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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s158.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Sensitivity analysis for certain permutation inferences
in matched observational studies. … Statistical Analysis With Missing Data. 2nd ed.
New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons; 2002.
24. … Anamorphic analysis. … Logistic regression analysis and efficient design
for two-stage studies. … Designs and analysis of two-stage studies. Stat Med.
1992;11:769–782.
30. Langholz B, Clayton D.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asd-medical-disposition.pdf
May 26, 2017 - The studies
identified are appropriate and the analysis of the studies follows
recommended guidelines … #2
(Tristram
Smith)
Methods Appropriate key driver questions and appropriate framework for the
analysis … small number of studies limited the analysis. … did
not count the low and high dose populations in the
Kent study as separate populations in our analysis … TEP Reviewer
#1
Results KQ1 - good summary of findings and analysis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_disposition-comments.pdf
December 16, 2014 - Missing in the analysis, are the statistical analysis plans for the RCT trials
considered, as many did … We
performed only qualitative analysis in this update. … Yet median follow-up for
SPCG-4 was 12.8 years in the most recent analysis published in 2011. … The points are clearly
presented but the analysis can be improved.
Thank you. … I am not sure why men with T3 disease were excluded form analysis
5.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-screening_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - Such analysis of the retinal nerve fiber
layer and structure of the optic nerve head is relevant to … The original OCT devices all used time-domain analysis of
the collected data. … The analysis of optic nerve photographs is currently less
quantitative than analysis for the imaging … We
developed a search strategy for MEDLINE, accessed
via PubMed, based on an analysis of the medical … Sector-based analysis with
the Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph 3 across disc sizes and glaucoma
stages
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Neither Key
Informants nor members of the TEP did analysis of any
kind or contribute to the writing … For
treatment effects meta-analysis, we used a random effects
model meta-analysis implemented in Comprehensive … Meta-Analysis Software (Version 2.2.064, Biostat;
Englewood, NJ). … Because
of clinical heterogeneity no meta-analysis was performed. … For the purposes
of this analysis, the standard therapy arms were grouped
with the placebo arms.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update_disposition-comments.pdf
September 01, 2011 - Similarly, the OCD meta-analysis mixes studies of treatment resistant OCD and
OCD without regard to … All patients in the studies
included in the OCD meta-
analysis were tx resistant. … We used clinical opinion to
determine when the
heterogenity was so great a
pooled analysis was not … Efficacy of
extendedrelease quetiapine fumarate: pooled analysis in patients with
generalized anxiety … "we would not
condut meta-analysis..."
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_technical-brief.pdf
December 01, 2012 - Change
in net outcome might also be shown with a net reclassification analysis; that is, how use of … Thus, MSI-status needs to be measured and/or taken into
consideration in the analysis. … Is there an effect of sample preparation, analysis, and/or tumor heterogeneity? … • Was MSI (MMR) status considered in the overall analysis?
o If so, how? … Analysis of select members of the E26 (ETS) transcription factors
family in colorectal cancer.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/coronary-artery-disease-testing_disposition-comments.pdf
March 29, 2016 - , p 56/342 in PDF - the #'s for CTA are inflated and
based on one meta-analysis of low-dose studies. … Another useful meta-analysis
might be Paech DC et al BMC CV Disorders p. 7(?) … When a meta-analysis is performed or not needs
greater explanation. … Meta-analysis plots have been labeled. … Meta-analysis plots have been labeled.
