and Neuroscience Network |
Video: Cochrane Musculoskeletal, Oral, Skin and Sensory Network |
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VIDEO: Cochrane's 2024 International Women’s Day Event |
VIDEO: International Women's Day Panel on diversity in health evidence synthesis |
VIDEO: What are systematic reviews? |
Vigabatrin add-on for drug-resistant focal epilepsy |
Vigabatrin versus carbamazepine monotherapy for epilepsy |
Vilanterol and fluticasone furoate for chronic asthma in adults and children |
Vilazodone for major depressive disorder in adults |
Vinpocetine for acute ischaemic stroke |
Virtual #CochraneSantiago - Meet our content creators! |
Virtual #CochraneSantiago Meet-up in Malaysia! |
Virtual Methods Symposium: Advanced Methods and Innovative Technologies for Evidence Synthesis |
Virtual patient simulations for health professional education |
Virtual reality environments for health professional education |
Virtual reality for multiple sclerosis rehabilitation |
Virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation |
Virtual reality needs to be explored to show its effects for treatment of schizophrenia |
Virtual reality simulators for training in gastrointestinal endoscopy |
Virtual reality technology as a useful tool for rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease |
Virtual reality training for improving the skills needed for performing surgery of the ear, nose or throat |
Virtual reality training for supplementing standard training in surgical trainees with limited prior laparoscopic experience |
Viscosupplementation for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee |
Vision screening of older drivers to prevent road traffic injuries and deaths |
Vision screening programmes for amblyopia (lazy eye) |
Visit the Cochrane Community Exhibition Stand at the Colloquium |
Visual Abstract: Ivabradine as adjuvant treatment for chronic heart failure |
Visual or visual-tactile examination for the diagnosis of dental caries |
Visual tubal patency tests for tubal occlusion and hydrosalpinx |
Visualizing an infodemic and approaches to countering misinformation: Lifeology SciComms Challenge |
Vitamin A creams and lotions for nappy (diaper) rash |
Vitamin A for measles in children |
Vitamin A for non-measles pneumonia in children |
Vitamin A for preventing acute lower respiratory tract infections in children up to seven years of age |
Vitamin A for preventing acute lower respiratory tract infections in children up to seven years of age |
Vitamin A for preventing blindness in children with measles |
Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy |
Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for maternal and newborn health outcomes |
Vitamin A supplementation for infants one to six months of age for preventing death and illnesses |
Vitamin A supplementation for postpartum women |
Vitamin A supplementation for preventing disease and death in children aged six months to five years |
Vitamin A supplementation for prevention of mortality and morbidity in moderate and late preterm infants |
Vitamin A supplementation to prevent deaths and short- and long-term illness in very low birth weight infants |
Vitamin A supplements for reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection |
Vitamin and mineral supplementation for maintaining cognitive function in cognitively healthy people in mid life |
Vitamin and mineral supplementation for preventing cognitive deterioration in cognitively healthy people in mid and late life |
Vitamin and mineral supplementation for preventing dementia or delaying cognitive decline in people with mild cognitive impairment |
Vitamin and mineral supplements for women during pregnancy |
Vitamin B and its derivatives for diabetic kidney disease |