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441. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     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.

442. 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Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: We will assess the methodological quality … To assess the number of unpublished articles, we will record the number of studies found through the … body of evidence as per the AHRQ methods guide on assessing the strength of evidence.30 We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

443. 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.

444. 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

445. Breast-Biopsy Surveillance (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - CER # 19: Comparative Effectiveness of Core Needle Biopsy and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions Original release date: December, 2009 Surveillance Report 1st Assessment: December, 2011 Surveillance Report 2nd Assessment: July, 2012 Key Findings, 1st Assessment: • For Key Question …

446. Breast-Cancer-Medications Surveillance (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - To assess the conclusions in terms of the evidence that they might need updating, we used a 4-category … or (breast$ adj2 (neoplas$ or tumor$ or cancer$ or malignan$)).mp. 2-exp risk assessment/ or risk assess

447. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - bias.10 When assessing non-randomized studies, we will use specific items in the ROBINS-I tool that assess

448. Treatment Resistant Depression Surveillance FINAL (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - published since the end date of the most recent surveillance search. 2 The search was conducted to assess … Resource Center (SRC) periodically conducts surveillance of published AHRQ systematic reviews to assess

449. 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,

450. 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

451. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Maternal and Child Health: An Update (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - risk of bias, strength of the bodies of evidence, and abstraction of study characteristics needed to assess … Few studies stratified outcomes according to risk groups, so it was usually not possible to assess whether … In addition, no RCTs stratified outcomes by baseline n-3 FA status, so it is not possible to assess … The findings of large cohort studies are still needed to assess the potential role of n-3 FA status … Future RCTs need to assess standardized preparations of n-3 and n-6 FA, using a select group of clinically

452. 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

453. Untitled (pdf file)
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     July 06, 2015 - The search was conducted to assess the currency of conclusions using journals from among the top 10

454. Wheeled Mobility (Wheelchair) Service Delivery (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Although many outcome assessment tools have been developed to assess patient satisfaction and functional … assess$.tw. evalu$.tw. select$.tw. prescri$.tw. match$.tw. “service delivery”.tw. … heading words, title] 10 “seating clinic”.tw. 11 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 12 assess … goals/expectations Need assessment/establish goals Referral and intake Evaluate patient Referral Assess … capacity and environments Initial evaluation Hypothesize (best-suited equipment) Prescription Assess

455. 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.

456. Comparative Effectiveness of Strategies to De-escalate Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients in Acute Care Settings (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - We do not assess the accuracy of available risk assessment tools (a crucial step in the process of reducing … Risk of Bias Assessment To assess the risk of bias of trials and certain other studies, we followed … We did not assess risk of bias in noncontrolled or pre/post studies. … Mirroring our decision not to assess the risk of bias of pre/post studies, we did not grade the SOE … The variety of measures used to assess aggressive behavior and seclusion and restraint use prevented

457. 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.

458. Cancer Quality-ASSIST Supportive Oncology Quality Indicator Set: Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity Testing (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - evidence-based supportive cancer care have been available, rigorously evaluated, or widely used.4 To accurately assess … To assess inter-rater reliability (IRR), all nurses at each site abstracted a sample of records (5%, … For example, obtaining records from prior sites of care such as nursing homes in order to assess whether … well documented IF a cancer patient has a positive screening for pain THEN the provider should assess

459. Topic Coming Back CER 28 DMARDs in Children with JIA NSD _SJ Clean (pdf file)
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     March 27, 2014 - Topic Coming Back CER 28 DMARDs in Children with JIA NSD _SJ Clean …

460. Topic Brief: Antenatal Care (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - We classified identified studies by question and study design, to assess the size and scope of a potential