Additional text has been added to the
methods section.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/wireless-motility-capsule_disposition-comments.pdf
May 20, 2013 - We state in the Data Analysis and Synthesis section of the
Methods that we conducted a sensitivity analysis … We state in the Data Analysis and Synthesis section of the
Methods that we conducted a sensitivity analysis … We state in the Data Analysis and Synthesis section of the
Methods that we conducted a sensitivity analysis … analysis. … We would love to have been able to conduct a meta-
analysis of these studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Goals of therapy differ in these
groups, so their analysis is necessarily
separate. … see above
Reviewer 4 Abstract/Analysis Abstract and Analysis: The paper reviewed
CSII vs. … We have
reviewed the Cochrane Collaboration Meta-analysis
by Misso et al. … to contain relevant
information that could inform the analysis. … This was
confirmed in a planned subset analysis in the
Batellino study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_disposition-comments.pdf
April 25, 2013 - to
explain this decision and frame such an analysis with the
appropriate caveats. … rather than the outcome of the
analysis itself. … The questions are important, but they
also limit the analysis and the conclusion(s). … An AHRQ review should include
an analysis of the REVEAL Score. … We
added these studies to our analysis in the final report.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/registries-guide-2nd-edition_disposition-comments.pdf
March 03, 2010 - created for
a purpose other than safety assessment may be "insufficient for meaningful
stand alone analysis … given during
registry design to inclusion/exclusion criteria, appropriate comparator
groups, and analysis … This section should also reference the potential
use of meta‐analysis. … Similarly, issues to consider in the design and analysis of
registries are covered in Chapter 3 and … We discuss retention in Chapter 9 (Recruitment and
Retention) and again in Chapter 13 (Analysis).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-stents-outcomes_research.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Forward selection was used in a sensitivity analysis for internal
validation of the final model which … The second sensitivity analysis estimated ‘cause of death’ after stent implantation
according to the … In a secondary analysis, DES patients experienced a small
increase in STEMI events beyond 12 months … A Pooled
Analysis of Data Comparing Sirolimus-
Eluting Stents with Bare-Metal Stents. … Analysis of 14 Trials Comparing
Sirolimus-Eluting Stents with Bare-
Metal Stents.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse_disposition-comments.pdf
July 10, 2012 - Our meta-analysis included the first 2 above. … We included Wutzke 2002 in a
sensitivity analysis only, but not in the main
analysis. … Is
this based on an ROC analysis? … Our meta-analysis included the first 2 above. … We included Wutzke 2002 in a
sensitivity analysis only, but not in the main
analysis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_appendixes.pdf
October 06, 2006 - NO (cite) means that the article was not
included in the analysis, nor were exclusion reasons given, … NO (cite) means that the article was not
included in the analysis, nor were exclusion reasons given, … Dr-Hosp
interaction
analysis. … PCI/CABG Odds Ratio analysis: 0.94 (CI: 0.62, 1.42); p=0.8. … PCI/CABG Odds Ratio analysis: 0.92 (CI: 0.51, 1.66); p=0.8.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/epilepsy-medicine_disposition-comments.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Peer Reviewer #2
Executive
Summary
“Many trials were excluded from the subgroup analysis because … Although, in the
subgroup analysis, the results were less likely to
show significance. … Further, different types of
epilepsy are lumped together in the analysis. … They did not conduct a multivariate analysis
in this study. … We followed a
systematic and a priori format in our data
analysis that we not like to alter.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-nomination-apbi-breast-cancer.pdf
April 01, 2017 - In this trial, patients younger than age 40 were excluded
after 2001 because of an early analysis that … Predictors of
local recurrence following accelerated partial breast irradiation: a
pooled analysis. … A pooled analysis of
outcomes for 300 patients with DCIS treated with APBI. … A retrospective analysis of patients treated at the European Institute
of Oncology. … Accelerated partial
breast irradiation with IMRT: new technical approach and interim
analysis of acute
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-loss-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
December 14, 2010 - A minimum of three
studies is required for meta-analysis. … For trials that are judged sufficiently clinically similar to warrant meta-analysis, we
will estimate … For groups of trials not judged sufficiently clinically similar to support meta-
analysis, we will perform … In both meta-analysis and narrative descriptions, diabetes related outcomes
(e.g., blood glucose) will … Technical Experts
do not do analysis of any kind nor contribute to the writing of the report and have
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bundled-payments-quality-effects_research-protocol.pdf
June 23, 2011 - Review
This review is part of the Closing the Quality Gap series, which aims to provide
critical analysis … o Intention-to-treat analysis. … Heterogeneity
will be assessed, based on analysis of the data abstracted on intervention design and … Payment reform: analysis of models and
performance measurement implications. … Comment on the potential
weaknesses caused by, or inherent in, the
indirect analysis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-rev-team-confidentiality-form.pdf
September 01, 2018 - Protect the independence of the review team to make the final decisions about the design,
analysis, … Protect the independence of the review team to make the final decisions about the design, analysis, and