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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/head-neck-cancer-update_clinician.pdf
August 01, 2015 - Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer
Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer
Background
Clinical Bottom Line
and stereotactic body RT (SBRT). Charged particle-based
conformal external-beam RT modalities, such as proton-beam
RT (PBT), are also available to treat head and neck cancer,
althou…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Stage II: significant
9
(P < 0.05) reductions in HbA1c (∼1.4% from baseline) were achieved with … 60 and
80 μg/day ITCA 650, and 86 and 78% of subjects achieved HbA1c ≤7% at 24
weeks; respectively … For some patients, a single
oral agent is sufficient; however, if adequate glycemic control is not achieved … that clinicians would need to teach patients proper injection techniques, but that this
could be achieved
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
June 01, 2014 - The reported
weight loss achieved on average was between 9% and 10% of total body weight. … Weight loss with the Reshape Duo is intended to be achieved by reducing the stomach’s
capacity: the … Weight loss of at
least 10% was achieved by 22.6 and 17.4% of patients receiving lorcaserin 10 mg
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/deliberative-methods-facilitation-slides-text.pdf
May 29, 2025 - Using Deliberative Methods to Engage the Public: Facilitating a Deliberative Session
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-anemia-update_disposition-comments.pdf
April 25, 2013 - In this regard, as alluded in this
report, ESA dose may be the important issue, not the hematocrit
achieved … How many trials reported the achieved hemoglobin ? … What
was the relationship between achieved hemoglobin and outcomes ? … April 25, 2013
15
Commentator
& Affiliation Section Comment Response
target Hb or maximal achieved
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2020.pdf
January 01, 2020 - AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2020: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making
AHRQ’s Evidence-based
Practice Center Divison
Annual Report 2020
Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based
Decision Making
e
2020 EPC Program Year in Review
EPC Mission: Transform healthcar…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/phenylketonuria_executive.pdf
February 01, 2012 - of placebo on the
likelihood of a 30-percent reduction in Phe, only 9 percent
of those on placebo achieved … effect of placebo on likelihood of a
30-percent reduction in Phe, only 9 percent of those on
placebo achieved
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
December 01, 2013 - The reported weight loss achieved on average was
between 9% and 10% of total body weight. … Weight loss with the Reshape Duo is achieved by reducing the stomach’s capacity: the
inflated dual … Weight loss of at least 10% was achieved by 22.6
and 17.4% of patients receiving lorcaserin 10 mg BID
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/acs-pci-adjunctive-devices_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Layout 1
Background
Coronary stents and adjunctive
pharmacologic agents—including
glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors and
thienopyridines—have improved the
efficacy of percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI).1,2 However,
dislodgement of atherothrombotic material
from coronary lesions during PCI can
result in …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-911-workforce-mental-health-executive-summary.pdf
February 01, 2025 - Executive Summary_Systematic Review: Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforces
Systematic Review
M
ental Health and Occupational Stress in
the Emergency Medical Services and 911
Workforces
Executive Summary
Main Points
• No study reported o…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/type-2-diabetes-medications-update_surveillance.pdf
December 31, 2013 - More participants with baseline HbA1c >= 7.0% achieved an HbA1c
<7.0% with linagliptin compared with … A greater number of subjects achieved a decrease in HbA1c
of greater than 1.0% for the polypill (72.5% … group versus
0.89% in SITA + MET ± SU, p < 0.001. 45% of the subjects in the IDet
+ SITA + MET arm achieved … More saxagliptin-treated patients achieved a HbA1c < 7.0% (46.5%
versus 30.5%; p = 0.0001). … glycemic efficacy in
subjects at 1 year; however, significantly more patients in the sitagliptin
group achieved
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2019: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making
AHRQ’s Evidence-based
Practice Center Divison
Annual Report 2019
Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based
Decision Making
e
Evidence-based Practice Center Program 2019 Year in Review
EPC Missi…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/diabetes-behavior-programs_disposition-comments.pdf
September 28, 2015 - tease out if the
programs that offered support were
effective at, at least MAINTAINING improvements
achieved … We feel that
our a priori chosen approach using network meta-
analysis achieved our objective of identifying
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2010 - National
Register documents outcomes after
switching to CSII: Patient groups of type 1
and 2 diabetes “achieved
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-treatment_surveillance.pdf
January 01, 2013 - resulted in greater IOP
lowering than TTFC
alone.6
1 study found that
brimonidine-timolol FC
achieved … timolol FC bid
at 4 weeks if IOP still>20, with switch to
brimonidine at 8 weeks if IO<20 still not
achieved
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/updating-criteria-qdr-protocol-amendment.pdf
December 28, 2023 - Updating the Measurement Criteria for AHRQ’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR)
Version 5 4/18/2019 1
Evidence-based Practice Center
Technical Brief Protocol
Project Title: Updating the Measurement Criteria for AHRQ’s
National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR)
Init…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/measuring-blood-pressure-surveillance-160412.pdf
May 29, 2025 - `$CONCLUSIONS$
AND$RELEVANCE:$Home$BP$telemonitoring$and$pharmacist$case$management$achieved$better$
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_clinician.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Interventions To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for
Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the effectiveness and adverse consequences of
strategies for reducing antibiotic use in adults and children with unco…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s149.pdf
October 01, 2007 - It is indicated for
patients who have not achieved adequate glycemic control on
metformin, a sulfonylurea … Such parsimony can be achieved by use of propen-
sity scores.15 However, the use of propensity scores
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-cholestorol-medications_disposition-comments.pdf
March 10, 2010 - the baseline measures are supposed to be comparable in
randomized control trials, this is not always achieved