Systematic Reviews on Hospitalisation

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence about hospitalisation.

Reviewed October 2011

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Title:   Day care versus in-patient surgery for age-related cataract
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The lens in eyes can become cloudy with age, leading to blurry vision or total vision loss. Cataracts can be surgically removed using a process called phacoemulsification, followed by implantation of an artificial lens to restore vision. This method of ...
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is an effective and safe alternative to conventional neonatal care in low birthweight (LBW) infants mainly in resource-limited countries. Low birthweight (LBW) (less than 2500 g) is associated with an increased risk of neonata...
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review investigates whether specialist, organised and co-ordinated geriatric care (normally referred to as comprehensive geriatric assessment or CGA) is better for patient outcomes than conventional care in a hospital setting. There is a clear and...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Nebulized hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute viral bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in infants, but the standard treatment remains supportive care. This review was conducted to assess the effects of 3% saline solution administered via nebulizer, which can in...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Types of urethral catheters for management of short-term voiding problems in hospitalised adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary catheters are small tubes inserted through the urethra (outlet for urine). They are often used for a short time after major surgery or to monitor urine output in hospitalised patients. About half of all hospitalised adults who have urinary cathe...
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Non-nutritive sucking for promoting physiologic stability and nutrition in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   An infant born prematurely may be fed through a tube into the stomach, so is often given a pacifier to suck on to improve nutrition. An infant needs coordinated sucking, swallowing and breathing to feed. The ability to suck and to swallow is present by ...
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Education interventions for adults who attend the emergency room for acute asthma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Self-management and education plans are widely recommended for treating chronic asthma; however, despite widespread endorsement of this intervention acute asthma continues to affect a large number of adults globally. We reviewed evidence from randomised...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Double wall versus single wall incubator for reducing heat loss in very low birth weight infants in incubators
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Newborn infants maintained in the appropriate temperature range have a better chance of surviving. When newborn infants are within the appropriate temperature range, they burn less energy and have improved growth. The concept of an incubator with additi...
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Discharge planning from hospital to home
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Discharge planning is the development of an individualised discharge plan for the patient prior to leaving hospital, with the aim of containing costs and improving patient outcomes. Discharge planning should ensure that patients are discharged from hosp...
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Premedication for anxiety in adult day surgery
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Day case surgery, where patients are sent home on the same day as the operation, is a common clinical practice which is no longer confined to simple procedures. Premedication with drugs to reduce anxiety prior to general anaesthesia may be withheld from...
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Systemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), sometimes called emphysema or chronic (obstructive) bronchitis, have episodes of deterioration which may need a hospital stay. Such exacerbations are often caused by infections. Treatment with co...
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Care home versus hospital and own home environments for rehabilitation of older people
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   For a number of reasons, there has been an increased interest in providing elderly people with appropriate rehabilitation services. Not only are there more elderly people, but the importance of 'rehab' after a stroke, hip fracture, or an illness i...
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Avoidance of bottles during the establishment of breast feeds in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Preterm infants start milk feeds by tube and as they mature they are able to manage sucking feeds. The number of sucking feeds each day are gradually increased as the baby matures. For women who choose to breast feed their preterm infant it is not alway...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Computerized advice on drug dosage to improve prescribing practice
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Physicians and other health care professionals often prescribe drugs that will only work at certain levels. These drugs are said to have a narrow therapeutic window. This means that if the level of the drug is too high or too low, they may cause ser...
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Medical day hospital care for the elderly versus alternative forms of care
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Geriatric day hospitals are an important component of elderly care designed to assist with in-hospital services. They are out-patient facilities where older patients attend for a full or near full day and receive multidisciplinary rehabilitation in a he...
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Hospital at home admission avoidance
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There continues to be, in some countries, more demand for acute care hospital beds than there are beds. One way to decrease or avoid admissions to hospital is to provide people with acute care treatment at home. Special services have been developed w...
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes following joint replacement at the hip and knee in chronic arthropathy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Joint replacements are common procedures and treatment of choice for those with intractable joint pain and disability arising from arthropathy of the hip or knee. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation is considered integral to the outcome of joint replacemen...
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Protein and energy supplementation in elderly people at risk from malnutrition
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Much emphasis is placed on the importance of good diet, usually in relation to concern about the health risks of obesity. However it has been generally agreed that the risk of undernutrition rather than overnutrition is the main cause for concern in eld...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Home versus in-patient treatment for deep vein thrombosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot blocks blood flow through a vein, generally in the legs. This can happen after surgery, trauma, or when a person is immobile. Clots can dislodge and block blood flow to the lungs, which can be fatal. H...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Antenatal education for self-diagnosis of the onset of active labour at term
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Not enough evidence to prove the benefit of a specific set of criteria to self-diagnose active labour. Sometimes it is difficult to tell when active labour has begun. A false diagnosis can mean multiple visits to the hospital, frustration and discomfort...
Date:   Oct 2007

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