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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/stem-cell-children_executive.pdf
February 01, 2012 - evidence consists of case series and case
reports, it is sufficient to demonstrate
improved outcomes … Evidence consisted largely of case series and case reports;
therefore, we did not attempt to assess … For small series
or a compilation of case reports in which the prognosis
without HSCT is uniformly … Risk of bias is presumed to be high
in a body of evidence comprising small numbers of case
reports … However, an obvious strength of association (magnitude
of effect)—even if only based on case reports
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tonsillectomy-disposition-170415.pdf
January 17, 2017 - Chan: We considered this a case series as
it did not use an appropriate comparison
group. … Tal: All children received tonsillectomy; we
considered this a case series. … In this case, the comparison group
was typically developing children without
OSDB.
2. … Amiri: All children received tonsillectomy;
we considered this a case series.
3. … harms
reported in case series and database studies).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/breast-reconstruction-mastectomy-protocol-appendix-a.pdf
May 29, 2025 - Rupture)
NOT
(“address”[pt] or “autobiography”[pt] or “bibliography”[pt] or “biography”[pt] or “case … government publication”[pt] or “historical article”[pt] or “interview”[pt] or
“lecture”[pt] or “legal case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_research-protocol.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Association between geographic
region and outcomes
• Association between hospital and
provider case … reports or note or conference
paper).de. or (letter or editorial or news or comment or case reports … ).pt.)
8 Limit 7 not (book/ or edited book/ or case report/ or case reports/ or comment/ or
conference … ).pt. or (“comment/reply” or editorial or letter or review-book).pt.)
9 Limit 8 not (case report.de … OR case reports.pt. OR case report.ti. OR patient.ti.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_research-protocol.pdf
September 20, 2013 - Retrospective case studies (“case series”12) and other studies sampling patients on the basis
of outcomes … Finally, we will collect any primary research articles, regardless of design (i.e., case reports and … case
series, case-control studies, cohort studies, and randomized trials), that address the dissemination … Distinguishing
case
series
from
cohort
studies.
… The
case
of
the
misleading
funnel
plot.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/COVID-19-pharmaceutical-treatments.pdf
December 23, 2023 - Randomized controlled trials, controlled
clinical trials, observational studies with
a comparison group, case-control … studies
Uncontrolled studies, case
series, case reports
Setting Inpatient and outpatient studies … Controlled Trial (RCT)
Controlled Clinical Trial
Retrospective cohort
Prospective cohort
Case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/long-term-care-adults_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Services provided via
HCBS may include care coordination or case management,
personal care assistant … Substantial differences in case mixes between older
adults served through HCBS and in NHs made indirect … That is, heterogeneity in case
mix precluded our ability to compare the findings of the
two bodies … with
those of NH residents using data from cross-sectional and
longitudinal studies that reported case … Attempts to make indirect
comparisons are complicated by issues of selection, case
mix, and attrition
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s158.pdf
October 01, 2007 - In
that case, a method such as multiple imputation23 can be used
to fill in the missing values of the … Smoking
history was obtained using data from a companion case–
control study. … The case-crossover design: a method for studying transient
effects on the risk of acute events. … Analytic methods for two-stage case-control
studies and other stratified designs. … Sampling strategies in nested case-control
studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cell-free-dna-protocol.pdf
June 05, 2024 - For all KQ: Modeling studies, case
series, case reports, in vitro lab studies,
studies designed to … report"[tw] OR "case reports"[tw] OR "case series"[tw] OR
congress[pt] OR "dictionary"[pt] OR "directory … report"[tw] OR "case reports"[tw] OR "case
series"[tw] OR congress[pt] OR "dictionary"[pt] OR "directory … report"[tw] OR "case reports"[tw] OR "case
series"[tw] OR congress[pt] OR "dictionary"[pt] OR "directory … report"[tw] OR "case reports"[tw] OR "case
series"[tw] OR congress[pt] OR "dictionary"[pt] OR "directory
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0376-140408.pdf
November 06, 2013 - Transition support services after discharge (e.g., discharge services, follow-up
calls, short-term case … hospitalization, crisis
residential services, extended observation [including emergency department],
intensive case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/Evidence%20Summary_0_0.pdf
April 01, 2020 - paroxetine, or
vilazodone
8-10 weeks
(continued)
SAEs Risk difference,
20/1,000; 95% CI,
1 more case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer-therapy_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - control 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prospective case series 0 1 1 1 0 3
Retrospective case series 1 0 0 0 0 1
Case … studies, and 3 case reports. … All included
comparative studies were reviewed for KQ3, but case
series and case reports were excluded … series, and 3 case reports. … Case series do not use
comparators.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/episodic-migraine-surveillance-report-2.pdf
June 01, 2022 - (e.g. narrative
reviews, editorials,
letters, or erratum),
single-arm
observational
studies, case … control study" or "case base study" or "case
referrent study" or "case referent study" or "case referent … study" or "case compeer study" or
"case comparison study" or "matched case control" or "multicenter … control study" or "case base study" or "case referrent study" or "case
referent study" or "case referent … study" or "case compeer study" or "case comparison
study" or "matched case control" or "multicenter
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-update_research-protocol.pdf
January 15, 2015 - In part due to the state of the evidence reviewed to date, it remains the case that
vascular surgeons … only, N≥30
o Medication: prospective only, N≥10
o Surgery: prospective or retrospective: N≥10
• Case … We will also search for eligible case reports in a separate search restricted to terms
related to acute … (follow-up or followup).tw.
