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21. Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Home Evidence Reports Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic … Early initiation of appropriate antibiotics and goal-directed therapies reduce mortality. … Conversely, overuse and misuse of antibiotics, including continuing antibiotics longer than necessary … for cure can result in adverse events and add to the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance. … Project Timeline Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy Jan 9, 2013

22. Management of Acute Diverticulitis Topic Nomination Disposition (pdf file)
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    August 13, 2018 - Do the effectiveness/harms vary by route of administration of antibiotic, type of antibiotic, duration … of course of antibiotic? … , clear liquid diet only, antibiotics by other route of administration, type of antibiotic, duration … exp Anti-Bacterial Agents/ or ((oral* or parenteral*) adj3 (antibiotic* or antibacterial* or anti-bacterial … cond=diverticulitis&term=&cntry=&state=&city=&dist= KQ 1 (Antibiotics) • Antibiotics vs. resection

23. Topic 0614 Tonsillectomy NSD FINAL CC (pdf file)
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    October 23, 2014 - least 3 episodes per year for 3 years) Intervention(s): Tonsillectomy Comparator(s): Prophylactic antibiotic … PICO Population(s): Children, ages 1 to 18, who undergo tonsillectomy Intervention(s): Perioperative antibiotic … Should clinicians administer or prescribe perioperative antibiotics to children undergoing tonsillectomy … effectiveness of tonsillectomy in SDB and the comparative effectiveness of prescribing perioperative antibiotics … some reduction in morbidities associated with tonsillectomy through the use of perioperative topical antibiotics

24. Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) measures or strategies to dose and monitor intravenous (IV) antibiotics … One trial (rated high risk of bias) used PK/PD measures to study the impact of different antibiotic dosing … Evidence is also insufficient to draw conclusions about the effect of continuous infusions of beta-lactam antibiotics … Clinical response, duration of mechanical ventilation, superinfection, rates of antibiotic-related adverse … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment/research  

25. Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    April 11, 2018 - , where safely possible, to reduce potential harms including development of antibiotic resistance, … Antibiotic therapy in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. … Antibiotic treatment in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Recent trial results … 2 Receptor Agonists/ or exp Cholinergic Antagonists/ or exp Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors/ or exp Antibiotic … Prophylaxis/ or exp Anti-Bacterial Agents/ or exp antibiotic agent/ or exp Benzodiazepines/ or exp

26. Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 01, 2019 - One uncertainty relates to the need for antibiotics in mild and moderately severe AECOPD, especially … of severe AECOPD, the need for antibiotics in less severe forms of COPD is unclear. 33 Uncertainty … , where safely possible, to reduce potential harms including development of antibiotic resistance, and … Antibiotic therapy in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. … Antibiotic treatment in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Recent trial results.

27. Management of Acute Diverticulitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 01, 2019 - for the treatment of diverticulitis compared to each other and compared to treatment without antibiotics … Do the effectiveness/harms vary by route of administration of antibiotic, type of antibiotic, duration … of course of antibiotic? … With the increasing use of oral antibiotics with high bioavailability, parenteral antibiotics given as … CT, colonoscopy) for diagnosis or management of diverticulitis, the optimal choice and duration of antibiotic

28. Topic 0613 Tympanostomy Tubes NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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    November 03, 2014 - uncertainty regarding indications for Summary: tympanostomy in children as well as the prescription of antibiotics … drops and/or systemic antibiotics for children with tympanostomy tube otorrhea (TTO)? … drops or systemic antibiotic administration Comparator(s): Systemic antibiotic administration or topical … Should clinicians prescribe topical antibiotic eardrops and/or antibiotics for children with uncomplicated … approximately 16% of children within four weeks of surgery and 26% of children while tubes are in place.3 Antibiotics

29. Management of Colonic Diverticulitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    October 01, 2019 - Initially reserved for the sickest, highest-risk surgical patients, drainage and antibiotic treatment … Do the (comparative) effects and harms vary by route of administration of antibiotics, type of antibiotic … , and duration of course of antibiotics? … versus No antibiotics or versus Alternative antibiotic regimen (for any patient) Any class, route … (C diff) infection Antibiotic resistance Interventional radiology comparisons: Adverse

30. EHC Research Protocol: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2019 - Initially reserved for the sickest, highest-risk surgical patients, drainage and antibiotic treatment … • Do the (comparative) effects and harms vary by route of administration of antibiotics, type of antibiotic … , and duration of course of antibiotics? … versus No antibiotics or versus Alternative antibiotic regimen (for any patient) o Any class, route … to each other and to placebo (or no antibiotics).

31. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients With Exacerbation of COPD | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 01, 2021 - Key Messages Antibiotic therapy increases the clinical cure rate and reduces the clinical failure rate … Antibiotics and corticosteroids are not associated with increase in serious adverse events. … Antibiotic therapy increases the clinical cure rate and reduces the clinical failure rate regardless … There is insufficient evidence to support a particular antibiotic regimen. … Systemic antibiotics and corticosteroids are associated with improved outcomes in mild and moderate to

32. QR Medica Web Site (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - AOM is the most common childhood infection for which antibiotics are prescribed in the United States. … Antibiotic Options Amoxicillin Ampicillin Cefdinir Ceftriaxone Azithromycin … Information on Antibiotic Use There are a few options to try before an antibiotic; warm compresses, … Amoxicillin is still the safest, most least expensive antibiotic for patients without a penicillin allergy … Some liquid antibiotics, like Amoxicillin, need to be kept in the refrigerator.

33. Procalcitonin Executive (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2012 - Early initiation of appropriate antibiotics and goal-directed therapies reduces mortality. … Conversely, overuse and misuse of antibiotics, including continuing antibiotics longer than necessary … In view of the present emphasis on the overuse of antibiotics, other interventions to reduce antibiotic … ’s total exposure to all antibiotics and is conventionally reported as mean days per 1,000 days of … to all antibiotics per 1,000 days of followup. 2.

34. For persons who present with acute cough illness (ACI), what is the comparative effectiveness of various interventions for reducing inappropriate antimicrobial use? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - , adverse drug effects, and antibiotic resistance. … It is also unclear why antibiotics prescribing practices vary in the management of ACI, despite efforts … of antibiotic resistance and adverse effects. … in the effectiveness of antibiotics in pediatric populations and subsets of adult patients with ACI … (e.g., with co-morbidities) who may derive modest benefit from antibiotics.

35. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness Review 128 Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
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    April 30, 2014 - for identifying the articles are fine, except that it has ignored the entire literature on the oral antibiotic … already a strong body of evidence that supports the use of 1) mechanical bowel preparation, 2) oral antibiotic … preparation, and 3) appropriate systemic antibiotic all used together for the optimum prevention of … concrete suggestions regarding future research that could clarify the relationship between OMBP and oral antibiotic … recent trials did not include oral antibiotics.

36. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2014 - Conversely, overuse and misuse of antibiotics, including continuing antibiotics longer than necessary … Conversely, overuse and misuse of antibiotics, including continuing antibiotics longer than necessary … to discontinue antibiotics in adult ICU patients and to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in patients … Consistent use of measures of total antibiotic exposure (e.g. mean days total exposure to all antibiotics … Vulnerable to antibiotic resistance and adverse effects of antibiotics.

37. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    September 13, 2012 - Antibiotics Antibiotic use is prevalent in the management of skin ulcers, even in the absence of … The indications for the use of systemic or topical antibiotics are not defined, but antibiotics have … Promotion of antibiotic resistance c. Systemic absorption (rare) 3. … of antibiotics. … regimens No systemic antibiotics Wound dressings Systemic antibiotics Oral antimicrobials

38. Fiber-Intake-Draft-Report-Appendix-C (xls file)
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    January 01, 2024 - constipation or diarrhoea, regular use of NSAID, antacids, proton pump inhibitors, or H2 blockers, antibiotic … constipation or diarrhoea, regular use of NSAID, antacids, proton pump inhibitors, or H2 blockers, antibiotic … planned influenza vaccination or vaccination during the previous 12 mo, prebiotics or probiotics, or antibiotic … RCT cross-over < 1992 No industry funding NR Community Healthy smoking, antibiotic use within 6 mo 3 … home), **90 d before the study for antibiotic use and 14 d before the study for the (pro-, prebiotics

39. Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Antibiotics Oral and/or intravenous antibiotics may also be given perioperatively. … A common oral antibiotic regimen is the Nichols-Condon bowel prep and consists of neomycin and erythromycin … Differences in antibiotic regimens between trials may complicate comparisons of postoperative infection … Decreased infection rates have been reported when oral antibiotics are added to intravenous antibiotics … Combination of oral non-absorbable and intravenous antibiotics versus intravenous antibiotics alone in

40. Evidence Summary: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2020 - o Antibiotic treatment: For patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis, antibiotic treatment may not … For patients who do receive antibiotics, the evidence is insufficient to guide choice of antibiotic … imaging; (2) the effectiveness and harms of hospitalization for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis, antibiotics … Antibiotic treatment of acute diverticulitis: With low SoE, studies did not find that antibiotic treatment … For patients who do receive antibiotics, the evidence is insufficient to guide choice of antibiotic