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281. Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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     August 24, 2012 - the differences between currently discussed policy/payment models (ACOs, cross-continuum efforts) compared … Affiliation Section Comment Response Peer Reviewer #6 Results Bundled payment is virtually always compared … These results should be compared to survey results from persons not in bundled payment arrangements. … process-related performance measures, such as the Surgical Care Improvement Project measures, when compared

282. Liver-Cancer Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - No study compared effects of different imaging modalities or strategies on diagnostic thinking or on … However, two studies that directly compared sensitivity of US without contrast and CT reported lower … Other factors US Low In 2 studies that directly compared US with vs. without contrast, there was no … One study that directly compared use of Doppler vs. no Doppler showed no clear effect on estimates … PET Low In 1 study that directly compared sensitivity of PET vs.

283. Glaucoma-Treatment Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - May, 2013 Key Findings: - A large number of relatively small new studies were identified that compared … AMT had no major complications compared with trabeculectomy with no anti-metabolites in a prospective … Efficacy and safety of preservative-free latanoprost eyedrops, compared with BAK-preserved latanoprost … Twenty-four hour efficacy with the dorzolamide/timolol-fixed combination compared with the brimonidine … Compared with timolol Mt, latanoprost/timolol FC led to a greater IOP reduction than bimatoprost/timolol

284. Depression-Postpartum-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - KQ 4: What are the comparative benefits of screening for postpartum depression when compared with no … Three studies directly compared organized screening with no screening or “usual care.” … There were few direct comparisons between screening instruments, and the studies that directly compared … There were only a few studies that directly compared screening with any instrument with no screening … This estimate could be compared with the estimated number of unwanted screening outcomes resulting

285. Cancer-Ovarian-Contraceptives Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - years have led to improved outcomes, overall 5-year survival is only 42 percent for ovarian cancer compared … mortality rate in women with ovarian cancer is largely attributed to the later stage at presentation compared … due to the presence of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, and there are ongoing trials of its effectiveness compared … Results of a qualitative analysis of additional studies that directly compared progestin generations … suggested that the risk of VTE is highest for third-generation progestins compared with levonorgestrel

286. Obesity (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2012 - and colleagues announced results from a 56-week phase III trial (COR-I) evaluating NB32 and NB16 compared … patients and 40.6% of lorcaserin 10 mg once daily (QD) patients achieved at least 5% weight loss, compared … of obesity patients and 25.5% of lorcaserin 10 mg QD patients achieved at least 10% weight loss, compared … and 6.7% with top-dose phentermine/topiramate and low-dose phentermine/topiramate, respectively, compared … Mean weight loss with liraglutide 1.2 to 3.0 mg was 4.8 kg, 5.5 kg, 6.3 kg, and 7.2 kg compared with

287. Untitled (pdf file)
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     February 25, 2016 - Key Question 1 addresses the utility of the tGCS compared with the mGCS for predicting clinical outcomes … Key Question 1 does not directly assess the utility of the tGCS compared with the mGCS for predicting … Key Question 2 addresses the impact of the tGCS compared with the mGCS on rates of over- or under-triage … Key Question 3 addresses the impact of the tGCS compared with the mCGS on clinical outcomes. … Key Question 4 addresses the reliability and ease of use of the tGCS compared with the mGCS.

288. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - ventricular function because it has been previously shown in randomized trials to improve survival compared … disease and angiographically proven single or multi- vessel disease, what is the effectiveness of PCI compared … Patients aged 65 years and older had lower long-term survival compared with younger patients. … Among the 62 patients with diabetes in the RITA trial, however, only 2 of the 29 PCI patients died, compared … A randomized study of coronary angioplasty compared with bypass surgery in patients with symptomatic

289. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - What are the benefits and harms of rhythm control compared to rate control (including newer agents)? … The evolution of newer anticoagulation agents as well as the risks and benefits when compared to older

290. FRN 40 - Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - Four different screening strategies were evaluated: (1) universal screening compared with no screening … ; (2) universal screening compared with targeted screening of selected patient populations; (3) targeted … screening of selected patient populations compared with no screening; and (4) expanded screening compared … ; (3) targeted screening of selected patient populations compared with no screening; and (4) expanded … If the design of these types of studies is improved, they may be a less- costly option compared with

291. Surveillance & Identification of Triggers for Updating Systematic Reviews for the EHC Program (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - The following four treatment modalities were compared: intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), 3-dimentional … The sample size of the studies ranged from 336 to 1613. 9 The included studies compared conventional … original CER finding, IMRT was associated with fewer cases of xerostomia at 6, 12, 24, and 36 months compared … incidence of other adverse events i.e. dermatitis 7 and dysphagia 6 favored IMRT treatment groups compared … to 3DCRT, but in another study the rate of mucositis was higher in IMRT compared to 2DRT.

