Injuries reviews

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Diagnostic test accuracy reviews (2)
Point-of-care ultrasonography for diagnosing thoracoabdominal injuries in patients with blunt trauma
Thromboelastography (TEG) and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) for trauma‑induced coagulopathy in adult trauma patients with bleeding
Envenomation (3)
Antivenom for snake venom-induced neuromuscular paralysis (protocol stage)
Interventions for preventing reactions to snake antivenom
Snake antivenom for snake venom induced consumption coagulopathy
Frostbite (1)
Interventions for frostbite injuries (protocol stage)
Injury prevention (34)
Prevention of alcohol-related injuries (6)
Interventions for preventing injuries in problem drinkers
Alcohol and drug screening of occupational drivers for preventing injury
Alcohol ignition interlock programmes for reducing drink driving recidivism
Interventions in the alcohol server setting for preventing injuries
Increased police patrols for preventing alcohol-impaired driving
Psychosocial interventions in the emergency centre setting for preventing reinjury due to interpersonal violence (protocol stage)
Prevention of animal-related injuries (1)
Education of children and adolescents for the prevention of dog bite injuries
Prevention of burns (2)
Community-based interventions for the prevention of burns and scalds in children
Interventions for promoting smoke alarm ownership and function
Prevention of drowning (1)
Pool fencing for preventing drowning of children
Prevention of eye injuries (1)
Educational interventions for the prevention of eye injuries
Prevention of falls (2)
Interventions designed to prevent healthcare bed-related injuries in patients
Population-based interventions for the prevention of fall-related injuries in older people
Prevention of injuries in the home (2)
Home safety education and provision of safety equipment for injury prevention
Modification of the home environment for the reduction of injuries
Prevention of errors (1)
Caffeine for the prevention of injuries and errors in shift workers
Prevention of occupational injuries (5)
Alcohol and drug screening of occupational drivers for preventing injury
Workplace interventions to prevent work disability in workers on sick leave
Heat acclimation for protection from exertional heat stress (protocol stage)
Interventions for preventing injuries in the agricultural industry
Interventions to prevent injuries in construction workers
Other injury prevention (11)
Anticonvulsants for preventing seizures in patients with chronic subdural haematoma
Heat acclimation for protection from exertional heat stress (protocol stage)
Interventions designed to prevent healthcare bed-related injuries in patients
Interventions to promote the use of seat belts (protocol stage)
Mobility management for prevented, reduced, or delayed driving in teenagers (protocol stage)
Parenting interventions for the prevention of unintentional injuries in childhood
Interventions for primary prevention of suicide in university and other post-secondary educational settings
Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of disability following traumatic physical injury
Psychosocial interventions in the emergency centre setting for preventing reinjury due to interpersonal violence (protocol stage)
School-based education programmes for the prevention of unintentional injuries in children and young people
The 'WHO Safe Communities' model for the prevention of injury in whole populations
Prevention of violence (2)
School-based secondary prevention programmes for preventing violence
Psychosocial interventions in the emergency centre setting for preventing reinjury due to interpersonal violence (protocol stage)
Prevention of road traffic injuries (28)
Prevention of bicycle-related injuries (5)
Bicycle helmet legislation for the uptake of helmet use and prevention of head injuries
Non-legislative interventions for the promotion of cycle helmet wearing by children
Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists
Interventions for increasing pedestrian and cyclist visibility for the prevention of death and injuries
Helmets for preventing head and facial injuries in bicyclists
Prevention of injuries to motor vehicle occupants (3)
Interventions for promoting booster seat use in four to eight year olds travelling in motor vehicles
Interventions to promote the use of seat belts (protocol stage)
Mobility management for prevented, reduced, or delayed driving in teenagers (protocol stage)
Prevention of motorcycle-related injuries (4)
Helmets for preventing injury in motorcycle riders
Increasing motorcycle and rider conspicuity for preventing death and injury in motorcyclists (protocol stage)
Motorcycle helmet legislation for preventing injuries in motorcyclists (protocol stage)
Motorcycle rider training for the prevention of road traffic crashes
Prevention of pedestrian injuries (3)
Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists
