Reviews

Systematic reviews

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Systematic reviews

Perioperative pharmacological interventions for fetal immobilisation during fetal surgery and invasive procedures

Surgery for the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents

Reconstructive surgery for treating pressure ulcers

Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing infection after continence surgery in women with stress urinary incontinence

Immediate sequential bilateral surgery versus delayed sequential bilateral surgery for cataracts

High versus low blood pressure targets for cardiac surgery while on cardiopulmonary bypass

Prothrombin complex concentrate in cardiac surgery for the treatment of coagulopathic bleeding

Timing of antibiotic administration, wound debridement, and the stages of reconstructive surgery for open long bone fractures of the upper and lower limbs

Pharmacological interventions for preventing venous thromboembolism in people undergoing bariatric surgery

Early vitrectomy for exogenous endophthalmitis following surgery

Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee disease (osteoarthritis including degenerative meniscal tears)

Impact of residual disease as a prognostic factor for survival in women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer after primary surgery

Surgery for deep venous insufficiency

Levonorgestrel‐releasing intrauterine device (LNG‐IUD) for symptomatic endometriosis following surgery

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery versus surgery followed by chemotherapy for initial treatment in advanced ovarian epithelial cancer

Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for adults after heart valve surgery

Immunotherapy (excluding checkpoint inhibitors) for stage I to III non‐small cell lung cancer treated with surgery or radiotherapy with curative intent

Ab interno trabecular bypass surgery with Trabectome for open‐angle glaucoma

Rehabilitation following surgery for flexor tendon injuries of the hand

Intraocular lens optic edge design for the prevention of posterior capsule opacification after cataract surgery

Ab interno supraciliary microstent surgery for open‐angle glaucoma

Pharmacologic interventions for mydriasis in cataract surgery

Paravertebral anaesthesia with or without sedation versus general anaesthesia for women undergoing breast cancer surgery

Pre‐emptive and preventive NSAIDs for postoperative pain in adults undergoing all types of surgery