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401. Nursing-Staff-Shortages-Rapid-Research-Appendix-C (xls file)
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     January 01, 2024 - resulted in less labor costs and fewer undesirable shifts from the frontline nurse’s point of view compared … the quality of care they gave their patients and their ability to perform required/regulatory tasks compared … N=29754, standardized mortality ratio 1.20±0.04 to Post-mandate N=30058, 1.15±0.04, p=0.11) or when compared … For hospitals in Quartile 2, the only difference (as compared with Quartile 4) was in greater improvement … 2015), and 0.46 (2016) registered nurses hours per adjusted patient days located in expansion states, compared

402. CER 174 Executive Summary: Imaging for the Pretreatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - imaging technique with widespread availability, high contrast resolution, and relatively low cost compared … For comparative accuracy (KQ1), the study must have compared both tests to a common reference standard … the percentage of patients who received a specific treatment choice for one test or test strategy compared … One study compared FDG PET/CT to bone scintigraphy;14 another study compared CT to FDG PET/ CT to bone … First, compared with CT and bone scintigraphy (imaging modalities commonly used for staging), FDG PET

403. Urinary-Incontinence-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 30, 2010 - What is the comparative effectiveness of pharmacologic treatments when compared with each other or with … What are the harms from pharmacologic treatments when compared with no active treatment? 4. … What is the comparative effectiveness of nonpharmacologic treatments when compared with each other? … What are the harms from nonpharmacologic treatments when compared with no active treatment? 5. … What are the harms from nonpharmacologic treatments when compared with each other? 6.

404. Comparative Effectiveness of Strategies to De-escalate Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients in Acute Care Settings (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - We included 29 primary studies (described in 31 articles) that compared interventions to de-escalate … Another RCT in a hospital psychiatric emergency department found that, compared with intramuscular … Studies generally compared interventions with usual care. … Only one study compared an alternative strategy (first choice involuntary medication) directly with … with each other and allow variations within these approaches to be compared.

405. Bladder-Cancer-Non-Muscle-Invasive Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 21, 2014 - Bladder cancer occurs primarily in men older than 60 and roughly twice as frequently in white compared … Key Question 1: What is the diagnostic accuracy of various urinary biomarkers compared with other urinary … or improving other outcomes (e.g., recurrence, progression, need for cystectomy, quality of life) compared … or with systemic chemotherapy/immunotherapy) for decreasing mortality or improving other outcomes compared … is the effectiveness of various urinary biomarkers to decrease mortality or improve other outcomes compared

406. Executive Summary: Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2023 - Key Question 1 compared EBRT dose-fraction schemes and delivery of initial palliative radiation for … SBRT (SF or MF) may provide slightly greater likelihood of overall pain response compared with MF EBRT

407. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews - Avoiding Bias in Selecting Studies (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - density, the EPC identified nine prior meta-analyses evaluating the antifracture efficacy of alendronate compared … meta-analysis4 published 3 years earlier, the conclusion was that the beneficial effect of alendronate compared … had the broadest inclusion criteria with respect to study design and ultimately included 25 papers, compared … interventions may be different in settings such as nursing homes or other long-term care settings compared

408. Case Study Comparing Bayesian and Frequentist Approaches for Multiple Treatment Comparisons (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2013 - We compared Bayesian and traditional frequentist statistical methods for multiple treatment comparisons … probabilities to events), as well as more sensible rankings of the pharmacological treatments as compared … Since dk Models is the parameter compared to placebo, this can be used for our inferences regarding … Again, frequentist random effects models give smaller σ estimates compared to Bayesian models. … Although most drugs are significantly effective compared to placebo with all outcomes, there is only

409. Obesity (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - potential for fewer complications, reversibility, and ease of the intragastric balloon procedure compared … Average weight loss at week 108 was -9.3% and -10.5%, respectively, for the mid- and top-dose as compared … In particular, experts noted the potential for fewer complications and ease of the procedure compared … More than twice as many participants on liraglutide lost >5% additional run-in weight compared to … According to one research expert, “compared to current treatment methods, lorcaserin seems to provide

410. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - with nintedanib were reported to have significantly increased time to the first acute exacerbation compared … and lumacaftor (600 mg) once daily achieved a 2.6% mean absolute change from baseline in ppFEV1 compared … of patients who received combination therapy discontinued treatment because of adverse events, compared … Despite receiving a reduced glucocorticoid dose, patients in the mepolizumab group as compared to those … In INPULSIS-2, a significant benefit was observed with nintedanib compared with placebo (HR, 0.38;

411. Disposition of Comments Report for Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Women (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2012 - The sensitivity was lower in women with single-vessel disease (71% vs. 100%; p = 0.06 compared with … To be included in this document, one NIT had to be compared to another NIT or to coronary angiography … To be included in this document, a noninvasive technology had to be compared to another noninvasive … To be included in this document, a noninvasive technology had to be compared to another noninvasive … Shaw et al recently found that there was no incremental benefit of exercise MPI compared with standard

412. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - Experts thought that the intervention would reduce per-patient treatment costs, compared with costs … These studies evaluated the safety and efficacy of EQW compared with other diabetes therapies. … Benefit occurred for both doses compared with sham at 3 weeks and all subsequent time points. … On one hand, most experts thought that compared with other treatments for DME, Iluvien is likely to … DURATION-5: exenatide once weekly resulted in greater improvements in glycemic control compared with

413. Comparative Effectiveness of β-Adrenergic Antagonists on the Risk of Rehospitalization in Adults with Heart Failure (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2007 - We compared the 12-month risk of rehospitalization associated with receipt of different β-blockers among … Specific reasons for why certain β-blockers would not be beneficial compared with others are poorly … Compared with patients from Kaiser Permanente of Northern California, patients from Harvard Pilgrim … Compared with patients from Kaiser Permanente of Northern California, patients from Harvard Pilgrim … Compared with atenolol, the crude rate of hospitalization was also higher for periods off β-blockers

414. Topic 0556 CE of Treatments for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy NSD SJ clean (pdf file)
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     July 19, 2014 - physical therapy, electrical nerve stimulation, and surgery Comparator(s): Those listed above (i.e., compared

415. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Research Gaps Summary: Primary Care (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - Interventions • Comparative effectiveness research that directly compared individual interventions … • Comprehensive programs also improved function and pain compared with medications alone at multiple … • Comprehensive programs were associated with improvement in function in the short term compared … • Titrated oxygen reduces mortality compared with high flow oxygen. … Few studies compared other antidepressants to placebo or to each other, or reported other outcomes.

416. CER 5 Renal Artery Stenosis NSD SJ Clean (pdf file)
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     June 24, 2014 - effects of aggressive medical therapy (i.e., antihypertensive, antiplatelet, and antilipid treatment) compared

417. CER 229 Evidence Summary: Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 - opioid-related emergency department visits, a taper support intervention might improve functional outcomes compared … studies on the predictive utility of risk prediction instruments and other risk assessment methods compared … • Three trials (N=1405) compared similar doses of long-acting oxycodone vs. … • Three trials (N=957) compared transdermal fentanyl vs. long-acting morphine. … No trial compared different rates of opioid tapering, though one observational study found an association

418. Disposition of Comments Report for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2013 - Isn't this an example of dynamic compared to dynamic? … The title “static compared with static” may be confusing to the reader. … The complete title refers to "…static compared with static mattresses and overlays" which we believe … Isn't this an example of dynamic compared to dynamic? … Eleven trials compared a more advanced static support surface to a standard mattress control.

419. Evidence Summary-Comparative-Effectiveness-Review-213-Lower-Limb-Prostheses (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2018 - Of note, 89 studies compared lower limb prosthesis (LLP) components or configurations but did not report … Seven studies evaluated microprocessor knees (compared to mechanical knees), two evaluated other knee … Only one study, which compared a specific microprocessor knee (Genium™) to any prior used knee (mostly … We found over 100 studies that compared at least two LLP components or configurations that reported

420. Renal Artery Stenosis Management Strategies: An Updated Comparative Effectiveness Review (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - Nine randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and 11 other comparative studies compared treatment options … One RCT that compared open surgical revascularization with medical therapy alone found no statistically … One RCT that compared PTRAS and surgery found no statistically significant difference in mortality, … kidney function and refractory hypertension had decreased mortality with PTRAS (vs. medical therapy) compared