Systematic Reviews Published in the April 2014 Issue of the Cochrane Library: Nonsurgical Interventions for the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain

ABSTRACT

The Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews is published quarterly as a DVD and monthly online (http://www.thecochranelibrary.com). The April 2014 issue (2nd DVD for 2014) contains 5945 complete reviews, 2353 protocols for reviews in production, and 30,000 short summaries of systematic reviews published in the general medical literature. In addition, there are citations of 778,000 randomized controlled trials and 15,700 cited papers in the Cochrane Methodology Register. The Health Technology Assessment database contains some 13,000 citations. Ninety-eight new reviews have been published in the previous 3 months, of which just two have potential relevance for practitioners in pain and palliative medicine. The impact factor of the Cochrane Library stands at 5.715. Readers are encouraged to access the full report for any articles of interest as only a brief commentary is provided.

KEYWORDS :

• amitriptyline
• chronic pain
• gabapentin
• goserelin
• Internet-delivered therapy
• lofexidine
• medroxyprogesterone acetate
• pelvic pain
• psychological therapy