Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Anaemia

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for anaemia.

Reviewed August 2011

 

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Title:   Intermittent iron supplementation for reducing anaemia and its associated impairments in menstruating women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Approximately one out of three non-pregnant women of reproductive age are anaemic worldwide. Although causes of anaemia are multiple, it very often results from sustained iron deficiency. Being anaemic makes women more likely to suffer infections and t...
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Intermittent iron supplementation for improving nutrition and development in children under 12 years of age
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Approximately 600 million preschool and school-age children are anaemic worldwide. It is estimated that half of these cases are due to a lack of iron. Iron deficiency anaemia during childhood may slow down growth, reduce motor and brain development, an...
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Blood transfusions for treating acute chest syndrome in people with sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood condition affecting over 250 million people worldwide and is particularly common in Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Central America, Saudi Arabia, India and a number of Mediterranean countries. It is characterised...
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Low versus high haemoglobin concentration threshold for blood transfusion for preventing morbidity and mortality in very low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Very premature infants are extremely vulnerable and often require intensive care to survive. Anaemia is a condition in which the blood does not contain enough haemoglobin, the component of red blood cells which carries oxygen around the body. These bab...
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Treatments for iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   When the blood has insufficient red cells, or the red cells carry insufficient haemoglobin to deliver adequate oxygen to the tissues, this is called anaemia. There is normally a reduction in the haemoglobin concentrations in the mother's blood during pr...
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Regular long-term red blood cell transfusions for managing chronic chest complications in sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Oxygen is transported from our lungs to all parts of our body by haemoglobin, which is a major component of red blood cells. Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder of haemoglobin. In people with sickle cell disease red blood cells become rigid onc...
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Vaccines for preventing invasive salmonella infections in people with sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Salmonella organisms are probably second only to pneumococcus among bacterial causes of infection in people with sickle cell disease. Infection with these bacteria can lead to complications and reduce the quality of life of people with the disease and s...
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Oral iron supplements for children in malaria-endemic areas
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Children commonly develop anaemia (low haemoglobin) after birth. Anaemia is associated with several ill effects, including hindering motor development and learning skills, and impaired immunity. Children are therefore commonly given iron supplements to ...
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Piracetam for reducing the incidence of painful sickle cell disease crises
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sickle cell disease is one of the most common genetic disorders and affects about 250 million people (5% of the world's population). It is characterised by sickle-shaped red blood cells which may block blood vessels. This can lead to pain and damage to ...
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Antibiotics for treating osteomyelitis in people with sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sickle cell disease affects millions of people throughout the world. Osteomyelitis, a bone infection, is one of the major complications. Antibiotics are given to treat it, but there is no worldwide standard treatment. We did an update of search randomis...
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Treatment for anemia in people with AIDS
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is a lack of reliable evidence on interventions for treating anemia in persons with HIV infection or AIDS. Persons with HIV infection or AIDS are more likely than the general population to develop anemia, and anemia is the most common blood disord...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Haemoglobin is the substance within the red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited genetic disorder where there are problems with the haemoglobin. Crystals form in the red blood cells and block the blo...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Inhaled nitric oxide for acute chest syndrome in people with sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder affecting approximately 250 million people worldwide. Sickle-shaped red blood cells which are characteristic of sickle cell disease may block blood vessels causing pain, tissue death and even severe dam...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Splenectomy versus conservative management for acute sequestration crises in people with sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In some people with sickle cell disease, red blood cells become trapped and destroyed in the spleen. This damages the spleen, which may become enlarged leading to splenic sequestration crises. These crises consist of abdominal pain, rapid heart rate and...
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for children with sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder mainly characterized by the presence of deformed, sickle-shaped red blood cells in the blood stream. These cells deprive tissues of blood and oxygen resulting in periodic and recurrent painful attacks. Complicat...
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Phytomedicines (medicines derived from plants) for sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood condition caused by defects in the production of haemoglobin. Haemoglobin is the part of the red blood cell that carries oxygen across the body. Sickle cell disease occurs when people inherit faulty genes respon...
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Treatments for priapism in boys and men with sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Priapism (the prolonged painful erection of the penis) is common in males with sickle cell disease (SCD). The length of time priapism lasts differs for different types and so does the medical treatment for it. Self-management approaches may be helpful. ...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Deferasirox for managing transfusional iron overload in people with sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder. An increasing number of people show secondary iron overload due to repeated red blood cell transfusions. Since the human body has no means of actively getting rid of excessive iron, drug treatment (iron chelato...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Gene therapy for sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sickle cell disease results when a child inherits faulty genes for producing haemoglobin from both parents. It is a disease that is linked with frequent illness from early life and often results in death earlier than in the general population. Gene ther...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Inhaled bronchodilators for acute chest syndrome in people with sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder. People with sickle cell disease often suffer from acute chest syndrome, although it is not known why. Acute chest syndrome can cause fever, coughing, chest pain and shortness of breath and can be life-...
Date:   Apr 2010

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