Reviews

Systematic reviews

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Systematic reviews

Mesh versus non‐mesh for inguinal and femoral hernia repair

The Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) and Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) system for supporting caregivers and improving outcomes in caregivers and their infants

Oral water soluble contrast for malignant bowel obstruction

Antifibrinolytic therapy for preventing oral bleeding in people on anticoagulants undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions

Transradial versus transfemoral approach for diagnostic coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention in people with coronary artery disease

Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for acute asthma

De‐intensified adjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy versus standard adjuvant chemoradiotherapy post transoral minimally invasive surgery for resectable HPV‐positive oropharyngeal carcinoma

First aid interventions by laypeople for acute oral poisoning

Socioeconomic status, oral health and dental disease in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

Oral calorie supplements for cystic fibrosis

Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care

Oral contraceptive pill, progestogen or oestrogen pretreatment for ovarian stimulation protocols for women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques

Single dose oral ketoprofen or dexketoprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults

Oral anti‐diabetic agents for women with established diabetes/impaired glucose tolerance or previous gestational diabetes planning pregnancy, or pregnant women with pre‐existing diabetes

Oral versus intravenous fluoropyrimidines for colorectal cancer

Oral medications including clomiphene citrate or aromatase inhibitors with gonadotropins for controlled ovarian stimulation in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation

Haemophilus influenzae oral vaccination for preventing acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Oral antifungal medication for toenail onychomycosis

Secondary prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism after initial oral anticoagulation therapy in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) for patellofemoral pain syndrome

Direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin for preventing stroke and systemic embolic events among atrial fibrillation patients with chronic kidney disease

Oral anti‐diabetic pharmacological therapies for the treatment of women with gestational diabetes

Interventions for preventing oral mucositis in patients with cancer receiving treatment: cytokines and growth factors

Oral nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for fibromyalgia in adults

Oral paracetamol (acetaminophen) for cancer pain