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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
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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
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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)
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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

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