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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-220-analgesics-acute-pain-summary.pdf
September 01, 2019 - CER 220 Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesics To Reduce Acute Pain in the Prehospital Setting
Purpose of Review
To evaluate effectiveness and harms of opioids compared to
nonopioid analgesics as treatment of moderate to severe acute
pain in the prehospital setting.
Key Messages
• As initial…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_clinician.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Background
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel that convened
in 2011 recommended that AS—a strategy with curative
intent that involves regular monitoring of PSA levels and
repeat biopsies—should be offer…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rapid-response-cardio-dental.pdf
July 01, 2023 - and prevention of infection is an important clinical
priority.1 Such infections are believed to be caused … Infections of these devices are rare, and when they occur,
most cases are caused by staphylococci. … Around
40% of cases of
infective endocarditis
are caused by oral
bacteria. … It is clinically logical that
anticoagulation would
increase the risk of
bleeding caused by
some
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pelvic-pain-surveillance-151130.pdf
July 10, 2015 - Progestogen-only
contraceptive pill compared with combined oral contraceptive in the treatment of pain symptoms
caused … Progestogen-only contraceptive
pill compared with combined oral contraceptive in the treatment of pain symptoms caused … with a diagnosis of pelvic congestion syndrome or
adhesions but excluded those with pain known to be caused … Progestogen-only contraceptive pill compared with combined oral contraceptive in the treatment of pain symptoms caused … Progestogen-only
contraceptive pill compared with combined oral contraceptive in the treatment of pain symptoms
caused
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/infertility_research-protocol.pdf
October 12, 2015 - Untitled
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Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Management of Infertility
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
“Abnormal” fertility is typically defined based on the …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_executive.pdf
November 01, 2013 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 126
Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the
Management of Heart Failure
Executive Summary
Background
Heart failure (HF) is a major concern
for health care systems because of its
chronic nature and resource implications.
HF affects approximately 5.7 million
Ameri…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_executive.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Although
it is possible that this could have caused us not to detect
statistically significant differences
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rapid-evidence-heart-disease.pdf
October 01, 2022 - Rapid Evidence Product_Nonemergent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Optimal Medical Treatment for Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: A Rapid Response Literature Review
Rapid Evidence Product
Nonemergent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Versus Optimal Medical Treatment for Stable Ischemic
Heart Disease: …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-artery-disease-treatment_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - 1
Treatment Strategies for Patients With
Peripheral Artery Disease
Executive Summary
Background
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) refers
to chronic narrowing or atherosclerosis
of the lower extremities1 and represents
a spectrum of disease severity from
asymptomatic disease to intermittent
claudication (IC), to …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/administrative-data-validity_research.pdf
January 01, 2007 - PHS 398 (Rev. 9/04), Continuation Page
Award: CERTs Comparative Effectiveness Supplement (U18HS010399-06S1)
Project Title: Validation of Outcomes in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Data
Principal Investigator: Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH
Co-Principal Investigator: Sean Hennessy, PharmD…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/upenn-final-report-2005-certs-ce-supplement.pdf
January 01, 2005 - PHS 398 (Rev. 9/04), Continuation Page
Award: CERTs Comparative Effectiveness Supplement (U18HS010399-06S1)
Project Title: Validation of Outcomes in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Data
Principal Investigator: Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH
Co-Principal Investigator: Sean Hennessy, PharmD…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-cough_research-protocol.pdf
October 22, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: October 22, 2012 1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Assessment and Management of Chronic Cough
Amendment Date(s):
Amendment 1 – October 4, 2012 …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia_horizon-scan-high_impact-1306-revised.pdf
July 09, 2013 - impairment, a physician performs a clinical
examination to differentiate mild cognitive impairment caused … by incipient AD from mild cognitive
impairment caused by any number of other conditions.28 PET imaging
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mrsa-screening-2010_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2010 - has steadily
increased over the past 20 years.2 Complicating matters, the management of infection caused … Hospitalizations and deaths caused by methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus, United States, 1999 … Necrotizing pneumonia caused by community-acquired
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0108_05-24-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0156
Document Completion Date: 1-12-10
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Acute migraine treatment in emergency settings will go forward for refinement as a systematic review.
The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, c…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-function_research-protocol.pdf
June 13, 2013 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published online: June 13, 2013 1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Troponin Cardiac Marker Interpretation During Renal Function
Impairment
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Troponin is a protein compl…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/liver-cancer_research-protocol.pdf
July 24, 2013 - 2007 and from 2003–2007 in both men and women.4 These new cases are mostly traceable to
cirrhosis caused
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_executive.pdf
January 27, 2012 - (4) Continued alcohol use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems
caused … of having a persistent or recurrent physical or
psychological problem that is likely to have been caused … Continued alcohol use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused … having a persistent or recurrent physical or
psychological problem that is likely to have been caused
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/women-hiv_research-protocol.pdf
March 01, 2016 - women-hiv-protocol-160301
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published online: March 1, 2016
Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Br ief Protocol
Strategies for Improving the Lives of Women Aged 40 and Above Living with HIV/AIDS
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
It is p…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-229-opioid-treatments-chronic-pain-evidence-summary.pdf
April 01, 2020 - reduced quality of life,
and is the leading cause of disability in the
United States.1 Chronic pain is caused