Interventions for increasing pedestrian and cyclist visibility for the prevention of death and injuries
Safety education of pedestrians for injury prevention
Prevention of traffic crashes (13)
Red-light cameras for the prevention of road traffic crashes
Alcohol and drug screening of occupational drivers for preventing injury
Alcohol ignition interlock programmes for reducing drink driving recidivism
Area-wide traffic calming for preventing traffic related injuries
Speed cameras for the prevention of road traffic injuries and deaths
Graduated driver licensing for reducing motor vehicle crashes among young drivers
Increased police patrols for preventing alcohol-impaired driving
Mobility management for prevented, reduced, or delayed driving in teenagers (protocol stage)
School-based driver education for the prevention of traffic crashes
Street lighting for preventing road traffic injuries
Post-licence driver education for the prevention of road traffic crashes
Organisational travel plans for improving health
Vision screening of older drivers for preventing road traffic injuries and fatalities
Pre-hospital care of trauma (5)
Advanced training in trauma life support for ambulance crews
Advanced trauma life support training for hospital staff
Comparison of routes for achieving parenteral access with a focus on the management of patients with Ebola virus disease
Helicopter emergency medical services for adults with major trauma
Strategies for use of blood products for major bleeding in trauma (protocol stage)
Emergency medicine (32)
Continuous versus intermittent infusions of antibiotics for the treatment of severe acute infections
Colloid solutions for fluid resuscitation
Audit filters for improving processes of care and clinical outcomes in trauma systems
Colloids versus crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill people
Comparison of routes for achieving parenteral access with a focus on the management of patients with Ebola virus disease
Primary repair for penetrating colon injuries
Monoaminergic agonists for acute traumatic brain injury
Elevation of the head during intensive care management in people with severe traumatic brain injury
Emergency intubation for acutely ill and injured patients
Isotonic versus hypotonic solutions for maintenance intravenous fluid administration in children
Helicopter emergency medical services for adults with major trauma
High-carbohydrate, high-protein, low-fat versus low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat enteral feeds for burns
Interventions designed to prevent healthcare bed-related injuries in patients
Non-operative management versus operative management in high-grade blunt hepatic injury
Hypertonic versus near isotonic crystalloid for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients
Naloxone for shock
Hypotonic vs isotonic saline solutions for intravenous fluid management of acute infections
Medical anti-shock trousers (pneumatic anti-shock garments) for circulatory support in patients with trauma
Plasma transfusion strategies for critically ill patients
Thromboprophylaxis for trauma patients
Prolonged storage of packed red blood cells for blood transfusion
Selective computed tomography (CT) versus routine thoracoabdominal CT for high-energy blunt-trauma patients
Strategies for use of blood products for major bleeding in trauma (protocol stage)
Tranexamic acid for reducing mortality in emergency and urgent surgery
Non-operative versus operative treatment for blunt pancreatic trauma in children
External drains versus no drains after burr-hole evacuation for the treatment of chronic subdural haematoma in adults
Glucocorticoid with cyclophosphamide for paraquat-induced lung fibrosis
Timing and volume of fluid administration for patients with bleeding
Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for acute spinal cord injury patients (protocol stage)
Warm versus cold blood, and any blood versus crystalloid, cardioplegia in adults undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (protocol stage)
Human albumin solution for resuscitation and volume expansion in critically ill patients
Leukoreduction for the prevention of adverse reactions from allogeneic blood transfusion
Head injury (50)
Prevention (3)
Anticonvulsants for preventing seizures in patients with chronic subdural haematoma
Helmets for preventing injury in motorcycle riders
Helmets for preventing head and facial injuries in bicyclists
Rehabilitation (17)
Non-pharmacological (13)
Acupuncture for acute management and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury
Cognitive rehabilitation for adults with traumatic brain injury to improve occupational outcomes
Elevation of the head during intensive care management in people with severe traumatic brain injury
Fitness training for cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for persistent post-concussion syndrome following mild traumatic brain injury (protocol stage)
Interventions for fatigue management after traumatic brain injury (protocol stage)
