Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Intestinal Diseases

Follow the links below to find systematic reviews of the evidence of the effectiveness of treatments for intestinal diseases.

Reviewed November 2011

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Title:   Propofol for sedation during colonoscopy can lead to faster recovery after the procedure and higher patient satisfaction.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Irrespective of the initial screening test, colonoscopy is the final step in colorectal cancer screening. With the advent of the colorectal cancer screening programs in many countries, an increasing number of colonoscopies are being performed each year....
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Oral immunoglobulin for preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm and low birth weight neonates
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:   The use of Nitrous Oxide gas during Colonoscopy procedures
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Colonoscopy is now the main investigation for large bowel illnesses, including cancer, but it can be an uncomfortable or painful procedure. To help reduce the pain/discomfort, endoscopists use narcotics or hypnotics with or without other analgesics, but...
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Fast track surgery versus conventional recovery strategies for colorectal surgery
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Conventionally, recuperation after bowel surgery followed the patients progress. Mobilisation and expansion of diet after surgery was progressed slowly in a stepwise manner following patients progression. This is because it was believed that faster reco...
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   No evidence that delayed introduction of progressive enteral feeds prevents necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants
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:   Arginine supplementation for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants
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:   [Transparent Cap Colonoscopy versus Standard Colonoscopy for Investigation of Gastrointestinal Tract Conditions]
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   [Five randomised controlled trials were included in the review comparing Colonoscopy with the Transparent Cap with Standard Colonoscopy in the investigation of gastrointestinal tract conditions. The findings of our work suggest that there is improvement...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Chromoscopic colonoscopy enhances polyp detection compared with conventional colonoscopy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Colonoscopy is a diagnostic test that enables small growths in the bowel (polyps) to be detected. These lesions can develop into cancer in approximately 5% of the cases. Although the test is the most sensitive test that exists for the detection of these...
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Surgery compared to non-surgical treatment to relieve symptoms of bowel obstruction in ovarian cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer among women and is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage. Bowel obstruction is a common feature of advanced or recurrent ovarian cancer and causes vomiting, pain and diarrhoea. Patients with bowel obstruct...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Several antibiotic agents, including metronidazole, ciprofloxacin, and rifaximin, as well as oral probiotics, may be effective treatments for pouchitis.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Some patients with ulcerative colitis have their colon and rectum removed with construction of a reservoir or pouch (made from a loop of small intestine) to serve in place of the rectum. This is known as an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) surgery. P...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Oral water soluble contrast for the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review of trials indicates that oral Gastrografin provides pictures that can be useful in predicting whether or not a patient will require surgery for of adhesive small bowel obstruction. Although Gastrografin does not reduce the need for surgery i...
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Interventions for treating schistosomiasis mansoni
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Schistosoma mansoni is a parasite that infects the intestine, liver and spleen and can be fatal. People become infected when they come in contact with contaminated water. The review found that the drugs oxamniquine and praziquantel are both effective fo...
Date:   Sep 2005
Title:   Surgery for resolving symptoms associated with malignant bowel obstruction in advanced gynaecological and gastrointestinal cancers
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A systematic review of surgery in malignant bowel obstruction in progressive advanced gynaecological and gastrointestinal cancers illustrates the varied quality of the original reports, the lack of validated outcome criteria appropriate for these patien...
Date:   Mar 2000

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