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Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Gastrointestinal Conditions in Childhood
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for gastrointestinal conditions in childhood.
Created July 2011
16 Resources Found
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| Title: | Behavioural interventions for the treatment of faecal incontinence in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Children with |
| Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Title: | Non surgical therapy for anal fissure. |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Anal fissure is a painful ulcer usually occurring in the posterior midline of the skin just outside the entry to the rectum. Its persistence is due to spasm of the internal sphincter muscle. The typical pain of this condition is pain on moving one's bow... |
| Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Title: | Oral lactoferrin for the treatment of sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Newborn babies, especially those born prematurely, are at risk from infections in the blood (sepsis) and/or gastrointestinal inflammation and injury (necrotizing enterocolitis). A number of babies with sepsis or necrotizing enterocolitis die or suffer f... |
| Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Title: | Oral immunoglobulin for preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm and low birth weight neonates |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Immunoglobulin given orally for preventing emergency intestinal problems (necrotizing enterocolitis) in premature and low birth weight newborn infants. Destructive inflammation of the intestine (necrotizing enterocolitis, NEC) is caused by gas-producing... |
| Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Title: | Antidepressants for the treatment of children and adolescents with functional abdominal pain |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common in childhood and adolescence. In most cases no medical reason for the pain can be found. Various drug treatment approaches for the different types of abdominal pain-related ... |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Peritoneal drainage versus laparotomy as initial surgical treatment for perforated necrotizing enterocolitis or spontaneous intestinal perforation in preterm low birth weight infants |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Intestinal perforation is a very serious condition in very premature babies. Standard treatment of intestinal perforation is the surgical opening of the abdomen and removal of the unhealthy or dead intestine. Insertion of a drain into the abdomen instea... |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | No evidence that delayed introduction of progressive enteral feeds prevents necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Very low birth weight infants (birth weight less than 1500 grams) are at risk of developing a severe bowel disorder called |
| Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Title: | Anti-sickness medication for vomiting in acute stomach upsets in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Vomiting caused by acute gastroenteritis is very common in children and adolescents. Treatment of vomiting in children with acute gastroenteritis can be problematic and there is lack of agreement among clinicians on the indications for the use of antiem... |
| Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Title: | Arginine supplementation for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Arginine supplements for preventing severe, damaging inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (necrotising enterocolitis) in infants born before 37 weeks gestation (preterm). Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) may be caused by an infant's immaturity... |
| Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Title: | Probiotics for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious disease that affects the bowel of premature infants in the first few weeks of life. Although the cause of NEC is not entirely known, milk feeding and bacterial growth play a role. Probiotics (dietary suppleme... |
| Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Title: | Erythromycin for preventing and treating preterm infants with feeding difficulties |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is not enough evidence to show any benefit from erythromycin used in large or small doses for the prevention or treatment of feeding problems in premature infants. Premature infants who need intensive care often have feeding problems. Frequently, ... |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Psychosocial interventions for children who have stomach ache without an organic cause |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Between 4% and 25% of school age children complain of stomach aches / recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) which is severe enough to interfere with their daily activities. For most such children, no organic cause for their pain can be found on physical examin... |
| Date: | Dec 2006 |
| Title: | Dietary interventions for stomach ache with no identifiable cause in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Recurrent abdominal pain is common in childhood and dietary interventions are often recommended but we found no evidence that they are effective. Between 4% and 25% of school age children complain of stomach aches / recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) which ... |
| Date: | Dec 2006 |
| Title: | Medication for stomach ache with no organic cause in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Between 4% and 25% of school age children complain of stomach aches / recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) which is severe enough to interfere with their daily activities. For most such children, no organic cause for their pain can be found on physical examin... |
| Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Title: | Glutamine supplementation for young infants with severe gastrointestinal disease |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Currently, there is insufficient evidence to determine whether giving young infants with severe gastrointestinal problems supplemental glutamine is beneficial. Glutamine is an amino acid that helps tissues, particularly in the gastrointestinal tract, re... |
| Date: | Oct 2006 |
| Title: | Interventions for growth failure in childhood Crohn's disease |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Growth failure occurs in 15-40% of children with Crohn's disease. Growth in affected children is influenced by the disease process itself and by some treatments. Management in children differs from that in adults because of the required emphasis on achi... |
| Date: | May 2005 |
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