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    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/Opioid_trends_ICD_Med_Care.pdf
    May 15, 2017 - Trends in the leading causes of death in the United States, 1970-2002.

  2. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparison of Characteristics of Nursing Homes and Other Residential Long-Term Care Settings for People With Dementia (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dementia-nursing-home-characteristics_disposition-comments.pdf
    October 23, 2012 - elimination of studies with overall attrition rate >20% is understandable, but also attrition due to death … We recognize that within this population death is common. … When assessing the quality of the study, if substantial attrition due to death was reported, this was … Sample size is of course also limited by attrition due to death/decline in this population.

  3. Archived: Comparative Effectiveness of Antiviral Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/comparative-effectiveness-of-antiviral-treatment-for-hepatitis-c-virus-infection-in-adults-a-systematic-review/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
    November 15, 2012 - complications from chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis, liver failure, hepatocellular carcinoma, and death … hepatitis C patients showing biochemical as well as virological responses by preventing liver-related death … reported (P > 0.05) SVR vs. response–relapse vs. nonresponse Liver transplant or liver-related death … NR SVR vs. no SVR Clinical events (hepatocellular cancer, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, or death … SVR vs. no SVR: 0.19 (0.02-1.4) SVR vs. no SVR: 0.31 (0.07-1.4) SVR vs. no SVR Any event (death

  4. Timely Blood Culture for Children With Sepsis Syndrome (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-229-fullreport.pdf
    February 01, 2018 - Sepsis is a potentially catastrophic condition that can escalate from infection to organ failure and death … stepwise procedures to hinder or reverse the cascade of events in sepsis that lead to organ failure and death … The association found between multiple organ dysfunction and death support such efforts as an important … is a potentially catastrophic condition, one that can escalate from infection to organ failure and death

  5. Liver-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/liver-cancer_research-protocol.pdf
    July 24, 2013 - Worldwide, it is the fifth most common cause of cancer and the third most common cause of cancer death … The age-adjusted death rate is estimated at 5.2 per 100,000 people per year in the United States, with

  6. Final Progress Report: A Formal Approach to Detecting and Correcting Simultaneous Masking in the IEC 60601-1-8 International Medical Alarm Standard (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/bolton-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - dangerous because, in medical environments, where seconds can mean the difference between the life and death … In a medical environment, where seconds can mean the difference between life and death, this could have … In medical environments, where seconds can mean the difference between patient life and death, it is

  7. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-6-protocol.pdf
    December 07, 2024 - Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository Evidence Base Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Re…

  8. JAMA (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/2DGd8AvVMTJwP3ttrPcnLL
    February 25, 2020 - IMPORTANCE Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the US. … T obacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the US.1 An estimated annual 480 000 deaths

  9. JAMA (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/UaT8AVUSVQwSduNs8TA-_e
    June 09, 2020 - dependence or abuse of drugs in the past year.1 Drug use is one of the most common causes of preventable death … including use of heroin and misuse of prescription opioids, is associated with the leading causes of death—suicide

  10. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening
    April 18, 2023 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Evidence Summary Skin Cancer: Screening April 18, 2023 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They should not be construed as an officia…

  11. Cad-Women-Diagnosis Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-women-diagnosis_executive.pdf
    June 01, 2012 - Clinical outcomes (e.g., death, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, hospitalization, revascularization … , percutaneous coronary intervention, or coronary artery bypass surgery • Clinical outcomes—death

  12. Design and Testing of a Mobile Cardiovascular Risk Service with Patient Partners - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023952-chrischilles-final-report-2018.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - American Heart Association (AHA) report states that “…more than 2,200 Americans die of CVD every day… 1 death … cost was $286 billion, or 15% of total healthcare expenditures.4 Stroke is the third leading cause of death

  13. Disposition of Comments for Epoetin and Darbepoetin for Managing Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-anemia-update_disposition-comments.pdf
    April 25, 2013 - and response, and outcomes (including but not limited to thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, death … Underlying risk of mortality in control arms combines the risk of death from progressive malignancy … and risk of death from adverse effects of cancer treatment. … Given that it was the later studies that demonstrated risk of death in groups of patients with metastatic

  14. 14th Annual Report to Congress: High-Priority Evidence Gaps Across the Lifespan, in All Communities (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2024-11/uspstf-annual-report-congress-2024.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - combined with a healthy lifestyle can substantially reduce the risk of diseases, disabilities, and death … services with a healthy lifestyle can substantially reduce the risk for diseases, disabilities, and death … . women, breast cancer is the second most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death … fall-related deaths occur in adults age 85 years or older; this group also has the fastest-growing rate of death

  15. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 16. Venous Thromboembolism (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/venous-thromboembolism-1.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - making it the third leading vascular diagnosis behind heart attack and stroke, and the leading cause of death … the following outcomes: pulmonary embolus, deep infection, superficial infection, readmission, or death … There was one death in each group (0.1%). … following outcomes: pulmonary embolus, deep infection, superficial infection, readmission, or death

  16. Screening Women and Elderly Adults for Family and Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/SvB6EjoVaaQxQr4vpCRtWp
    March 01, 2004 - These include repercussions of acute trauma, including death, and unwanted pregnancy, as well as long-term … Current harm or risk for harm not identified Reduced physical or mental harms* Reduced premature death … Questions Arrow 1: Does screening for family and intimate partner violence reduce harm and premature death … Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults

  17. Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Stenting: Future Research Needs (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting-future_research.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - coronary lesion (50 to 70% stenosis) requires stenting, can confer a lower risk of composite endpoint of death … angiography-guided stent placement did not show any significant association with individual components of death … outcomes because the single RCT only reported periprocedural MI, but did not provide data for in-hospital death … stenting, as compared with angiography-guided stenting, can confer a lower risk of composite endpoint of death … outcomes because the single RCT only reported periprocedural MI, but did not provide data for in-hospital death

  18. JAMA (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/pACFPdCoN8fVoddBs-_CLE
    November 12, 2019 - cancer is the most common cancer after nonmelanoma skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death … cancer is the most common cancer after nonmelanoma skin cancer and the second lead- ing cause of cancer death … Clinicians should also inquire about the age at diagnosis, age at death, and sex of affected family members … common cancer in the United States after nonmelanoma skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death … United States and 40 610 died of the disease.37 Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death

  19. Blood-based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cell-free-dna-protocol.pdf
    June 05, 2024 - Blood-based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Blood-based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review I. Background and Objectives of the Review Blood-based tests used in asymptomatic people o…

  20. Mark My Tooth | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mark-my-tooth
    June 01, 2014 - Mark My Tooth Citation Text: Smith RA. Mark My Tooth. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS D…
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