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161. Antipsychotics-Adults Surveillance (pdf file)
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     August 30, 2014 - Schizophrenia • A total of 41 studies compared outcomes for predefined subgroups. … No notable differences were observed for the subgroups compared to the overall findings. … : Bipolar Disorder Mood (mania) SOE: Low Seven studies compared haloperidol to SGAs and found no … No notable differences were observed for the subgroups compared to the overall findings. … A significant difference favored haloperidol compared with ziprasidone for core illness symptoms (

162. Hepatitis-C-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - without cirrhosis is associated with worse quality of life measures and symptoms (primarily fatigue) compared … There was no direct evidence on clinical benefits associated with screening compared with no screening … No study compared effects of screening with not screening pregnant women. … The studies of referral populations reported somewhat higher rates of treatment (30–40 percent) compared … Although none of the studies assessing diagnostic accuracy of noninvasive tests compared to liver biopsy

163. Draft Comparative Effectiveness Review Appendicies (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2005 - Mortality in operated patients compared with the mortality in individually matched medically treated … Limitations • Only 2 RCTs compared angioplasty to medical treatment. Neither used stents. … serum creatinine or GFR, worsening kidney function, need for dialysis) after revascularization compared … The studies also noted decreased use of anti- HTN medications compared to baseline. … complication rate was significantly higher in combined renal artery and aortic reconstruction compared

164. High-Cholestorol-Medicines-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2014 - We aimed to answer the questions below by reviewing trials of adults that compared a higher potency … KQ 3: Compared with higher dose statins and with one another, do combination regimens differ in benefits … Data Synthesis We compared lower potency statins in combination therapy with higher potency statin … Three trials compared low-potency statin in combination with niacin to mid-potency statin monotherapy … No study reported on the effectiveness of niacin plus statin compared to intensification of statin

165. Cad-Women-Diagnosis Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Effective Health Care percent, compared with 80 percent in men, which complicates diagnosis in women … These limitations are generally considered to be minor when compared with the benefits of the procedure … What is the accuracy of one NIT in diagnosing obstructive and nonobstructive CAD when compared with … Is there evidence that the use of NITs (when compared with other NITs or with coronary angiography) … Summary of accuracy of NITs compared with coronary angiography for diagnosing CAD in women Modality

166. Evidence Summary: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2020 - affect pain symptoms, length of hospital stay, recurrence risk, quality of life, or need for surgery compared … symptoms, length of hospital stay, recurrence risk, quality of life, but may reduce need for surgery compared … Studies that compared antibiotic regimens each evaluated different regimens. … whether patients who undergo colonoscopy after diverticulitis are at decreased risk of dying from CRC compared

167. Executive Summary: Pain Management Interventions for Hip Fracture (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2011 - Three RCTs compared additional fentanyl (n = 40), morphine (n = 40), and sufentanil (n = 50) versus … Similarly, three RCTs (n = 132) that compared the addition of sufentanil found no difference between … One trial (n = 38) compared acupressure versus sham control delivered preoperatively. … These were compared with placebo/standard care, or a different method of nerve blocks. … Eight trials compared skin traction (n = 498) versus no traction (n = 594) and found no significant

168. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - We did not find any head-to-head RCTs that compared one biologic DMARD with another. … No evidence exists on abatacept and rituximab compared with other biologic DMARDs. … One nonrandomized, open-label trial directly compared the tolerability of two biologic DMARDs. … One open-label RCT compared synthetic DMARD use with and without prednisolone. … Most of the other studies compared combinations of biologic DMARDs and methotrexate with monotherapies

169. Musculoskeletal-Complaints-Tests-Children Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - ANA, RF, and CCP tests in children and adolescents with undiagnosed MSK pain and/or joint swelling compared … comorbidities, and recent infections modify the diagnostic performance of ANA, RF, and CCP for pSLE compared … comorbidities, and recent infections modify the diagnostic performance of ANA, RF, and CCP for JIA compared … In studies using the case- control design, children with known disease (i.e., JIA or pSLE) were compared … Prevalence of IgM-, IgA- and IgG-rheumatoid factors in seronegative polyarticular disease compared

170. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - To ensure internal validity, treatment groups compared must have the same underlying risk for outcome … assumption needed for nonexperimental comparative effectiveness research is that the treatment groups compared … Cohort designs are easy to conceptualize and are readily compared to the randomized controlled trial, … Advantages The oversampling of persons with the outcome increases efficiency when compared with the full … The case-cohort design is intended to increase efficiency, when compared with the nested case-control