Sensory stimulation for brain injured individuals in coma or vegetative state
Non-pharmacological interventions for depression in adults and children with traumatic brain injury
Psychological treatment for anxiety in people with traumatic brain injury
Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation for acquired brain injury in adults of working age
Interventions for apathy after traumatic brain injury
Interventions for managing skeletal muscle spasticity following traumatic brain injury
Technological aids for the rehabilitation of memory and executive functioning in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury
Pharmacological (4)
Pharmacotherapy for chronic cognitive impairment in traumatic brain injury
Pharmacological interventions for depression in people with traumatic brain injury (protocol stage)
Pharmacological management for agitation and aggression in people with acquired brain injury
Interventions for managing skeletal muscle spasticity following traumatic brain injury
Treatment (30)
Non-pharmacological (12)
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the adjunctive treatment of traumatic brain injury
Nutritional support for head-injured patients
Elevation of the head during intensive care management in people with severe traumatic brain injury
Routine intracranial pressure monitoring in acute coma
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for persistent post-concussion syndrome following mild traumatic brain injury (protocol stage)
Hypothermia for traumatic brain injury
Modest cooling therapies (35ºC to 37.5ºC) for traumatic brain injury
Non-pharmacological interventions for depression in adults and children with traumatic brain injury
Hyperventilation therapy for acute traumatic brain injury
Decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of high intracranial pressure in closed traumatic brain injury
The Lund concept for severe traumatic brain injury
External drains versus no drains after burr-hole evacuation for the treatment of chronic subdural haematoma in adults
Pharmacological (18)
Barbiturates for acute traumatic brain injury
Citicoline (CDP-choline) for traumatic brain injury (protocol stage)
Hypertonic saline versus other intracranial pressure–lowering agents for people with acute traumatic brain injury
Monoaminergic agonists for acute traumatic brain injury
Calcium channel blockers for acute traumatic brain injury
Dopamine agonists for traumatic brain injury (protocol stage)
Edaravone for traumatic brain injury (protocol stage)
Excitatory amino acid inhibitors for traumatic brain injury (protocol stage)
Indomethacin for intracranial hypertension secondary to severe traumatic brain injury in adults
Magnesium for acute traumatic brain injury
Mannitol for acute traumatic brain injury
Naloxone for reducing mortality and adverse neurological outcomes following acute traumatic brain injury (protocol stage)
Pharmacological interventions for depression in people with traumatic brain injury (protocol stage)
Pharmacological interventions for the prevention of acute postoperative pain in adults following brain surgery
Progesterone for acute traumatic brain injury
Sedation for moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury in adults: a network meta-analysis (protocol stage)
The Lund concept for severe traumatic brain injury
Aminosteroids for acute traumatic brain injury
Spinal cord injury (15)
Prevention (2)
Spinal immobilisation for trauma patients
Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for acute spinal cord injury patients (protocol stage)
Rehabilitation (8)
Non-pharmacological (6)
Electrical stimulation for people with spinal cord injury (protocol stage)
Passive movements for the treatment and prevention of contractures
Locomotor training for walking after spinal cord injury
Spinal injuries centres (SICs) for acute traumatic spinal cord injury
Respiratory muscle training for cervical spinal cord injury
Non-pharmacological interventions for chronic pain in people with spinal cord injury
Pharmacological (2)
Antiresorptive agents for the prevention of fractures after spinal cord injury (protocol stage)
Pharmacological interventions for spasticity following spinal cord injury
Treatment (5)
Non-pharmacological (2)
Spinal fixation surgery for acute traumatic spinal cord injury
Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for acute spinal cord injury patients (protocol stage)
Pharmacological (3)
Gangliosides for acute spinal cord injury
Steroids for acute spinal cord injury
Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for acute spinal cord injury patients (protocol stage)
Chest trauma (4)
Point-of-care ultrasonography for diagnosing thoracoabdominal injuries in patients with blunt trauma
Psychosocial interventions in the emergency centre setting for preventing reinjury due to interpersonal violence (protocol stage)
Surgical versus nonsurgical interventions for flail chest
