Systematic Reviews of Treatments using Caffeine

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments involving caffeine and other methyxanthines.
Reviewed October 2011

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Title:   Caffeine as an analgesic adjuvant for acute pain in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Caffeine is commonly used as a component in pain-relieving medicines available from pharmacies without a prescription. An adjuvant is something that is added to a medicine to make it work better. This review examined whether caffeine improves the pain-r...
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   The effect of caffeine in people with asthma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Caffeine is found in coffee, tea, cola drinks and cocoa. Caffeine is a drug that is very similar to theophylline. Theophylline is a bronchodilator drug that is taken to open up the airways in the lungs and therefore relieve the symptoms of asthma, such ...
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Prophylactic caffeine to prevent postoperative apnoea following general anaesthesia in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Caffeine may be able to prevent postoperative apnoea and bradycardia in preterm babies. Growing babies who were born too early (preterm) and who undergo general anaesthetic for surgery may have complications, including episodes of apnoea (pauses in brea...
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Prophylactic methylxanthine for prevention of apnoea in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Apnea is a pause in breathing of greater than 20 seconds. It may occur repeatedly in preterm babies (born before 34 weeks). Methylyxanthines (such as theophylline and caffeine) are drugs that are believed to stimulate breathing efforts and have been use...
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Prophylactic methylxanthines for extubation in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Using methylxanthines to help wean babies from mechanical ventilation might help some babies. Methylxanthines are drugs (such as caffeine) that can help improve breathing in preterm babies (babies born early). They can be given to preterm babies when we...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Caffeine for preventing injuries and errors in shift workers
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sleepiness leads to a deterioration in performance and is associated with an increased risk of error and injury. Shift work is an major cause of sleepiness as it requires workers to be awake at times which are different to those dictated by their 'body ...
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Oral methylxanthines for bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bronchiectasis is a lung condition that usually develops after a series of lung problems (such as childhood infections, lung structure problems, tuberculosis, and cystic fibrosis). Mucus (phlegm) collects in the lungs, causing discomfort and infections....
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Effects of restricted caffeine intake by mother on fetal, neonatal and pregnancy outcome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Caffeine is a stimulant found in tea, coffee, cola, chocolate and some over-the-counter medicines. Conflicting results found in the literature make it difficult for health professionals to advise pregnant women about avoiding caffeine during pregnancy. ...
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Caffeine versus theophylline for apnea in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is some evidence that caffeine is as effective as theophylline in the short-term for reducing apnea in premature babies, is better tolerated and is easier to give. Apnea is a pause in breathing of greater than 20 seconds. It may occur repeatedly i...
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Theophylline, aminophylline, caffeine and analogues for acute ischaemic stroke
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Theophylline and related drugs, which can enlarge brain blood vessels, are of no apparent benefit in the early treatment of strokes caused by blood clots. Most strokes are caused by a blood clot which then reduces blood flow in the affected part of the ...
Date:   Mar 2004

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