171. Quality-Gap-Palliative-Hospice Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - What is the evidence for different models in palliative care: integrative compared with consultative … , we were unable to identify any validated tools that worked well in this literature and could be compared … life, only three (33 percent) showed a statistically significant improvement with the intervention compared … enhance the educational intervention showed statistically significant improvement in pain scores, compared … In reference to the question of integrative compared with consultative interventions, for the target

172. Nephropathy-Contrast-Induced Executive-2016 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - Effective Health Care Program 2 reports about whether IOCM is associated with a reduction in CIN risk compared … Five RCTs compared two or more LOCMs in 826 patients.12-16 Twenty- five RCTs compared IOCM with one … Nephrotoxicity of iso- osmolar iodixanol compared with nonionic low-osmolar contrast media: meta-analysis … The relative renal safety of iodixanol compared with low-osmolar contrast media: a meta- analysis of … A meta- analysis of the renal safety of isosmolar iodixanol compared with low-osmolar contrast media.

173. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - /final.cfm Number 15 Effective Health Care 2 Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have compared … Two RCTs compared the rates or number of readmissions between RFA and medical treatment. … WACA with or without additional ablation lines compared their efficacy to maintain sinus rhythm. … Another RCT compared WACA with vs. without additional ablation of the superior vena cava. … These observational studies compared many different approaches to RFA.

174. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 06, 2011 - Given that case management interventions and outcomes differ substantially for medical illness when compared … addition, health care expenditures are substantially higher for patients with complex care needs when compared … www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: June 06, 2011 3 Case management will be compared … complex care needs, does case management improve patient health outcomes (as listed above) when compared … The outcomes will be compared among patient groups who receive different types of case management.

175. Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Medicine Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - Low Less improvement in disease activity (ACR 50) for anakinra compared with etanercept and compared … treatment comparisons) (continued) Greater improvement in disease activity (ACR 50) for etanercept compared … No significant differences when compared with golimumab. … with etanercept monotherapy or combination of etanercept plus abatacept compared with abatacept monotherapy … DMARDs; however, several studies suggest that adverse events are more common with biologic DMARDs compared

176. Executive Summary - Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2023 Update (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - One new RCT (n=115) compared synthetic high-THC to CBD ratio and low- THC to CBD ratio cannabis products … d One trial is included in both the synthetic THC and CBD columns, as it compared THC to CBD, CBD/THC … Key Question 1: Benefits of cannabinoids for chronic pain compared with placebo in the short term (4 … Key Question 2: Harms of cannabinoids for chronic pain compared with placebo in the short term (4 weeks … Compared with placebo, these interventions resulted in greater risk of common adverse events (dizziness

177. Topic Brief: Cervical Degenerative Disease (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2023 - Anterior compared to posterior surgery i. In patients with cervical radiculopathy? ii. … What are the comparative effectiveness and harms of cervical laminectomy and fusion compared to cervical … What are the comparative effectiveness and harms of cervical arthroplasty compared to anterior cervical … Adjacent-level degeneration after bryan cervical disc arthroplasty compared with anterior discectomy … Five-year clinical results of cervical total disc replacement compared with anterior discectomy and

178. Intermittent Inhalded Corticosteroids and Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists for Asthma (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2017 - long-acting beta-agonists together as controller and quick relief therapy reduces asthma exacerbations compared … There is a relatively smaller amount of published evidence on intermittent ICS dosing as compared to … Conclusions Compared to rescue SABA use, adding intermittent ICS use appears to benefit children less … uncontrolled, persistent 7 asthma, adding LAMA to ICS controller or ICS plus LABA controller compared … However, adding LAMA to ICS controller compared to adding LABA to ICS controller or increasing dosage

179. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2010 - moderate for IMRT reducing late xerostomia and improving quality-of-life domains related to xerostomia compared … One study compared quality-of-life outcomes between 3DCRT and 2DRT but did not report a statistical comparison … moderate for IMRT reducing late xerostomia and improving quality of life domains related to xerostomia compared … other hand, the length of followup needed to study head and neck cancer treatments is relatively short compared … The patient groups being compared should be similar in terms of key variables, such as anatomic site,

180. 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 - of a multicomponent program, were found to be more effective at reducing disruptive behaviors when compared … with interventions that included only a child component or when compared with control conditions. … examined the effectiveness of concomitant use of psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions when compared … review for patients in community settings is unclear. �� No head-to-head studies were identified that compared … the effectiveness of combined psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions or that compared the effectiveness