No more neurosurgery for unruptured brain AVMs?
A blog for people with arterio-venous malformations (AVMs) on Cochrane evidence to inform their decisions about treatment.
Tag Archives: surgery
After hip fracture: how best to help people get back on their feet
Hip fracture is a common injury, but do we have reliable evidence to guide care and rehabilitation?
Vaginal prolapse: how do different surgical approaches compare?
Lynda Ware summarizes Cochrane evidence on surgical approaches for vaginal prolapse and Simon Jackson, Consultant Gynaecologist at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, reflects on why this review is timely.
Which painkillers are best for acute pain after surgery?
Reliable Cochrane evidence to help inform choices about single dose oral painkillers for acute pain after surgery
Evidently Advent 2015 Preventing deep vein thrombosis
Stockings can help prevent deep vein thrombosis after surgery
Evidently Advent 2015 Preparing for surgery
What should you wash with before surgery?
Keeping people warm during surgery: what’s the evidence?
Can warm fluids, insulation and hot air prevent preoperative hypothermia?
Evidently Advent Day 1: best health evidence wrapped up for the festive season!
Something's going on in the operating theatre...
A mystery, missing evidence and some answers!
Contrary to what you might expect, you’ll have to wait until the end for the mystery, though in truth...
Hot off the press: catch this Cochrane evidence!
If your idea of a present is a new or updated Cochrane reviewCochrane Reviews are systematic reviews. In systematic...
Intervention reduces atrial fibrillation after heart surgery
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common rhythm disturbance of the heart. It involves the top two chambers of...