Cochrane Db Syst Rev
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Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Jan 2004
ReviewBladder neck needle suspension for urinary incontinence in women.
Bladder neck needle suspension is an operation traditionally used for moderate or severe stress urinary incontinence in women. About a third of adult women experience some urinary incontinence, and about a third of them have moderate or severe symptoms. ⋯ Bladder neck needle suspension surgery is probably not as good as open abdominal retropubic suspension for the treatment of primary and secondary urodynamic stress incontinence because the cure rates were lower in the trials reviewed. However, the reliability of the evidence was limited by poor quality and small trials. There was not enough information to comment on comparisons with suburethral sling operations. Although cure rates were similar after needle suspension compared with after anterior vaginal repair, the data were insufficient to be reliable and inadequate to compare morbidity.
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Aversion therapy pairs the pleasurable stimulus of smoking a cigarette with some unpleasant stimulus. The objective is to extinguish the urge to smoke. ⋯ The existing studies provide insufficient evidence to determine the efficacy of rapid smoking, or whether there is a dose-response to aversive stimulation. Milder versions of aversive smoking seem to lack specific efficacy. Rapid smoking is an unproven method with sufficient indications of promise to warrant evaluation using modern rigorous methodology.
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Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Jan 2004
ReviewNon steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and Aspirin for preventing colorectal adenomas and carcinomas.
This review was split in 2012 and the review question was to be addressed according to three new protocols: (See: http://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010267.pub2; http://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010291.pub2; http://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010325.pub2). These titles were withdrawn at the protocol stage in 2020 as the authors did not make any progress on the reviews. This original review will no longer be updated and may be superseded by new titles hosted by Cochrane Gut in the future. ⋯ There was evidence from three pooled RCTs that ASA significantly reduces the recurrence of sporadic adenomatous polyps after one to three years. There is evidence from short-term studies to support regression, but not elimination or prevention of CRAs in FAP.
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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To determine the effects, both harmful and beneficial of aspirin in the primary prevention of coronary heart disease. ⋯ Are the effects of aspirin, be they harmful or beneficial, affected by underlying risk of CHD? Do the major adverse effects of Aspirin ever outweigh its benefit and is this balance affected by underlying CHD risk?
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Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Jan 2004
Retraction Of PublicationInteractive Health Communication Applications for people with chronic disease.