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141. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness Review #68 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - only the Executive Summary, the report is clinically meaningful, the target population is explicitly defined … The audience was not explicity defined unless it is the same as the Key Informants. Thank you. … The target population of individuals with acute respiratory failure is clearly defined. … in the Background for readers who will only have time to read the ES Acute respiratory failure is defined … Most studies reported hospital-acquired pneumonia, which is typically defined as pneumonia developing

142. genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities-protocol-140930 (pdf file)
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     September 30, 2014 - The technical terms for analytic validity are defined in section V of this Technical Brief protocol, … Methods We describe below the methods for addressing the guiding questions previously defined. … KIs’ input has been considered as we defined the scope of work and prepare the draft report for this … Definition of Terms The key terms used in this report are defined in this section. … (also defined in this Appendix).

143. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
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     June 22, 2017 - TEP Reviewer #4 General Comments The target populations are not sufficiently defined: did the … Executive Summary-19) Total DVT is defined as symptomatic and asymptomatic (p, Executive Summary- 17 … However, these are not defined and many doses may have been used. … These times need to be defined. Thank you for this suggestion. … TEP Reviewer #2 Results Page 22 Key Points in ES: Sometimes VTE is defined but sometimes it is

144. TND-485-09-03-2013 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - For the purposes of this brief, we have employed the definition of decision aid as defined by the International

145. Topic 0562 Treatments for Biploar Disorder NSD FINAL SJ (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0663-131114.pdf
     April 10, 2013 - Staff-Generated PICO Population(s): Adults, defined as 18 years of age or older, diagnosed with bipolar

146. Disposition of Comments Report for Strategies To Reduce Cesarean Birth in Low-Risk Women (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - This is defined on p. 57 and 58 as each study defined it – maybe just reference longer discussion explaining … Page 26: Added "as defined by the authors". … I believe that all in the defined audience will benefit from reading this. … The target population and audience are explicitly defined. … The target population is explicitly defined.

147. Ch 5-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - study of device and clinical registries linked to Medicare, the finite target population could be defined … evidence that directly informs decisions on treatments, testing, or health care delivery systems as defined … effectiveness question was formulated, that is, what the target population is and whether the population is defined … Dose/Intensity of Drug Comparison After the study population has been defined and exposure and comparison … evidence that directly informs decisions on treatments, testing, or health care delivery systems as defined

148. Topic 0414 Imaging techniques and metastatic breast cancer tx NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - )  Metastatic or advanced breast cancer, defined as stage IV cancer, involves the spread of cancer

149. Revised Protocol - Opioids 12 13 13[1] (pdf file)
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     December 19, 2013 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Chronic pain, often defined as pain lasting longer … Population(s): Include: • For all KQs: Adults (age >18 years) with various types of chronic pain (defined … including patients with acute exacerbations of chronic pain (KQ Ig) • For KQs Ib, IIb: Subgroups as defined … substance abuse and related disorders, and those at high risk for addiction); For KQ IIb: Subgroups also defined … For KQs I, II, III: Long- or short-acting opioids (including tapentadol) used as long-term therapy (defined

150. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2011 - Subclinical thyroid dysfunction, defined as an abnormal TSH with normal levels of serum thyroid hormones … Subclinical hypothyroidism is defined as a high TSH and normal T3/T4, and subclinical hyperthyroidism … Study Selection We defined the target population as community-living nonpregnant adults, without a history … With regard to treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism, no RCTs have directly compared well- defined … A well-designed RCT or cohort study comparing the outcomes of well-defined alternative strategies—routine

151. Outcome Measures Framework: Literature Review Findings and Implications (pdf file)
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     April 15, 2019 - Initiative Abstraction Table Fields v Introduction Background A patient registry is defined as … There is also variation in how the same measure concept is defined in different studies, and the choice … As defined by the Institute of Medicine, data harmonization refers to “the process of standardizing … For example, NLM’s VSAC collects a small set of clearly defined metadata that are readily accessible … The model will be influenced by the desired search options, which must be defined in advance.

152. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2008 - (e.g., preoperative, postoperative, subacute management);  Comparators of interest will be as defined

153. Kidney-Stones-Draft-Appendi-C (xls file)
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     January 01, 2024 - 65 years with history of lithotripsy for recurrence of idiopathic calcium urolithiasis; Recurrence defined … Median 2.9 yrs (IQR 2.0 to 3.0) % of participants considered adherent (defined as not missing more than … in KSD defined as continuing to have or to pass stones at the same rate as before treatment No new … stone defined as no new stone formation (even if documented prior stones were passed) For all outcomes … Median (IQR) days Selective therapy: 730 (236) Empiric therapy: 730 (227) N (%) adherent defined as

154. Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture to Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes (pdf file)
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     September 16, 2022 - For KQ 3a and 4a, ‘disadvantaged pregnant persons’ may be defined by geography, race/ethnicity, age, … How is respectful maternity care during labor and delivery, and the immediate postpartum period defined … contextual question; KQ, key question; RMC, respectful maternity care a “Disadvantaged persons” as defined … Additional details on key criteria are further defined below. … effective delivery and strategies to implement or provide RMC varies among disadvantaged persons as defined

155. Improving Health Care and Palliative Care for Advanced and Serious Illness Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - The CDC in its definition of QI notes that it is deliberate and defined process that us PDCA or PDSA … Note on P9 BPI is used but not defined. … Yet that group is much more diverse than the group defined as the target population for this study … A short definition of distress is now included in the objective; “(defined as an unpleasant emotional … PICOTS was defined in the text and BPI was replaced in the executive summary with “Brief Pain Inventory

156. Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 270: Behavioral Interventions for Migraine Prevention (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2024 - For this review, behavioral interventions were defined as nonpharmacologic strategies intended to enhance … included trials conducted in countries rated as “very high” on the 2022 Human Development Index (as defined

157. Assessing the Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - outcomes • Risk-of-bias ratings for a study may vary according to outcome ► Some outcomes may be well defined … For example, some outcomes may be well defined, usually the primary endpoint, but other outcomes like … those assessing harms might not be well defined or assessed optimally.

158. Study Eligibility Criteria (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2000 - When bias is discussed in this context, it is defined as “distortion of the estimate of effect that comes … Intervention How is transition support defined? … Conference on the maternal and neonatal outcomes of cesarean delivery on maternal request, which was defined

159. Topic 0509 Home-based Primary Care Interventions NSD FINAL SJ-2 (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2013 - Comparator(s): Usual care, defined as scheduled or unscheduled care in an outpatient clinic Outcome

160. Topic 0527 Fertility Treatment in Women NSD SJ clean (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2014 - § Infertility, which can affect both men and women, is defined