What is urinary incontinence?

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Key messages - Current evidence supports there may be no important difference between surgery on both eyes on the same day (ISBCS) and surgery on different days (DSBCS) for the following clinical outcomes: eye (ocular) infection (endophthalmitis, a severe, sight-threatening but rare complication), spectacle correction after surgery (refraction), complications, vision with spectacle correction (if needed), and patient-reported outcomes (PROMs; questionnaires on vision).

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Background Infection can interfere with the normal wound-healing process. In order to reduce the risk of infection, wounds are routinely cleansed to remove dirt, contamination or impurities. In this review, a wound is defined as a break in the skin. What is the aim of this review?

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What is the issue? Malposition is when the back of the baby's head lies towards the mother's back. As a result, labour and birth can be long and difficult, sometimes resulting in an operative birth (where the baby is delivered by caesarean section or with special tools to help the baby through the birth canal) and more perineal trauma (damage to the pelvic floor). The baby may be more likely to go to a neonatal care unit. Also, women may experience stress or disappointment with the birth experience. 

Key messages • In adults, using LSSS instead of regular salt in food probably lowers blood pressure slightly. Adults using LSSS instead of regular salt probably have a slightly lower risk of non-fatal heart conditions, such as stroke or a sudden reduced blood flow to the heart, and death from heart disease.

Key messages •   Laser trabeculoplasty may work better than topical medication (eye drops) in slowing down the progression of open-angle glaucoma (rate of visual field loss i.e. vision loss at the edges of vision) and may be similar to modern eye drops in controlling eye pressure at a lower cost. It is not associated with any serious unwanted effects, particularly for the newer types of trabeculoplasty, such as selective laser trabeculoplasty.  

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