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201. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments To Prevent Fractures in Men and Women With Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 17, 2007 - Other studies use clinical criteria, i.e. whether a fracture has been diagnosed by a clinician during … Thus, the relative differences found should be similar that found in studies that use clinical criteria

202. Chronic Urinary Retention (CUR) Treatment | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 14, 2013 - PICOTS framework PICOTS Element Inclusion Criteria Abbreviations: AUR = acute urinary retention … Study inclusion criteria Category Criteria for Inclusion Abbreviations: BPH = benign prostatic … in the PICOTS framework and study-specific criteria. … Two independent investigators will screen the full text to determine if our inclusion criteria are met … Existing systematic reviews will be evaluated for quality using a modified version of the AMSTAR criteria

203. Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Women with Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Peer Reviewer #4 Methods The methods are robust, and the inclusion/exclusion criteria are justified. … Peer reviewer #6 Methods The inclusion and exclusion criteria are justifiable. … The definitions or diagnostic criteria for the outcome measures seem appropriate. … Given the inclusion/exclusion criteria I could not identify any missing studies. … As this review clearly points out, the clinical signs and diagnostic criteria to assess and define

204. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Table 1 lists the inclusion/exclusion criteria … Table 1: Inclusion/exclusion criteria Category Criteria Study population Low-risk pregnant women … We will retrieve and review full-text articles that meet our predetermined inclusion/exclusion criteria … For example, for a cohort study, the fundamental criteria will include: representativeness of the … We will also utilize explicit criteria for rating the overall strength of the collective evidence on

205. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 18, 2011 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review We have developed a preliminary set of … Inclusion/Exclusion criteria Category Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria Population KQs 1-6: Adults … proposed by the USPSTF. 12 When appropriate, we will supplement these quality criteria with methods … Good-quality studies generally meet all of the study design-specific quality criteria. … Fair-quality studies do not meet all the criteria but do not have any fatal flaws in study design.

206. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     August 24, 2011 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Table 1 lists inclusion/exclusion criteria … Table 1: Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria Category Criteria Study population Pregnant women in first … Abstract review forms will contain questions about primary exclusion/inclusion criteria. … We will retrieve and review all articles meeting our predetermined inclusion/exclusion criteria or … For example, for a cohort study, the fundamental criteria will include: representativeness of cohort

207. Oral Contraceptive Use for the Primary Prevention of Ovarian Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 15, 2012 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Given the scope of this project, the amount … We plan several broad exclusion criteria: Studies published prior to January 1, 1990. … Pre-1990 studies are likely to be included in meta-analyses that meet our inclusion criteria so that … Exclusion criteria: Editorials, letters to the editor, or exploratory studies with inadequate sample … Included meta-analyses will be appraised according to criteria adapted from the PRISMA Statement. 21

208. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Inclusion and exclusion criteria. … Frequently no operational definition or diagnostic criteria for comorbidities were provided. … When definitions or criteria were available, they were rarely consistent across studies. … Applicability of Evidence We set inclusion criteria intended to identify studies with applicability … (e.g., Rome criteria for IBS), and studies using validated criteria were of higher quality.

209. Management of Acute Diverticulitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 27, 2018 - This review can help standardize the care on criteria for outpatient versus inpatient treatment of diverticulitis … , criteria for imaging (e.g., CT, colonoscopy) for diagnosis or management of diverticulitis, the optimal … choice and duration of antibiotic treatment for diverticulitis criteria for initial interventional radiology

210. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Prioritization criteria for research needs and proposed research studies ...........................7 … ce of bacterial infection • Clinical criteria • Strategies to reduce antibiotic use (e.g. … Criteria for Prioritization To establish criteria for prioritizing research needs and research questions … Prioritization criteria for research needs and proposed research studies Category Criteria Current … *Comparison between procalcitonin measurement plus clinical criteria versus clinical criteria alone to

211. Survey of Medicare Part D Plans’ Medication Therapy Management Programs (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - MTM Enrollment Criteria Enrollment criteria were the same within MTM program - insurance plan pairs … A breakdown of the enrollment criteria is provided below. … One program did not provide information on their inclusion criteria. … Enrollment criteria exist for the vast majority of programs and range from the simple criteria proposed … One MTM program did not provide information on enrollment criteria. Table 2.

