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Interventions for hand eczema

The primary objective of the review summarised here (Christoffers et al, 2019) was to assess the efficacy of topical and systemic interventions for hand eczema in adults and children..

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

The purpose of Nielsen et al's review (2019) was to evaluate the benefits and harms of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes, delivered alone or in combination with psychoeducation...

Early enteral nutrition after lower gastrointestinal surgery: impact on hospital stay and complications

In their Cochrane review, Herbert et al (2018) aimed to evaluate whether feeding patients within the first 24 hours after lower gastrointestinal surgery orally or through a tube would shorten the...

Vitamin D for the management of multiple sclerosis

The objectives of Jagannath et al's (2018) updated Cochrane systematic review was to evaluate the benefit and safety of vitamin D supplementation for reducing disease activity in people with MS.

Pharmacotherapy for hypertension in adults aged 60 years or older

Musini et al (2019) undertook a review to quantify the effects of antihypertensive pharmacologic treatment compared with placebo or no treatment in adults aged 60 years and older. Outcomes of...

Compression therapy for treating post-thrombotic syndrome

The objectives of Azirar et al's (2019) review were to assess the effectiveness of treatments for PTS, including elastic compression stockings and mechanical compression devices, compared with no...

Donepezil for dementia due to Alzheimer's disease

The objectives of Birks and Harvey's updated Cochrane systematic review were to determine the clinical efficacy and safety of donepezil in people with mild, moderate or severe dementia due to...

Comparison of long-term treatment options for venous thromboembolism

The purpose of Andras et al's (2017) review was to appraise trials that randomly assigned participants to long-term anticoagulation therapy with VKAs or LMWH for treatment of symptomatic VTE. The...

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