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Brand name: Retrieve TM
Active ingredients: tretinoin
What it is used for
ReTrieve is indicated for the adjunctive treatment of dry photoaged skin and related conditions.
How to take it
The way to take this medicine is: Topical. This medicine is applied directly to the surface of the skin.
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Visual appearance
Smooth off-white to pale yellow cream
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For the active ingredient tretinoin
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Pain relief for women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction | Cochrane
Conscious sedation and analgesia are methods used to relieve pain during surgery to retrieve eggs from the ovaries as part of in vitro fertilisation procedures. There have been concerns that the drugs used for sedation and pain relief may have an adverse effect on pregnancy rates. This review identified 21 randomised controlled trials, involving 2974 women, comparing the effects of five different methods of conscious sedation and pain relief including general anaesthesia. We found insufficient evidence to support any one method as being superior to others in terms of pain relief or pregnancy outcomes. The mainstay of pain relief is the use of opioid drugs.Most of the methods seemed to work well and the effect was usually enhanced by addition of another method such as pain relief with paracervical block, which involves a local anaesthetic agent being injected in the cervix prior to egg retrieval. Women reported a high degree of acceptability and satisfaction associated with the various methods that were assessed in this review. Evidence was generally of low quality, mainly due to poor reporting of methods, small sample sizes and inconsistency between the trials. As women vary in their experience of pain and in coping strategies, the optimal method may be individualised.
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Follicular flushing during oocyte retrieval in assisted reproductive technology | Cochrane
Flushing of the follicles during egg collection is not useful, as it prolongs the operating time and increases the need for pain relief without increasing the chances of a pregnancy or increasing the number of eggs recovered.
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No evidence to support or refute the use of ischaemic preconditioning in liver transplantation | Cochrane
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Ovarian cyst aspiration and IVF outcomes | Cochrane
Cochrane authors investigated the effectiveness and safety of cyst aspiration before ovarian stimulation versus a conservative approach (no aspiration) in women undergoing In vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Our primary outcomes were live birth rate and adverse events. We also assessed pregnancy rates, number of follicles recruited, and number of oocytes retrieved.
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Interventions for women with endometrioma prior to assisted reproductive technology | Cochrane
Endometriomata are a form of ovarian endometriosis, classified as cysts within the ovaries. They are a common cause of subfertility and pelvic pain. This review aimed to determine which treatment approach was better for women with subfertility and endometriomata who were undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART). Four trials were identified. A gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist showed a positive treatment effect on the ovarian response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) and the number of mature oocytes retrieved compared to GnRH antagonist. The evidence for surgery was limited but aspiration was associated with a greater ovarian response than expectant management (a wait and see approach). Further randomised controlled trials of interventions for the management of endometrioma in women undergoing ART are required.
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No evidence to support or refute elective surgery for benign liver tumours | Cochrane
The most common benign liver tumours include cavernous haemangioma, focal nodular hyperplasia, and hepatic adenoma. The majority of patients are asymptomatic, and no treatment is indicated. The natural history of haemangioma and focal nodular hyperplasia is typically uneventful whereas that of hepatic adenoma can be complicated by life-threatening conditions, such as rupture and haemorrhage. For these complications or when a definite histologic diagnosis is needed, surgery is advisable. However, in clinical practice there is a wide variation concerning the use of elective surgery (ie, surgery performed before complications have developed). No randomised clinical trials were identified for this systematic review, but 31 case series without a proper control group were retrieved. Accordingly, there is no evidence to support or refute elective surgery for benign liver tumours.
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Autologous chondrocyte implantation for full thickness articular cartilage defects of the knee | Cochrane
A layer of cartilage covering the knee joint surfaces acts to protect the joint and reduce friction. Damage to the cartilage (articular surface) can decrease mobility of the joint and cause pain on movement. Continuing deterioration of the surface may lead to osteoarthritis. Treatments for damaged cartilage include relieving symptoms, surgically cleaning up the joint, or surgically re-establishing the cartilage layer. The latter is done using marrow stimulation techniques (such as microfracture), mosaicplasty (also known as osteochondral cylinder transplantation), and more recently with implantation of healthy cartilage cells (chondrocytes). In the technique of autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI), a small piece of cartilage is retrieved from the knee joint. This piece is brought to a laboratory where it is digested to free the chondrocyte cells; these cells are subsequently cultured in a culture media in order to expand the numbers of cells. Then, with a second surgery, the cells are placed into the joint defect in an effort to produce a tissue that substitutes the normal cartilage.
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Use of fibrinogen concentrate in patients with bleeding | Cochrane
Fibrinogen is a natural blood protein involved in the coagulation process. Bleeding decreases the blood level, and low levels of this protein may increase bleeding even further, thereby increasing morbidity and mortality. Fibrinogen concentrate is widely used instead of traditional sources of fibrinogen, such as the blood products fresh frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate (a pooled concentrated plasma product), especially in some countries, despite the lack of adequate knowledge derived from previous research to support such an approach. In the present Cochrane systematic review, we set out to assess the benefits and harms of fibrinogen concentrate in patients with bleeding. We searched the databases to August 2013, we identified six randomized trials in cardiac and elective surgical settings that compared fibrinogen concentrate (248 participants) with placebo/other sources or no treatment. Additionally, we found 12 ongoing trials, but we were unable to retrieve any data from them. We could not identify beneficial effects of fibrinogen concentrate on patient survival. In our predefined outcomes, we identified a reduced proportion of patients requiring donor blood transfusion. We could not identify reduced blood loss or any harms or adverse events caused by treatment with fibrinogen concentrate. However, all trials were of low quality and were small, so evidence in support of fibrinogen concentrate in patients with bleeding remains weak.
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Screening school aged children and adolescents for reduced vision caused by the need for glasses | Cochrane
Worldwide, the leading cause of reduced vision in children is an unidentified need for them to wear glasses. The reduced vision that results from abnormal focusing (refractive error) can cause the children to screw up their eyes and complain of headaches. Reduced vision may affect academic performance, choice of occupation and socio-economic status in adult life. Genetic and environmental factors are known to affect the development of refractive error; it is also more common in certain racial groups. Short sightedness has become the commonest eye condition. The need to correct refractive error is determined by its effect on vision. Normal vision can usually be restored by wearing corrective glasses or contact lenses. However, there is some evidence that correction may cause an error to persist where it might otherwise have resolved or reduced naturally. Vision screening is used widely but is concentrated in developed countries; in developing countries it may serve the purpose of providing access to health care. The value of screening after school entry has been queried. Programmes vary with regard to testing personnel, set threshold for failure, frequency and setting. The disability caused by a vision deficit has not been quantified and the optimum age and number of occasions for screening have not been established. The aim of this review was to find studies that evaluated the effectiveness of school vision screening programmes in first identifying children with reduced vision. No eligible randomised studies were found. There is a clear need for reliable evidence to measure the effectiveness of vision screening. A narrative synthesis of other retrieved studies was undertaken in order to explain current practice.
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