212. Cystic-Fibrosis-Hgh Surveillance (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - the re-assessment. 2.2 Study selection In general we used the same inclusion and exclusion criteria … The criteria are listed in the table below.2, 3 Ottawa Method Ottawa Qualitative Criteria for Signals … Criteria for Signals of Major Changes in Evidence A4 Important changes in effectiveness short of “opposing … box warning from FDA, etc. 2.6 Determining Priority for Updating We used the following two criteria … Stalvey, 201124 68 children<14 yoa with CF Inclusion criteria: • Hx of CF, • ages 5-12 (

213. Comparative Effectiveness of Hematopoietic Stem-cell Transplantation in the Pediatric Population | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 05, 2010 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Prior literature review has confirmed that … These studies will be reviewed and included if they meet the inclusion criteria set out above and alter … To be included, articles must meet criteria 1-3 or criteria 1 and 4 or 5. … critical features of the study design patient inclusion/exclusion criteria number of participants … Were inclusion/exclusion criteria clearly described?

214. AHRQ Slide Template 2009 (ppt file)
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     September 01, 2009 - Methods: Eligibility Criteria (l) State the processes used to select studies for review: Screening … Methods: Eligibility Criteria (I) Authors of systematic reviews should report the processes by which … Describe the methods and criteria used to assess the quality (risk of bias) of individual studies. … It appeared that 22 studies did not meet the inclusion criteria as described. … Five studies…met the inclusion criteria and were included in the systematic review.

215. Tools to (Semi) Automate Evidence Synthesis (pdf file)
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     August 15, 2023 - Study Eligibility Criteria We have amended the standard Population, Intervention, Comparators, Outcomes … Specific eligibility criteria include: 2 Domain • Any aspect of ESP production, including … • Any other tool that meets the Tools inclusion criteria. … Date limits will be implemented as described in the eligibility criteria. … Key Question (KQs) Study Eligibility Criteria

216. Disposition of Comments for Diagnostic Accuracy of Screening and Treatment of Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome Depression (pdf file)
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     November 14, 2017 - This is a reasonable exclusion criteria but rationale should be included. … This did not meet our eligibility criteria. 53. … Our eligibility criteria included structured aerobic exercise. … The search strategy matches the eligibility criteria. … They did not meet our inclusion criteria.

217. Analytic Frameworks Interactive Quiz (ppt file)
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     September 02, 2013 - the writing phase, it is important to refer to the analytic framework to revisit inclusion/exclusion criteria … Use the framework throughout the review process to revisit inclusion/exclusion criteria, keep a handle … stages of the review, but it is also used throughout the review process to revisit inclusion/exclusion criteria … questions are developed Should be used throughout the comparative effectiveness review to revisit criteria

218. Topic 0549 Diagnosis and Management of Gout NSD _SJ Clean (pdf file)
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     June 24, 2014 - More specifically, the nominator is interested in the diagnostic accuracy of clinical criteria alone … Staff-Generated PICO Population(s): Adults with or at risk of having gout Intervention(s): Clinical criteria … What is the accuracy of clinical criteria only in the diagnosis of acute gouty from Nominator: arthropathy … Considerations § The topic meets all EHC Program selection criteria.

219. Diagnosis of Right Lower Quadrant Pain and Suspected Acute Appendicitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 10, 2013 - These have been retained and will be considered for inclusion using the selection criteria listed below … Studies meeting these criteria will be included regardless of the specific role of testing evaluated … for primary studies and previously published systematic reviews) PICOTS Selection criteria KQ … Any additional studies that meet the eligibility criteria will be added to the final report. C. … We will not base the decision to perform a meta-analysis on statistical criteria for heterogeneity.

220. Disposition of Comments for Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders (pdf file)
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     August 27, 2012 - Studies of this type did not meet our criteria for inclusion in this review. … , but no relevant studies met our inclusion criteria. … Thirty-one studies met eligibility criteria for inclusion in the review. … TEP #3 Methods Inclusion/exclusion criteria are explicit and relevant. … More information on what criteria were not met would be very useful.