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401. Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-nerve-block-protocol.pdf
     November 18, 2023 - Rather, we will assess for the effect of PNB versus other type (different nerve blocked, cPNB vs. ssPNB … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess risk of bias of eligible … We will assess the clinical and methodological heterogeneity and variation in effect size to determine … We will identify heterogeneity (inconsistency) through visual inspection of the forest plots to assess … amount of overlap of CIs, and the I2 statistic, which quantifies inconsistency across studies to assess

402. Anxiety in Children (pdf file)
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     September 12, 2016 - For RCTs, we plan to apply the Cochrane Collaboration’s Risk of Bias tool to assess sequence generation … Following the standard EPC approach, for each comparison and for the critical outcome, we will assess … will follow the procedures outlined in the EPC Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews to assess … Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews … AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews

403. Protocol Amendment - Safety of Vaccines 030413 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vaccines-safety-protocol-130325.pdf
     September 18, 2012 - can monitor the safety of clinical trial subjects and ensure that the study design is appropriate to assess … Assessing Strength of Evidence: Grading the Strength of Evidence for Individual Outcomes We will assess … applicability in mind; furthermore, they sometimes report only a few of the factors needed to fully assess … Evidence tables will clearly distinguish studies designed to assess effectiveness versus those designed … specifically to assess safety.

404. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-update_executive.pdf
     September 01, 2014 - Fine-needle aspiration samples cells and does not assess tissue architecture, is generally considered … To assess the impact of this operational definition on our findings we performed a sensitivity analysis … elements from the Quality Assessment for Diagnostic Accuracy Studies instrument (QUADAS version 2), to assess … This allowed us to assess the comparative performance of tests (when using the same type of imaging … Health Technol Assess. 2004 Jun;8(25):iii, 1-234. PMID: 15193208. 15.

405. Llewellyn-Thomas (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - • Challenge 1 Assess pt.’s readiness to  participate. … www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm) � o Assess

406. Continuous-Outcomes-Quantitative-Synthesis Methods (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2011 - by inadequate randomization concealment. 6 Assessment of Baseline Balance Should Investigators Assess … For the second type of baseline variables, investigators should also assess the baseline balance for … How To Assess Whether the Baseline Scores are Balanced Though alternative opinion exists, 8 for both … Sensitivity analyses may be conducted to assess the impact of the different measures (for the same … Health Technol Assess. 1999;3(5):iii-92. PMID: 10982317. 25.

407. Medical-Evidence-Communication Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2012 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies To assess the risk of bias of studies, we … We will also assess potential biases in reporting. … Two independent reviewers will assess the risk of bias for each study. … We will assess clinical heterogeneity by comparing studies on their PICOTS characteristics. … Assessing Applicability We will assess the applicability both of individual studies and of the body

408. skin-cancer-protocol-160810 (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2016 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: We will assess the methodological quality … To assess the number of unpublished articles, we will record the number of studies found through the … body of evidence as per the AHRQ methods guide on assessing the strength of evidence.30 We plan to assess … AHRQ approach, for each intervention and comparison of intervention, and for each outcome, we will assess … reasoning for arriving at the overall strength of evidence rating Assessing Applicability: We will assess

409. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2024 - When assessing non-randomized studies, we will use specific items in the ROBINS-I tool that assess … Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2013 Mar(211):1-945. PMID: 24423049. 14. U.S.

410. Machine-Learning-Tools-Appendix-D (xls file)
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     January 01, 2024 - ChatGPT is currently unable to reliably assess risk of bias of randomized trials. … ChatGPT is currently unable to reliably assess risk of bias of randomized trials. … ChatGPT is currently unable to reliably assess risk of bias of randomized trials. 38383136 Hasan, B.

411. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
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     December 07, 2024 - Comparisons and Outcomes: Strength of evidence will not be assessed as a part of this project, nor will we assess

412. Hemorrhage-Postpartum Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - We assess intermediate outcomes, such as blood loss, hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) stay, and … in text or tables (vs. solely in figures) on relevant outcomes • For KQ5, studies must explicitly assess … Outcomes other than control of bleeding can be difficult to assess. … In some cases, it can be difficult to assess if harms are due to PPH or management interventions and … Evidence is insufficient to assess the effects of interventions for anemia after PPH is stabilized,

413. head-neck-cancer-update-140204 (pdf file)
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     February 04, 2014 - 2011, AHRQ published a surveillance report that used methods developed by the RAND and Ottawa EPCs to assess … In this update, we will systematically review and assess evidence on stereotactic body RT (SBRT), a … Thus, we will review and assess evidence on 3DRT, IMRT, PBRT and SBRT, addressing Key Questions as in … Several grading instruments have been created to assess these, including the National Cancer Institute … Other tools used to assess adverse events include the Subjective, Objective, Management, Analytic (SOMA

414. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0262_05-11-2007.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - December 2007, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) convened a State-of-the-Science conference to assess

415. Engaging Stakeholders to Identify and Prioritize Topics for Future Research: Recommended activities and reporting practices (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - response rate) Report distribution of stakeholders planned and recruited Methods of Engagement • Assess

416. Coronary-Artery-Stenting Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - In addition, it is difficult to assess by angiography alone whether a stent has fully expanded and apposed … Therefore, it is important to assess whether the additional diagnostic information produced actually … We did not conduct statistical tests to assess publication bias, as most of the statistical methods … Additionally, IVUS is used to assess stent apposition and adequate stent expansion, lesion coverage … Health Technol Assess. 2000;4(35):1-117. PMID: 11109031. 9.

417. Telehealth During COVID-19 (pdf file)
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     April 28, 2022 - Assessment of Quality of Individual Studies Paired investigators will assess studies independently for … For qualitative and mixed-methods studies, reviewers will independently assess study quality using the … Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 4: how to assess coherence. … Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 6: how to assess relevance of … Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 5: how to assess adequacy of

418. Osteoporosis-Bone-Fracture Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - The first part aims to assess the evidence that antifracture effect is predicted by DXA monitoring … they existed, we also included reports of followups to trials included in the original report to assess … For adverse events, two main analyses were performed: analyses to assess the relationship between a … Re- analysis of existing trials should assess whether application of FRAX estimates post hoc allows … Thus studies are needed to assess the effectiveness of sequential regimens. 6.

419. Acs-Pci-Adjunctive-Devices Surveillance (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - To assess the conclusions in terms of the evidence that they might need updating, we used the 4-category … It was difficult to assess the impact of these devices on final health outcomes and intermediate outcomes … It was difficult to assess the impact of these devices on final health outcomes and intermediate outcomes

420. Disposition of Comments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Screening, Management, and Treatment (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2013 - Composite endpoints are problematic to assess if individual endpoints making up the composite are not … Public Reviewer - ACCP 8 Results KQ1: The approach has been to look at studies which have assess … ACCP 8 Results KQ2: Non invasive assessments echo parameters and or biomarkers were looked at to assess … that the findings do not support any recommendations for replacing existing measurement tools to assess … Although there is still insufficient data to assess effects on mortality, and minimal data to assess