Cochrane Db Syst Rev
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Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Feb 2014
ReviewWITHDRAWN: Psychosocial interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in childhood.
This Review is being updated and replaced following the publication of a new Protocol (Martin AE, Newlove‐Delgado TV, Abbott RA, Bethel A, Thompson‐Coon J, Nikolaou v, Logan S. Psychosocial interventions for recurrent abdominal pain in childhood (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 2. ⋯ CD010971). It will remain withdrawn when the new Review is published. The editorial group responsible for this previously published document have withdrawn it from publication.
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Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Feb 2014
Review Meta AnalysisDisposable surgical face masks for preventing surgical wound infection in clean surgery.
Surgical face masks were originally developed to contain and filter droplets containing microorganisms expelled from the mouth and nasopharynx of healthcare workers during surgery, thereby providing protection for the patient. However, there are several ways in which surgical face masks could potentially contribute to contamination of the surgical wound, e.g. by incorrect wear or by leaking air from the side of the mask due to poor string tension. ⋯ From the limited results it is unclear whether the wearing of surgical face masks by members of the surgical team has any impact on surgical wound infection rates for patients undergoing clean surgery.
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Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Feb 2014
Review Meta AnalysisWITHDRAWN: Interventions for drug-using offenders in the courts, secure establishments and the community.
This review has been withdrawn as it has been split into several smaller reviews. The editorial group responsible for this previously published document have withdrawn it from publication.
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Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Feb 2014
ReviewDe-escalation treatment protocols for human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas are a distinct subgroup of tumours that may have a better prognosis than traditional tobacco/alcohol-related disease. Iatrogenic complications, associated with conventional practice, are estimated to cause mortality of approximately 2% and high morbidity. As a result, clinicians are actively investigating the de-escalation of treatment protocols for disease with a proven viral aetiology. ⋯ There is currently insufficient high-quality evidence for, or against, de-escalation of treatment for human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal carcinoma. Future trials should be multicentre to ensure adequate power. Adverse events, morbidity associated with treatment, quality of life outcomes and cost analyses should be reported in a standard format to facilitate comparison with other studies.
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Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Feb 2014
Review Meta Analysis Comparative StudyNon-penetrating filtration surgery versus trabeculectomy for open-angle glaucoma.
Glaucoma is the second commonest cause of blindness worldwide. Non-penetrating glaucoma surgeries have been developed as a safer and more acceptable surgical intervention to patients compared to conventional procedures. ⋯ This review provides some limited evidence that control of IOP is better with trabeculectomy than viscocanalostomy. For deep sclerectomy, we cannot draw any useful conclusions. This may reflect surgical difficulties in performing non-penetrating procedures and the need for surgical experience. This review has highlighted the lack of use of quality of life outcomes and the need for higher methodological quality RCTs to address these issues. Since it is unlikely that better IOP control will be offered by NPFS, but that these techniques offer potential gains for patients in terms of quality of life, we feel that such a trial is likely to be of a non-inferiority design with quality of life measures.