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281. breast-biopsy-update-130920 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_research-protocol.pdf
     September 20, 2013 - biopsy methods are considered to be the most accurate, they also appear to carry a higher risk of complications … and other variations in how a core-needle biopsy is performed may affect the accuracy and rate of complications … core-needle biopsies were almost as accurate as open surgical biopsies, had a lower risk of severe complications … We will present information on test performance, harms, complications, patient preferences, and resource

282. Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review 216 Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-216-telehealth-evidence-summary.pdf
     April 01, 2019 - all not significantly different; satisfaction measures good but not excellent Low Harms (KQ3) 3 Complications … • Harms: Only two of studies explicitly examined harms, reporting lower rates of complications with … Low Harms (KQ3) 2 Rates of complications and serious adverse events reported in two studies.

283. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_research-protocol.pdf
     December 16, 2011 - affect maternal and fetal health outcomes. 5 Mothers may face an increased risk of labor and birth complications … Definition, diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus and its complications. … Pregnancy Complications/ 4. GDM.tw. 5.

284. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
     June 01, 2014 - patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS), potentially improving quality of life and reducing costs and complications … one surgical procedure during their lifetimes to remove damaged intestine, leaving them at risk for complications … listed cost as a barrier to adoption, but also noted the potential to reduce home-care costs and complications

285. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 226: Labor Dystocia (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-226-labor-dystocia-comments.pdf
     May 14, 2020 - Nevertheless, it remains unclear if medical complications (e.g. … hypertension, diabetes, etc) or obstetrical complications (e.g. anomalies, IUGR) are excluded. … After reading the manuscript, it would seem unclear whether a woman with various complications (e.g. … We have clarified that any study which explicitly included patients with medical or obstetrical complications

286. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-ablation_disposition-comments.pdf
     October 01, 2010 - The increased risks/complications involved with a surgical approach are also important to review. … With regard to operator/hospital experience and complications, I think it is potentially misleading … Complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: incidence and predictors. … complications were higher during the first 100 cases (9%) than during the subsequent 541 cases (4.3% … were 6 CVA/TIA, 12 tamponade, 1 atrioesophageal fistula, 6 pulmonary vein stenosis, and 14 vascular complications

287. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/disabilities-quality-improvement-outcomes_research-protocol.pdf
     August 03, 2011 - Task Force) o Urinary tract infections o Pressure ulcers o Uncontrolled diabetes o Diabetes complications

288. Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c-treatment-future_research.pdf
     April 01, 2013 - prior acute HCV infection.1 Chronic HCV infection has a variable course, but it is a leading cause of complications … declined from more than 200,000 cases per year in the 1980s to around 16,000 cases in 2009.4,5 However, complications … .4 The goals of antiviral treatment for chronic HCV infection are to prevent the long-term health complications … SVR associated with decreased risk of all-cause mortality, liver-related mortality, HCC, and other complications … This might be more feasible if the studies were to focus on populations at higher risk for complications

289. White Paper_Supplementing Systematic Review Findings With Healthcare System Data: Pilot Projects From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Center Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pilot-projects-supplementing-white-paper.pdf
     December 01, 2024 - The analysis was aimed at characterizing clinical characteristics, surgical complications, effectiveness … certainty of evidence for safety with regards to post-surgical mortality and rare post operative complications … surgical treatment of epilepsy by finding no post-surgical mortality and only rare post-operative complications

290. Obesity (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
     December 01, 2015 - The relative risks for minor complications, for example gastric ulcers and erosions were significantly … for patients only after other therapies have failed or in cases in which patients are experiencing complications … excess body weight before bariatric surgery to help reduce both surgical risks and postoperative complications … are also less likely to accept invasive bariatric procedures partly due to fears about long-term complications … other obesity drugs would be offset by its potential to reduce costs for treating obesity-related complications

291. App-E-Surv-Report-3-Acute-Pain (xls file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-report-3-acute-pain.xlsx
     May 29, 2025 - Consumed opioids postoperatively: 70% (28/40) vs. 78% (31/40), p=0.45 NR None reported No postoperative complications … hours, p<0.001; 6% (3/50) vs. 38% (19/50) at 24 hours, p<0.001 NR NR NR None reported No postoperative complications

292. App-E-Surv-Report-2-Acute-Pain (xls file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-report-2-acute-pain.xlsx
     May 29, 2025 - Consumed opioids postoperatively: 70% (28/40) vs. 78% (31/40), p=0.45 NR None reported No postoperative complications … hours, p<0.001; 6% (3/50) vs. 38% (19/50) at 24 hours, p<0.001 NR NR NR None reported No postoperative complications

293. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 40: Interventions To Decrease Hospital Length of Stay (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hospital-length-of-stay-disposition-comments_0.pdf
     September 20, 2021 - sepsis in the medically complicated patients as sepsis has been identified as a primary source for complications

294. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 272_Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-272-genitourinary-syndrome-disposition-comments.pdf
     July 31, 2024 - note that many of the included studies restricted participants to those with few risk factors for complications

295. Febrile-Infants-Diagnosis-Management Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/febrile-infants-diagnosis-management_executive.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - clinical signs of sepsis are often subtle.4 Although this approach minimizes the risk of infectious complications … studies (both including neonates) did not provide any information on outcomes related to recovery or complications … for seven neonates with SBI.47,57,70 The remaining six studies indicated no complications and uneventful … diagnosis of SBI such as decreased renal function with UTI, progression from UTI to bacteremia, and complications … Charges and complications associated with the medical evaluation of febrile young infants.

296. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-tympanostomy_research-protocol.pdf
     September 02, 2016 - presence of persistent middle ear effusion, comorbidities, and sociodemographic risk factors, history of complications … Question 3: What adverse effects and complications are associated with inserting tympanostomy tubes

297. Diabetes-Foot-Ulcer-Amputation-Economics Research (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-foot-ulcer-amputation-economics_research.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - Common complications of diabetes are foot ulcer and LEA. … These complications can have dramatic effects on the patient’s health and general well being and can

298. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-radiation_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2009 - Generally, the harms or complications observed were sustained in structures (extraneous to the tumors

299. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-anemia-update_research-protocol.pdf
     June 16, 2010 - transfusion is the fastest method to alleviate symptoms, short and long term risks exist.24 Potential complications … modulation with theoretically possible adverse effects on tumor growth.25 The risk of severe infectious complications … and longest available follow-up) • progression free survival • quality of life • thromboembolic complications … toxicity "[Subheading] OR "chemically induced "[Subheading] OR "contraindications "[Subheading] OR "complications

300. Prostate-Cancer-Test Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-test_research-protocol.pdf
     October 14, 2011 - These men may experience unnecessary anxiety, discomfort, and occasionally significant procedural complications … interventions (e.g., anxiety over false-positive results, anxiety about and discomfort of biopsy, complications … intervention (e.g., anxiety over false-positive results, anxiety about and discomfort of biopsy, complications … unnecessary biopsies Long-term outcomes – mortality, morbidity, function, and quality of life Harms – complications