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181. After Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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182. Microsoft Word - finbody.doc (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-artery-stenosis_research-2007.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - What adverse events and complications have been associated with aggressive medical therapy or renal … What adverse events and complications have been associated with aggressive medical therapy or renal … Other complications included: major hemorrhage 1 percent (two studies); renal artery occlusion or spasm … • Comparison of adverse events and complications across the various interventions is difficult. … However, it is clear that various complications after revascularization do occur in a small percentage

183. Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2021 - Such factors include cancer symptoms (e.g., anorexia, early satiety, and fatigue), treatment complications … programs developed by licensed clinicians to support cancer care or low er risk of side effects or complications … education and counseling for recommended diets to support cancer care or low er risk of side effects or complications

184. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
     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

185. 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

186. 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

187. Cad-Women-Diagnosis Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - have contraindications to invasive catheterization, or for those who would be put at higher risk for complications … Are there significant safety concerns/risks (i.e., radiation exposure, access site complications, contrast … • Data specific to women on access site complications, contrast agent-induced nephropathy, nephrogenic … harms and risks of NITs is limited by the lack of disclosure of periprocedural and postprocedural complications … heart disease can result in harmful clinical events (nephropathy, radiation exposure, access site complications

188. 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

189. 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,

190. 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

191. Obesity (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
     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

192. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - After diagnosis and disease-type classification, patients undergo evaluation to detect complications … The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial highlighted the importance of tight glucose control to … This value has been shown to reduce some secondary complications associated with T1DM and T2DM. … , and eliminates the attendant health services needed to treat those complications. … Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group.

193. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0136_07-21-2009.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - Effective Health Care Topic Number: 0183 Document Completion Date: 1-12-10 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Nonsurgical and surgical treatment of chronic pelvic pain will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this topic, including populations, inter…

194. Executive Summary: Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-265-radiation-bone-disease-summary.pdf
     August 01, 2023 - Background and Purpose Bone metastases are common in advanced cancers and result in severe pain and complications

195. 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

196. 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

197. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/07_diabetes_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - After diagnosis and disease-type classification, patients undergo evaluation to detect complications … to achieve near-normal glycemia and avoid acute (i.e., hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia) and long-term complications … 7 Upon diagnosis, patients undergo medical evaluation to classify the disease type, detect any complications … patients to achieve an HbA1c level of 7% because this value has been shown to reduce some of the complications … to achieve near-normal glycemia and avoid acute (i.e., hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia) and long-term complications

198. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - in patients with short bowel syndrome, potentially improving quality of life and reducing cost and complications … one surgical procedure during their lifetimes to remove damaged intestine, leaving them at risk for complications … It might also reduce the cost of home care and complications associated with PN. … by reducing the frequency of homecare visits for PN and inpatient/outpatient admissions due to complications … and quality of life as well as reduce the cost of care for this condition by reducing home care and complications

199. Executive Summary: Pain Management Interventions for Hip Fracture (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer30_hip-fracture-pain-executive-summary_20110517.pdf
     May 01, 2011 - Furthermore, poorly managed postoperative pain is associated with delayed ambulation, pulmonary complications … There were no reports of neurological complications in one RCT (n = 40); no reports of respiratory … There were no significant differences between groups for the following adverse effects: cardiac complications … should include validated pain scores, prescription of opiates and other agents, and adverse effects or complications … The rates of complication were generally low, and the majority of complications were not significantly

200. depression-pregnancy-postpartum-protocol (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2013 - 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 … 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