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  1. 8 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-harms_methods.pdf
    November 01, 2008 - f Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center, Minneapolis VA Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research … Standardized criteria for grading severity of adverse events are available for certain conditions.

  2. 8 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_chou_assessing_harms_when_comparing.pdf
    November 01, 2008 - f Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center, Minneapolis VA Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research … Standardized criteria for grading severity of adverse events are available for certain conditions.

  3. 10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/hospitals-clinics/10-tips/index.html
    June 01, 2018 - 10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals Medical errors may occur in different health care settings, and those that happen in hospitals can have serious consequences. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which has sponsored hundreds of patient safety research and implementation projects, offe…

  4. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary38/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
    October 15, 2011 - examined with meta-analyses, this translated into approximately 2–mm Hg greater decreases than control conditions … Anthropometric cutoff points for predicting chronic diseases in the Mexican National Health Survey 2000 … title: Comparative effectiveness of bariatric surgery and non-surgical therapy in adults with metabolic conditions … These intermediate outcomes may also lead to decreased morbidity from selected conditions, improved physical

  5. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
    September 26, 2014 - diagnose, treat, or otherwise manage a particular condition or to improve care delivery for a variety of conditions … Investigators hypothesize that chronic edema may exacerbate the inflammation that occurs in DME and … for treating DME.151 Bevacizumab is reportedly used widely for off-label treatment of ophthalmic conditions … Alimera Sciences' Iluvien receives marketing authorization in Spain for the treatment of chronic

  6. Archived: C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/c-reactive-protein-as-a-risk-factor-for-coronary-heart-disease-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analyses-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
    July 15, 2008 - levels that are lower than the population average. 6 Several lines of evidence 7-8 have implicated chronic … previously diagnosed coronary disease, coronary disease equivalents (such as diabetes), or medical conditions … Behavioural treatments for chronic systemic inflammation: effects of dietary weight loss and exercise

  7. State and Regional Demonstrations in Health Information Technology: Colorado - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/state-regional-demonstration-hit-co-final-report.pdf
    July 01, 2015 - • Cross-sectional study: Use of high-cost tests (CT, MRI) in patients who present with selected conditions … These providers do not review all parameters for chronic diseases or preventive health efforts.

  8. Screening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/r9MoffF79edExY5m2V_koD
    May 01, 2021 - nantindividualsataverageriskforanemiaandexcludedthosewithbase- line hemoglobin level below 8 g/dL to 11 g/dL, preexisting anemia, or re- lated chronic … conditions.23,24,26,28,32,34,36,40,43,46,48,49 Mean baseline hemoglobin levels ranged from 11.9 g/dL … and excluded those with very low hematologic indices at baseline or preexisting anemia or re- lated chronic … conditions.

  9. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis, Evidence Synthesis, No. 50 (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/prevent/pdfser/cas/cases.pdf
    December 01, 2007 - addition, three good or fair quality RCTs identified for KQ3 also provided evidence on harms under trial conditions … Under carefully controlled conditions, treatment with CEA for asymptomatic CAS can result in a net absolute … 1Past or present smoker; NR = Not Reported, CEA = carotid endarterectomy DM = diabetes mellitus, COPD = chronic … or present smoker; NR = Not Reported, CEA = carotid endarterectomy DM = diabetes mellitus, COPD = chronic

  10. FRN 40 - Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Future Research Needs (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mrsa-screening_research.pdf
    June 01, 2013 - assessments provide organizations with comprehensive, science-based information on common, costly medical conditions … identified in outbreak reports include participation in contact sports and living in crowded or unsanitary conditions … strategies or individual components of bundled strategies across a range of populations, settings and conditions … Models can be tailored to multiple end users/perspectives, conditions and settings to enhance generalizability

  11. C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/khUSqr94jqWPErt9ZRnQ95
    October 01, 2009 - Several lines of evidence (7, 8) have implicated chronic inflammation in CHD, and inflamma- tory markers … previously diagnosed coronary disease, coronary disease equivalents (such as di- abetes), or medical conditions … Behavioural treatments for chronic systemic inflammation: effects of dietary weight loss and exercise

  12. CountyNeonatalAbstinenceSyndrome (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/CountyNeonatalAbstinenceSyndrome.pdf
    November 19, 2021 - and property crime, inpatient hospitalizations involving opioid- related diagnoses and mental health conditions … CDC guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain— United States, 2016. … Wilson-Mikity syndrome P27.1 Bronchopulmonary dysplasia originating in the perinatal period P27.8 Other chronic

  13. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/2kM7LY6ccceVo8bmdUXhYm
    September 01, 2002 - We also excluded secondary causes of osteoporosis, such as corticosteroid use and certain chronic diseases … use 0.70 (0.50-0.96) 33 African American 0.54 (0.41-0.72) 30 Diabetes mellitus 9.17 (3.38-24.92) 27 Chronic … conditions 1.3 (1.1-1.5) 26 Disability pension 3.79 (2.15-6.68) 27 Long-term work disability 1.3 (1.1

  14. Dental Care for People With Sickle Cell Disease: A Rapid Response Literature Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sickle-cell-dental-rapid-response.pdf
    July 01, 2024 - Does dental care before, during, or after treatment of SCD with hydroxyurea or chronic red cell transfusion … characteristics: age, gender/sex, smoking/tobacco use, comorbidities, SCD treatment received (hydroxyurea, chronic … A double-blind randomized trial of low-dose oral urea to prevent sickle cell crises J Chronic Dis, 35

  15. Disposition of Comments for CER 147 Menopausal Symptoms: Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_disposition-comments.pdf
    March 05, 2015 - “Not relevant population” included: studies of women with pre-existing conditions (eg, heart disease … dryness or vaginal health complaints...urogenital atrophy may reflect a number of urinary symptoms/conditions … randomized controlled trials to prove all of this, and never will be – particularly since questions about chronic

  16. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 12 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-prognostic_methods.pdf
    July 01, 2012 - Rector, Ph.D., Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, 152/2E,

  17. Promoting Best Practice and Safety Through Preprinted Physician Orders (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Ehringer_17.pdf
    February 08, 2008 - Beta-lactam allergy Known colonization with MRSA Nursing home-stay within past year Chronic

  18. Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine: Surveillance Report 3 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/episodic-migraine-surveillance-report-3.pdf
    August 01, 2022 - These reviews provide comprehensive, science-based information on common, costly medical conditions, … severity and duration of headache following fremanezumab treatment in patients with episodic and chronic … Benefit-risk assessment of galcanezumab versus placebo for the treatment of episodic and chronic migraine … CGRP-antibodies, topiramate and botulinum toxin type A in episodic and chronic migraine: a systematic … Time gained with long-term fremanezumab treatment in patients with chronic and episodic migraine.

  19. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews - Expanded Guidance on Selected Quantitative Synthesis Topics (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/quantitative-synthesis-expanded-methods_methods.pdf
    March 01, 2013 - assessments provide organizations with comprehensive, science-based information on common, costly medical conditions … For example, in a study examining the adherence to prescribed inhalers for patients with chronic obstructive

  20. Recommendation: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication
    August 23, 2022 - these populations can be found in other organizations’ guidelines and resources on management of these conditions … . 42 , 43 These risk enhancers include family history of early coronary heart disease, presence of chronic
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