292. Head-Neck-Cancer-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - We sought direct evidence for one intervention compared with another, with or without chemotherapy … Comparators For comparators (Key Questions 1–4) all therapies were compared with each other as part … Thus, 3DCRT and IMRT were compared in 14 reports that contained unique data, including Rathod et al … .’s RCT.15 One study compared 3DCRT and SBRT;16 none compared IMRT and SBRT. … The major advantage of these interventions compared with traditional wide-field 2DRT is the ability to

293. Future Research Needs for Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs), Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ARBs), or Direct Renin Inhibitors (DRIs) for Treating Hypertension (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - ramipril (two studies) and no significant difference compared to the ARB losartan (one study). … The impact of ACEI/ARB/DRI alone compared to ACEI/ARB/DRI in combination with a diuretic 11 … Efficacy and tolerability of nebivolol compared with other antihypertensive drugs: a meta-analysis. … J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst 12 (Jun) 102-12 10 The impact of ACE-I/ARB/DRI alone compared … Am J Med 122 (Mar) 290-300 12 Studies of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events compared across

294. Insomnia Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Another trial compared mean change in PSQI and showed consistent results. … Results for adverse effects were mixed, with few differences compared with placebo. … ● In older adults, improvement in ISI scores favored doxepin 1–6 mg compared with placebo. … ● Four small trials compared CBT-I versus nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics or benzodiazepines. … In older adults, improvement in ISI scores favored doxepin 1–6 mg compared with placebo.

295. psychiatric-readmissions-protocols-140904 (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2014 - Different LOS compared with each other b. … Different transition support services compared with each other b. … Transition support services compared with usual care c. … Transitions support services compared with one or more variants of the three intervention management … Different alternatives to hospitalization compared with each other b.

296. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     November 16, 2010 - program for open-angle glaucoma lead to less visual impairment (as defined in the ICD-9-CM8) when compared … screening-based program for open-angle glaucoma lead to improvements in patient- reported outcomes when compared … a screening-based program for open-angle glaucoma lead to reductions in intraocular pressure when compared … including measures among those administering the test as well as those being tested—will also be compared … Key Question 6: The proportion of participants experiencing the following adverse events will be compared

297. S23 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - higher odds of stroke; use as appetite suppressants was associated with 16.6 times higher odds of stroke compared … Brass, put his estimate for the chance of hemorrhagic stroke as “perhaps 1 in 500,000” users.17 When compared … systematic review has shown that HRT is associated with a 29% higher risk of stroke (a factor of 1.29) compared … and Harms © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins S25 cumulative risk of stroke and death by 24.2% compared … data is not consistently presented in the article to judge about benefits and harms of Aggrenox when compared

298. Alcohol-Misuse-Drug-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
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     January 27, 2012 - For KQ 3 (harms), double-blind RCTs and recent systematic reviews that compared one of the medications … Evidence from well-controlled trials does not adequately support the efficacy of disulfiram compared … Compared with placebo, patients treated with acamprosate had a higher risk of anxiety, diarrhea, and … First, a nested sequence of three RCTs based in the United States compared naltrexone plus “primary … Patients with at least 1 G allele may be more likely to respond to naltrexone compared with patients

299. Cesarean-Birth-2010 Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - triage of when a woman in labor should leave for the hospital did not reduce use of cesarean when compared … A midwife-led unit for birth did not reduce use of cesarean when compared with a normal unit and special … , reported a threefold reduction in cesareans among women who received intermittent epidural (5%) compared … A larger good-quality study that compared high- versus low-dose epidural reported significantly fewer … Head-to-Head Comparisons of Strategies All studies compared the novel strategy with usual care or

300. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 131 (pdf file)
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     February 25, 2014 - Added “Twenty-three percent of trials directly compared different treatment strategies.” … Studies that compared Crohn’s disease patients to patients without inflammatory bowel disease were … Per PRECiSE 1, IBDQ response was defined as an increase of at least 16 points in total score compared … Notably, the baseline CDEIS was higher in the infliximab group (13.0) compared to placebo (8.4). … Relative benefits versus relative risks are not compared or reviewed.