• Due to a lack of evidence, the benefits and harms of acupuncture for babies undergoing painful procedures are unclear. • Well-designed and thoroughly reported studies are needed to shed light on the ...

1. Compared to receiving intravenous (directly into a vein (IV)) anti-cancer therapy in hospital outpatient clinics, we are uncertain whether receiving the same therapy at home affects the management ...

• Antibiotics seem to reduce surgical site infections in people undergoing aortic or aortoiliac surgery. • Other interventions assessed appear to make little or no difference in reducing the incidence ...

This review examined whether switching to a different antipsychotic medicine, as opposed to continuing treatment with the same one, improved people's response rates, alleviated overall and specific ...

Since newborn infants cannot express their pain with words, staff need to assess their pain by looking at their behaviours and vital signs instead. Many different rating scales can be used for this, ...

Antibiotics are routinely given before or during many surgical procedures to prevent the development of an infection (known as antibiotic prophylaxis). This includes procedures to perform an abortion ...

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Targeted client communication: Digital tracking systems can also be combined with systems for communicating with patients and clients. These tools allow healthcare workers to send patient messages, ...

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Molecular assays have the advantage of producing rapid results and have moderate diagnostic accuracy. Molecular assays may prevent overuse of antibiotics in neonates with suspected sepsis. The ...

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (prototype). The objectives are as follows: The aim of this scoping review is to map the quantitative literature about in-hospital motor interventions used to ...