26. exp Case-Control Studies/
27. … (case adj20 control).tw.
28. exp Longitudinal Studies/
29. longitudinal.tw.
30. exp Cohort Studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/glaucoma-screening_research-protocol.pdf
November 16, 2010 - various screening-based programs to no screening
program (usual care including, e.g., opportunistic case … of a screening -based program) to no screening program
(usual care including, e.g., opportunistic case … reports and case series (including more than 100 participants)
will also be presented for Key Question … In case of failure to communicate with the
primary investigators, or if there is no response within … Scale (NOS)12 to assess the methodological quality of observational
studies to include cohort and case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-loss-surgery_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - We searched the literature for systematic reviews, case
series, cohort, case control studies and controlled … Results from controlled trials,
case-control studies, cohort studies, and case series of
surgical procedures … control/case series: 4
Wrong population – cancer patients: 1
Other: 3
Accepted based on short form … series: surgery vs. surgery N=1
Case control N=1
Case series N=8
Cohort N=7
Figure B. … One, a case series of LAGB patients in
Italy, reported followup at 5 years for 29 of the 210 initial
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-218-osteoporosis-fracture-prevention-evidence-summary.pdf
April 01, 2019 - of ONJ.41-43 Relative risk estimates varied widely
between studies, likely due to heterogeneity in case … women aged >50
yr with hip or femoral
fracture from 8 hospital
medical records
databases (nested case … )
One case occurred (in
continuation group)
Insufficient
(h-IM)
Zoledronate
continuation vs. … These
observational studies should use consensus case
definitions,64, 65 standard non-case and exposure … Incidence, risk factors,
and fracture healing of atypical femoral fractures:
a multicenter case-control
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-196-evidence-summary-immunotherapy-asthma.pdf
March 01, 2018 - Inconsistent Indirect Imprecise Undetected Unable to draw
conclusions
Insufficient
1 non-RCT20
1 case … series21
1 case report22
N=792
55 cases
Likely
(Likelihood
of causality)
Death No RCTs or … non-RCTs
Unable to draw
conclusions
Insufficient
1 case report23
1 case series24
N=145
1 case … to no treatment could not be determined (no cases
reported in RCTs, insufficient evidence), three case … Non-RCTs
Medium Inconsistent Direct Imprecise Undetected Unable to draw
conclusions
Insufficient
3 case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-adolescents_research-protocol.pdf
March 29, 2011 - also showed,
however, that those with ASDs had a higher rate of employment (40.8%) at the time of case … alternative medicine interventions including acupuncture and massage
o Crisis management
o Case … While we agree that case series without independent
replication generally provide limited data, they … for or further analyze those case series assessed as poor in quality. … Case management refers to the coordination of care and services for an individual with an ASD
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s89.pdf
October 01, 2007 - A third case occurred in the
vaccinated group during week 14, with an increase in LLR to
2.08. … However, in week 16, a case of facial paralysis occurred
in the control group, reducing the LLR to 0.52 … Hypothetically, the LLR would have
been different if the fourth case of facial paralysis had
occurred … If a fifth case
had occurred in the vaccinated group with zero cases in the
control group, the LLR would … In the analysis of thrombocytopenia using historical
expected counts, 1 case occurred in the vaccinated