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21. Rapid Evidence Product: No-Touch Modalities for Disinfecting Patient Rooms in Acute Care Settings (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2022 - Several of these modalities have been assessed for mask decontamination.5-7 No-touch modalities disinfect … Studies identified assessed UVL, VHP, aerosolized hydrogen peroxide + silver ions, and solid copper … surfaces; no studies assessed steam, chlorine dioxide, or ozone. … A prespecified secondary analysis of BETR data21 assessed hospitalwide infection risk with “target” … studies assessed solid copper surfaces.

22. Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2016 - None of the included studies assessed the effectiveness of compression techniques. … conclusions about the harms associated with the other pharmacological and medical interventions that were assessed … * The overall evidence grade was assessed based on the ratings for the following domains: study limitations … outcomes after PPH management are very limited. �� Only a few of the studies included in the review assessed

23. Executive Summary_The Effect of Protein Intake on Health: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/effect-protein-intake-executive-summary.pdf
    November 01, 2024 - Healthcare Research and Quality's guidelines, our systematic review (PROSPERO registration CRD42023446621) assessed … We assessed risk of bias using Cochrane Risk of Bias 2.0 and Risk Of Bias In Non-randomized Studies … association with adult kidney disease risk, and it reported no significant effects on kidney function, assessed

24. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-knee-update_research-protocol.pdf
    June 15, 2016 - Topics not included in this report will be re-assessed for the need to update in a later surveillance … § Moxibustion (to be assessed for review in next update) o Combination interventions (to be assessed … Risk of bias will be assessed by each reviewer, with disagreements reconciled. … Therefore, the information will be abstracted and ROB assessed by publication. … Directness will be assessed as it would for pooled outcomes.

25. Management of Uterine Fibroids - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-summary-cer-195-uterine-fibroids-final.pdf
    December 01, 2017 - We extracted data, assessed risk of bias, and rated the strength of the evidence for informing care … More interventions have been assessed for longer followup periods, up to 5 years. … All studies of mifepristone that assessed bleeding reported reduced heaviness of bleeding. … We assessed four studies as good quality, six as fair quality, and 10 as poor quality. … Likewise ovarian reserve was assessed in only one study comparing UAE to hysterectomy.

26. Evidence-Summary-CER-206-Sodium-And-Potassium-Intake-Effects-On-Chronic-Disease-Outcomes-And-Risk (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-206-evidence-summary-sodium-potassium.pdf
    June 01, 2018 - We also conducted meta-regressions on the findings of trials that assessed the effects of sodium reduction … Instead they reported only on studies that assessed effects of sodium reduction on BP outcomes in … • Of the small number of studies that assessed long term CVD outcomes, few assessed these as primary … Timing/Duration • Few to no RCTs were identified that assessed longer- term clinical outcomes of most … Few trials that met inclusion criteria assessed the effects of sodium reduction or increased potassium

27. Acs-Pci-Adjunctive-Devices Research-Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/acs-pci-adjunctive-devices_research-protocol.pdf
    July 01, 2010 - Each study will be assessed for the following individual criteria: comparable study groups at baseline … Additionally, RTCs will be assessed for randomization technique and allocation concealment. … Observational studies will be assessed for sample size, participant selection method, exposure measurement … Additional domains will not be assessed because they were deemed irrelevant to this review. … This can be assessed through the evaluation of both design and study limitations.

28. Osteoporosis-Bone-Fracture Executive (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - No studies were identified that assessed the effect of testosterone on fracture risk. … • Outcomes: For efficacy and effectiveness analysis, only studies that assessed vertebral, hip, and … Specifically, we assessed whether clinical trials provided sufficient data to reach conclusions, and … Only one RCT was identified that actually assessed the effect of sex on response to treatment. … One RCT that assessed the effect of a brief exercise program on fracture risk found a small decrease

29. Psychosocial and Pharmacologic Interventions for Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2016 - The effectiveness of multicomponent programs that do not contain a parent component was not assessed … significant conflict with societal norms or authority figures.” 4 The review included studies that assessed … † The overall evidence grade was assessed based on the ratings for the following domains: study limitations … interventions, particularly once the medications have been discontinued, is not known. �� The drugs assessed

30. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/genitourinary-symptoms-protocol_0.pdf
    July 10, 2023 - KQ2 RCTs or systematic review of RCTs that assessed ROB of included studies using validated tools. … KQ4 RCTs or systematic review of RCTs that assessed ROB of included studies using validated tools. … our review and assess ROB for included individual studies using appropriate validated tools will be assessed … Non-randomized trials start out as low-quality evidence, and are assessed on additional criteria (evidence … These studies will not be assessed for risk of bias, but trial characteristics will be described

31. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults (pdf file)
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    October 19, 2020 - When a study with an English abstract is published in a foreign language, the abstract will be assessed … using the Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews (ROBIS) tool, individual RCTs will be assessed using the … Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 (ROB2) tool, and observational studies will be assessed using the Risk of Bias … Studies assessed using any of the above instruments will be rated as “Low,” “High,” or “Unclear” risk … Risk of bias will be assessed by two independent reviewers, and discrepancies will be addressed through

32. Infantile-Hemangioma Executive (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2016 - Two reviewers independently assessed the full text of each included study potentially addressing a … If one reviewer determined that a study could be eligible, we assessed its relevance to the CQs. … We assessed the SOE for the KQs only. … Most studies assessed variations of PDL (n=7) and examined heterogeneous endpoints. … Most studies assessed variations of PDL and examined heterogeneous endpoints.

33. Restless-Legs Executive (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2012 - We assessed treatment-related harms and adherence. … Observational studies were not formally assessed for quality. … No studies assessed treatments in pregnant women, and no eligible studies assessed treatments in patients … Few studies assessed individuals with secondary RLS. No studies enrolled pregnant women. … No RCTs assessed the effect of patient characteristics on treatment benefits and harms.

34. Topic Brief: Interventions to Decrease Hospital Length of Stay (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-hospital-length-of-stay.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - It assessed the evidence for individual components of protocols and ERAS packages. … Elsarrag et al34 assessed ERAS protocols in adults. … o A second 2018 review assessed ERAS and fast track surgery for gastrectomy. … Two SR both published in 201740, 41 assessed ERAS. … This 2018 Cochrane SR13 assessed the evidence for short-stay units.

35. Topic-Brief1-Care-Coordination (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2021 - • Readmission was the main outcome of interest assessed in the reviews identified through literature … Other relevant outcomes (e.g., pain, function, quality of life, opioid utilization) were not assessed … • A cohort study of 5,749 chronic opioid users who underwent elective surgery assessed the effect … Methods We assessed the topic for suitability for further action such as commissioning a systematic … Appropriateness and Importance We assessed the nomination for appropriateness and importance, based

36. Topic-Brief1-Care-Coordination (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2021 - • Readmission was the main outcome of interest assessed in the reviews identified through literature … Other relevant outcomes (e.g., pain, function, quality of life, opioid utilization) were not assessed … • A cohort study of 5,749 chronic opioid users who underwent elective surgery assessed the effect … Methods We assessed the topic for suitability for further action such as commissioning a systematic … Appropriateness and Importance We assessed the nomination for appropriateness and importance, based

37. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2023 Update of the Evidence Base for the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pharma-nonpharma-ptsd-2023-update-executive-summ.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - An investigator assessed RoB for newly added studies using Cochrane’s RoB 2: A Revised Tool for Assessing … PTSD diagnostic change or clinically meaningful response were assessed in 50 percent of studies. … Among non-PTSD outcomes, depression was the most commonly assessed (60% of the newly added studies).

38. Evidence Summary: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients With Exacerbation of COPD (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-221-copd-evidence-summary_0.pdf
    October 01, 2019 - Scope and Key Questions Scope of Review The systematic review assessed the effectiveness of systemic … We assessed the effectiveness of systemic antibiotics, systemic corticosteroids and emerging and other … Further, we assessed the effectiveness of combinations of treatments, and we compared different regimens … Lung function was the most frequently assessed outcome, and often studies did not measure final health … A number of studies included patients assessed in an emergency department with a broad range of severity

39. Vitamin-D-Calcium-Protocol-130611 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vitamin-d-calcium_research-protocol.pdf
    September 13, 2013 - The update report will assess all outcomes assessed in the original 2009 report with the exception of … ROB will be assessed at the study level in duplicate for each published study. … The validity and the adequate description of outcomes and results will also be assessed. … Items to be assessed include eligibility criteria and sampling of the study population, blinding of … Assessing Applicability As for evaluation the overall SOE, applicability will be assessed for each

40. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_research-protocol.pdf
    May 14, 2010 - The quality of RCTs will be assessed using the Jadad scale11 as well as an assessment of concealment … in the Methods Reference Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.12 Items assessed … The need to include observational studies will also be carefully assessed according to the guidelines … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question For each outcome, heterogeneity will be assessed using the … The evidence for publication bias will be assessed using the Egger’s test will be presented in funnel