- The overall quality of evidence supporting interventions to reduce surgical site infection in adult heart surgery is poor. Studies used varying definitions for wound infection, which meant that it ...

Reduced heart function is a potentially fatal complication after heart surgery. A possible approach to prevent this complication is treatment with drugs that stimulate the contraction of the heart (so ...

Nearly half (47%) of all clinical trials remain unpublished. Whether a trial is published and how long it takes is influenced by whether there are positive results, how large the trial is and if it is ...

• Fenoldopam (a medicine that rapidly widens and relaxes blood vessels) probably reduces the risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI) (a condition where the kidneys suddenly lose their ability to ...

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Mike: Hello, I’m Mike Clarke, podcast editor for the Cochrane Library. Globally, postpartum haemorrhage is responsible for a quarter of maternal deaths after childbirth. Tears of the perineum, which ...

Low dialysate [Na+] reduces intradialytic weight gain and probably blood pressure, which are effects directionally associated with improved outcomes. However, the intervention probably increases ...

Prevention options for pressure ulcers include: moving and repositioning while lying or seated; using the right type of surface to lie and sit on; and having a good intake of nutritious food and ...

– Taking high doses (more than 1000 mg) of calcium supplements during pregnancy may lead to slightly fewer babies being born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. There was possibly no difference in unwanted ...

In a recent story, US-based Fox News discusses the publication of a number of major studies, including a Cochrane Review, ...

The website for the 23rd Cochrane Colloquium, taking place in Vienna from 3-7 October 2015, is now live. Get the latest ...