Cochrane Db Syst Rev
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This review is superseded by the published Cochrane Review, Taylor 2023: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD014785.pub2/full. ⋯ Given the level of investment in growth monitoring worldwide, it is surprising there is so little research evaluating its potential benefits and harms.
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Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Jan 2000
ReviewLate versus early surgical correction for congenital diaphragmatic hernia in newborn infants.
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia, although rare (1 per 2-4,000 births), is associated with high mortality and cost. Opinion regarding the timing of surgical repair has gradually shifted from emergent repair to a policy of stabilization using a variety of ventilatory strategies prior to operation. Whether delayed surgery is beneficial remains controversial. ⋯ There is no clear support for either immediate (within 24 hours of birth) or delayed (until stabilized) repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia, but a substantial advantage to either one cannot be ruled out. A large, multicenter randomized trial would be needed to answer this question.
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Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Jan 2000
ReviewCognitive rehabilitation for people with schizophrenia and related conditions.
Researchers have consistently found that people with schizophrenia score more poorly than others on a wide array of cognitive tasks and that these deficits persist even when the illness is in remission. The perceived impact of cognitive impairment on day-to-day functioning has led to the development of cognitive rehabilitation techniques intended to remedy these impairments, and thus improve the functioning of people with schizophrenia. ⋯ Data are inconclusive and provide no evidence for or against cognitive rehabilitation as a treatment for schizophrenia.
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Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Jan 2000
ReviewAdjuvant chemotherapy for localised resectable soft tissue sarcoma in adults. Sarcoma Meta-analysis Collaboration (SMAC).
Individually, randomised trilas have not shown conclusively whether adjuvant chemotherapy benefits adult patients with localised resectable soft-tissue sarcoma. ⋯ Doxorubicin-based adjuvant chemotherapy appears to significantly improve time to local and distant recurrence and overall recurrence-free survival in adults with localised resectable soft tissue sarcoma. There is some evidence of a trend towards improved overall survival.
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Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Jan 2000
ReviewPrompted voiding for the management of urinary incontinence in adults.
Prompted voiding is a behavioural therapy used mainly in North American nursing homes. It aims to improve bladder control for people with or without dementia using verbal prompts and positive reinforcement. ⋯ There was insufficient evidence to reach firm conclusions for practice. There was suggestive, although inconclusive, evidence of short-term benefit from prompted voiding and from adding the muscle relaxant, Oxybutinin to prompted voiding.