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Systematic reviews

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Systematic reviews

Prophylactic intravenous calcium therapy for exchange blood transfusion in the newborn

Prophylactic levosimendan for the prevention of low cardiac output syndrome and mortality in paediatric patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease

Prophylactic barbiturate use for the prevention of morbidity and mortality following perinatal asphyxia

Prophylactic non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for the prevention of macular oedema after cataract surgery

Prophylactic versus selective blood transfusion for sickle cell disease in pregnancy

Alternatives, and adjuncts, to prophylactic platelet transfusion for people with haematological malignancies undergoing intensive chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation

Alternative agents to prophylactic platelet transfusion for preventing bleeding in people with thrombocytopenia due to chronic bone marrow failure: a meta‐analysis and systematic review

Prophylactic oral betamimetics for reducing preterm birth in women with a twin pregnancy

Prophylactic antibiotics or G(M)‐CSF for the prevention of infections and improvement of survival in cancer patients receiving myelotoxic chemotherapy

Prophylactic lidocaine for myocardial infarction

A therapeutic‐only versus prophylactic platelet transfusion strategy for preventing bleeding in patients with haematological disorders after myelosuppressive chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation

Comparison of different platelet count thresholds to guide administration of prophylactic platelet transfusion for preventing bleeding in people with haematological disorders after myelosuppressive chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation

Different doses of prophylactic platelet transfusion for preventing bleeding in people with haematological disorders after myelosuppressive chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation

Timing of intravenous prophylactic antibiotics for preventing postpartum infectious morbidity in women undergoing cesarean delivery

Prophylactic gastrojejunostomy for unresectable periampullary carcinoma

Prophylactic platelet transfusion for prevention of bleeding in patients with haematological disorders after chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation

Primary prophylactic colony‐stimulating factors for the prevention of chemotherapy‐induced febrile neutropenia in breast cancer patients

Prophylactic phototherapy for preventing jaundice in preterm or low birth weight infants