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361. Pain Management Interventions for Hip Fracture | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - traction and spinal anesthesia (with or without additional agents) did not consistently reduce pain or complications

362. Diagnosis and Management of Infantile Hemangioma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - contextual questions suggested that referral indications include large size; segmental type; risk for complications

363. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
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     June 22, 2017 - use of DVT as a proxy for clinically symptomatic PE (intro p. xii); given the documented risk of complications … The NQF 1550 quality measure includes: (1) Mechanical complications (90 days) (2) Periprosthetic joint … General Comments Of note, symptomatic deep vein thromboses are not included in the list of complications … Regarding the complications of operative site bleeding, Galat et al [17] reported that post-operative … Therefore, FXaIs have a higher risk of wound complications than LMWH and LMWHs have the highest relative

364. Executive Summary: Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2023 - Background and Purpose Bone metastases are common in advanced cancers and result in severe pain and complications

365. 1. What is the etiology of acute and chronic urinary retention in adults? 2. How do we define urinary retention (base case) including those with known neurologic problems? (aka What is considered abnormal PVR?) 3. What is the natural… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - indwelling catheters Risk of radiation exposure from diagnostic imaging (CT) Risk of intraoperative complications … , bleeding, postoperative complications, and hospital mortality from prostatic surgery Appropriateness

366. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 26, 2011 - Reduction in infection rates (SSIs, CLABSIs, VAP, and CAUTIs) Reduction in infection-related complications … CLABSI –CAUTI –Increased adherence to preventive interventions Outcomes: –Reduced infections –Complications … the risks and benefits of placing a central venous device at a recommended site to reduce infectious complications … against the risk for mechanical complications (e.g., pneumothorax, subclavian artery puncture, subclavian … o Infection-related complications, mortality o Preintervention and postintervention adherence to preventive

367. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - intervention for mothers facing challenges to breastfeeding their VLBW children, such as lingering complications … more innovative ways to supply VLBW patients with the nutrients needed to avoid potential health complications … , and they agreed donor human milk could be a sound intervention aimed at mitigating these complications … believe there may be an initial increase in costs, but the reduction in costs stemming from long-term complications

368. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - However, they warned, lesinurad uptake could be limited by adverse events, such as kidney complications … and nausea.7 Some preliminary evidence suggests lesinurad 3 could increase the risk of renal complications … The experts warned that lesinurad uptake could be limited by adverse events such as kidney complications … However, better gout management could reduce hospitalizations and renal or cardiovascular complications

369. Prioritization and Selection of Harms for Inclusion in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - Harms are Adverse Events or Complications • Definition of harms: ► Adverse events or complications … Harms from medical interventions include adverse events and complications of drugs, dietary supplements … Systematic Reviews Systematic Review Process Overview Learning Objectives Harms are Adverse Events or Complications

370. Use of Electronic Medical Records and Administrative Claims Data for Assessing Type 2 Diabetes Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - Electronic medical records (EMRs) may be a valuable resource for studying diabetes and related complications

371. Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - each of which compromises the health of both the woman and her fetus. 5,6 Several adverse obstetric complications … delivery, low birth weight, miscarriage, small-for-gestational-age babies, low Apgar scores, and neonatal complications … non-Latino ethnicity, being without a partner, traumatic events within the previous 12 months, and pregnancy complications … mood disorders during pregnancy (exp Prenatal Injuries/ or exp Maternal Exposure/ or exp Pregnancy Complications

372. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2010 - while only 10% of patients will remain in remission over the course of many years.4 The most common complications … spontaneous rupture of the bowel contents through the skin or other organs (fistulas).5,6 Most of these complications … it is important to identify the patients with aggressive disease who are more likely to have early complications … Induction and maintenance of remission, improving quality of life, and avoiding complications such as … the inflammation that causes both the troublesome symptoms (diarrhea, pain, bleeding) as well as the complications

373. Assisted Reproductive Technology | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 13, 2015 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Effective Health Care Program Powered by the Evidence-based Practice Centers …

374. Tonsillitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     Very young children and people who have complications may need to stay in the hospital overnight.

375. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - Key Question 4.What are the short- and long- term complications and harms associated with RFA? … included PV stenosis, cardiac tamponade, stroke and/or transient ischemic attack, and peripheral vascular complications … benefit from RFA and studies on different RFA approaches and techniques to improve efficacy and minimize complications

376. Cad-Women-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - Further, women are more likely than men to experience bleeding complications.6-9 In women, CAD is … medicine (medical therapy and/or coronary revascularization) and the higher rate of cardiovascular complications … In older or unstable patients, the use of fibrinolytics can increase bleeding complications; therefore … In general, patients with STEMI are not treated with CABG (unless emergent from PCI complications) but … PCI can cause access site complications, radiation exposure, contrast-related anaphylaxis, bleeding,

377. Appendicitis Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 09, 2013 - reducing pain and improving clinical outcomes (e.g., reducing bowel perforation and associated infectious complications … unnecessary imaging (or other diagnostic workup) may delay the indicated treatment and increase the risk of complications … Infectious complications (abscess formation, peritonitis, sepsis, stump appendicitis) 4. … Clinical and patient-relevant outcomes •  Bowel perforation •  Fistula formation •  Infectious complications … ); (3) Final health or patient-centered outcomes (bowel perforation; fistula formation; infectious complications

378. Obesity (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 - The potential for fewer complications, reversibility, and ease of the intragastric balloon procedure … In particular, experts noted the potential for fewer complications and ease of the procedure compared … Device implantation could have fewer complications than long-term pharmacotherapy for weight loss, … Reducing or eliminating long-term complications from obesity might ultimately reduce per-patient costs … Most experts also recognized that patients who are obese are at risk of having many other complications

379. Obesity (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - The potential for fewer complications, reversibility, and ease of the intragastric balloon procedure … Reducing or eliminating long-term complications from obesity might ultimately reduce per-patient costs … In particular, experts noted the potential for fewer complications and ease of the procedure compared … Device implantation could have fewer complications than long-term pharmacotherapy for weight loss, … Most experts also recognized that patients who are obese are at risk of having many other complications

380. Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 01, 2021 - Such factors include cancer symptoms (e.g., anorexia, early satiety, and fatigue), treatment complications … or programs developed by licensed clinicians to support cancer care or lower risk of side effects or complications … education and counseling for recommended diets to support cancer care or lower risk of side effects or complications