Antibiotics are routinely given before or during many surgical procedures to prevent the development of an infection (known as antibiotic prophylaxis). This includes procedures to perform an abortion ...

Since newborn infants cannot express their pain with words, staff need to assess their pain by looking at their behaviours and vital signs instead. Many different rating scales can be used for this, ...

This review examined whether switching to a different antipsychotic medicine, as opposed to continuing treatment with the same one, improved people's response rates, alleviated overall and specific ...

Mexiletine appears to be safe and is likely an effective treatment for managing symptoms of myotonia (delayed muscle relaxation after a contraction) in people wit ...

Targeted client communication: Digital tracking systems can also be combined with systems for communicating with patients and clients. These tools allow healthcare workers to send patient messages, ...

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This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (prototype). The objectives are as follows: The aim of this scoping review is to map the quantitative literature about in-hospital motor interventions used to ...

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In early-stage HL, the effect of interim-PET-based treatment adaptation by omission of radiotherapy is uncertain. No effect was seen on long-term adverse events, although the follow-up of around five ...

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Molecular assays have the advantage of producing rapid results and have moderate diagnostic accuracy. Molecular assays may prevent overuse of antibiotics in neonates with suspected sepsis. The ...

Results of these four studies show that evidence to support or refute the efficacy of selenium supplementation in people with Hashimoto's thyroiditis is incomplete. The current level of evidence for ...