Prophylactic cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor drugs to prevent morbidity and mortality in preterm infants
The Cochrane Neonatal Group is one of the largest Cochrane groups, with more than 400 reviews published, many of which relate to the care of babies born before they reach full-term. These reviews were added to in April 2022 with a new review of the use of cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors and, in this podcast, one of the group ’s researchers, Abbey MacLellan, talks with lead author Souvik Mitra, a neonatologist and clinical epidemiologist at Dalhousie University and IWK Health in Halifax Canada about this network meta-analysis. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - September 2, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Antioxidants for male subfertility
The Cochrane Gynaecology and Fertility Group maintains a pair of reviews on the use of antioxidants in the treatment of subfertility. The review for males was updated in May 2022 and we asked Wiep de Ligny from the Radboud University Medical Center at Nijmegen in the Netherlands to tell us about the importance of the review and its latest findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - August 26, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Cannabis and cannabinoids for people with multiple sclerosis
In May 2022, the Cochrane Multiple Sclerosis and Rare Diseases of the CNS Group published a new review of the effects of cannabis and cannabinoids for the treatment of people with multiple sclerosis. In this podcast, Silvia Minozzi, Co-ordinating Editor of the Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group and an author on the review talks with lead author and Co-ordinating Editor of the Cochrane Multiple Sclerosis Group, Graziella Filippini, about the review. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - August 25, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Do video-assisted instruments for inserting breathing tubes in adults work better than direct-view instruments and do they cause unwanted effects?
Anaesthetists use a variety of techniques to insert a breathing tube into a patient before an operation. These include using a rigid indirect videolaryngoscope and the Cochrane review comparing this with the traditional direct laryngoscope was updated in April 2022. In this podcast, two of the authors, Jan Hansel and Andy Rogers, who are from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Trust in the UK, chatted about the procedures. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - August 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Prophylactic antiemetics for adults receiving intravenous opioids in the acute care setting
The Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Group has more than 270 active full reviews in the Cochrane Library. They added to these in May 2022 with a new review of the effects of giving antiemetics to adults receiving intravenous opioids in acute care. We asked lead author, Michael Gottlieb from the Department of Emergency Medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, USA, to tell us more in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - August 3, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How accurate are remote, virtual assessments at diagnosing dementia?
Alongside the dozens of Cochrane Reviews of possible treatments for dementia, are reviews looking at how to diagnose it, including the use of a phone or video call rather than an in-person visit. In April 2022, we added a new review to these, evaluating the accuracy of remote cognitive assessment and we asked Amy Elliott to speak with lead author and colleague at the University of Leicester in England, Lucy Beishon about the review for this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - July 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Community views on mass drug administration for filariasis: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Alongside quantitative evidence on the effects of healthcare interventions, it ' s important to have qualitative evidence on people ' s views about these interventions, particularly if they are delivered at the population level. This is the case with mass drug administration for filariasis, which is a parasitic disease that can result in swollen limbs and disability and, in February 2022, the Cochrane Infectious Diseases group, based at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the UK, published a qualitative evidence synthesis on community views about this intervention. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - July 12, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID-19?
The Cochrane programme of reviews for COVID-19 covers both the diagnosis and treatment of the disease and reviews are being updated as new evidence becomes available. Among these is a review of chest imaging for diagnosing the condition, and its fourth version was published in May 2022. We asked the lead author, Sanam Ebrahimzadeh, from The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada, to describe the latest findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - July 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee disease
Cochrane Musculoskeletal has produced more than 200 systematic reviews of interventions for the prevention, treatment or rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders. These were added to in March 2022 with a new review of the effects of a type of surgery called knee arthroscopy. In this podcast, Ray Moynihan from Bond University in Australia, talks with lead author, Denise O'Connor, from Monash University and Cabrini Hospital in Melbourne. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - July 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Endovascular thrombectomy and intra-arterial interventions for acute ischaemic stroke
The most common type of stroke is one in which a large artery in the brain gets blocked by a blood clot and there are dozens of Cochrane reviews of various treatments for these ischaemic strokes. One of these reviews, looking at the effects of endovascular thrombectomy and intra-arterial interventions, was updated in June 2021 and lead author, Melinda Roaldsen from the Arctic University of Norway in Troms ø, briefly describes the new findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - July 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Drugs and natural products for self-harm in adults
Cochrane has published several reviews of the effects of interventions to reduce self-harm and suicide and, in the first few months of 2021, three of these were updated covering pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for self-harm in children, adolescents and adults. We asked two of the authors, Keith Hawton and Katrina Witt to tell us about the findings in this podcast.Note: This recording covers three reviews:- Interventions for children and adolescents who self-harm- Psychosocial interventions for adults who self-harm- Drugs and natural products for self-harm in adults (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - June 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Interventions for children and adolescents who self-harm
Cochrane has published several reviews of the effects of interventions to reduce self-harm and suicide and, in the first few months of 2021, three of these were updated covering pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for self-harm in children, adolescents and adults. We asked two of the authors, Keith Hawton and Katrina Witt to tell us about the findings in this podcast.Note: This recording covers three reviews:- Interventions for children and adolescents who self-harm- Psychosocial interventions for adults who self-harm- Drugs and natural products for self-harm in adults (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - June 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Psychosocial interventions for adults who self-harm
Cochrane has published several reviews of the effects of interventions to reduce self-harm and suicide and, in the first few months of 2021, three of these were updated covering pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for self-harm in children, adolescents and adults. We asked two of the authors, Keith Hawton and Katrina Witt to tell us about the findings in this podcast.Note: This recording actually covers three reviews:- Interventions for children and adolescents who self-harm-Psychosocial interventions for adults who self-harm- Drugs and natural products for self-harm in adults (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - June 29, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How accurate are symptoms and medical examination to diagnose COVID-19?
Cochrane is preparing a series of reviews to help decision makers deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact. We are keeping these up to date as new evidence becomes available and the review of using signs and symptoms to diagnose whether someone has the disease has been updated for the second time. The review was first published in June 2020 and the most recent update was published in May 2022. Here's the lead author, Thomas Struyf from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, to tell us about the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Do blood thinners prevent people who are hospitalised with COVID-19 from developing blood clots?
There are now more than two dozen Cochrane reviews of high priority topics relevant to COVID-19, which are being kept up to date as new evidence becomes available. In March 2022, we published updated findings on the effects of anticoagulants and we asked lead author, Ronald Flumignan from the Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil to summarize the evidence in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 13, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