Warm versus cold blood, and any blood versus crystalloid, cardioplegia in adults undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (protocol stage)
Abdominal trauma (12)
Prophylactic antibiotics for penetrating abdominal trauma: duration of use and antibiotic choice
Primary repair for penetrating colon injuries
Point-of-care ultrasonography for diagnosing thoracoabdominal injuries in patients with blunt trauma
Non-operative management versus operative management in high-grade blunt hepatic injury
Prophylactic antibiotics for tube thoracostomy (protocol stage)
Psychosocial interventions in the emergency centre setting for preventing reinjury due to interpersonal violence (protocol stage)
Selective computed tomography (CT) versus routine thoracoabdominal CT for high-energy blunt-trauma patients
Prophylactic antibiotics for penetrating abdominal trauma
Damage control surgery for abdominal trauma
Surgical versus non-surgical management of abdominal injury
Non-operative versus operative treatment for blunt pancreatic trauma in children
Emergency ultrasound-based algorithms for diagnosing blunt abdominal trauma
Burns (6)
Beta adrenergic antagonists for hospitalized burned patients (protocol stage)
Early versus delayed enteral nutrition support for burn injuries
Heparin for the treatment of burns (protocol stage)
High-carbohydrate, high-protein, low-fat versus low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat enteral feeds for burns
Immunonutrition as an adjuvant therapy for burns
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for thermal burns
Minimising blood transfusion and blood loss (29)
Anti-fibrinolytic use for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion
Antifibrinolytic drugs for acute traumatic injury
Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion
Comparison of routes for achieving parenteral access with a focus on the management of patients with Ebola virus disease
Desmopressin use for minimising perioperative blood transfusion
Platelet-rich-plasmapheresis for minimising peri-operative allogeneic blood transfusion
Erythropoietin for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in cardiac surgery (protocol stage)
Fibrin sealant use for minimising peri-operative allogeneic blood transfusion
Cell salvage in emergency trauma surgery
Intravenous iron therapy for non-anaemic, iron-deficient adults
Iron therapy for preoperative anaemia
Iron therapy in anaemic adults without chronic kidney disease
Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion
Pre-operative autologous donation for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion
Pharmacological interventions for the prevention of bleeding in people undergoing definitive fixation of hip, pelvic and long bone fractures: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (protocol stage)
Pharmacological interventions for the prevention of bleeding in people undergoing elective hip or knee surgery: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (protocol stage)
Plasma transfusion strategies for critically ill patients
Pharmacological interventions for the prevention of allergic and febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions
Prolonged storage of packed red blood cells for blood transfusion
Recombinant factor VIIa for the prevention and treatment of bleeding in patients without haemophilia
Strategies for use of blood products for major bleeding in trauma (protocol stage)
Thromboelastography (TEG) and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) for trauma‑induced coagulopathy in adult trauma patients with bleeding
Pro-coagulant haemostatic factors for the prevention and treatment of bleeding in people without haemophilia
Oral or parenteral iron supplementation to reduce deferral, iron deficiency and/or anaemia in blood donors
Topical application of tranexamic acid for the reduction of bleeding
Tranexamic acid for reducing mortality in emergency and urgent surgery
Transfusion of red blood cells stored for shorter versus longer duration for all conditions
Warm versus cold blood, and any blood versus crystalloid, cardioplegia in adults undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (protocol stage)
Leukoreduction for the prevention of adverse reactions from allogeneic blood transfusion
Poisoning (12)
Treatment (12)
Antidotes for acute cardenolide (cardiac glycoside) poisoning
Antivenom for snake venom-induced neuromuscular paralysis (protocol stage)
Extracorporeal blood purification for treating acute paraquat poisoning (protocol stage)
First aid interventions by laypeople for acute oral poisoning
Hemodialysis for lithium poisoning
Urinary alkalinisation for acute chlorophenoxy herbicide poisoning
Oximes for acute organophosphate pesticide poisoning
Snake antivenom for snake venom induced consumption coagulopathy
Hyperbaric oxygen for carbon monoxide poisoning
Alkalinisation for organophosphorus pesticide poisoning
Glucocorticoid with cyclophosphamide for paraquat-induced lung fibrosis
Xuebijing for paraquat poisoning

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