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161. Chronic Urinary Retention: Comparative Effectiveness and Harms of Treatments | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Structured Abstract Objective To determine the effectiveness and comparative effectiveness of treatments

162. Chapter 5: Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality in Medical Test Studies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Systematic reviews that attempt to determine the utility of a medical test are similar to other types … also the potential for random error, applicability, and adequacy of reporting. 3 The challenge is to determine … verification bias to be present in the following situations:   Knowledge of the index test will determine … UNCLEAR: Insufficient information to determine whether partial verification was present.

163. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions To Modify Health Care Provider Adherence to Asthma Guidelines (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2013 - We attempted to determine the predominant/primary intervention for each of these studies—and used that … We made our best effort to determine if the interventions were classified appropriately. … In the absence of national standards to determine magnitude of effect in clinical asthma studies, by … Unfortunately the criteria used to determine if a study showed evidence linking a change in provider … In the Methods section, we have explained how criteria used to determine if a study showed evidence

164. Future Research Needs – Methods Research Series | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 01, 2019 - methodologic issues will complement their experiences and inform eventual guidance on approaches to determine

165. Methods for Benefit and Harm Assessment in Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - methodological characteristics of existing quantitative approaches for assessing benefits and harms, (3) to determine

166. Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection Control and Prevention Issues | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2022 - 3) do they suggest any change in the criteria we use to determine whether an intervention is effective … Two members from the team will independently assess each citation to determine whether it meets inclusion … We will also sort studies into intervention and outcome categories to determine whether any meta-analysis

167. Technical-Brief-31-Mobile-Health-Applications-For-Self-Management-Of-Diabetes (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - More rigorous and longer-term research studies could determine whether apps help people manage their … More rigorous and longer-term evaluations are needed to determine how these apps affect weight, blood … In addition, the study does not provide sufficient detail to determine if the two intervention groups … We could not determine if the app connects to an EMR, however the security statement in the privacy … Study design also made it difficult to determine what effect could be attributed to the app and what

168. Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2020 - 7 This review concerns imaging tests to identify and diagnose suspected pancreatic cancer and to determine … The best way to determine the accuracy of an imaging test is to compare its interpretation to a gold … For such primary studies, we will consult with the Technical Expert Panel (TEP) to determine suitable … complications would be measured, reporting the occurrence of a procedure-related harm and the ability to determine

169. Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Patients With Stage II Colon Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Determine the state of the current research for the following information on available studies (see Section … Was a reclassification analysis performed (to determine if the GEP test results provide new (additional

170. Arthritis-Psoriatric Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - Two individuals again independently reviewed the full text of all remaining articles to determine whether … are effective (similar withdrawals due to lack of efficacy); however, the data were insufficient to determine … safety of different treatments with and without corticosteroids, oral DMARDs, and biologic DMARDs to determine … Furthermore, head-to-head RCTs are needed to determine the comparative effectiveness and safety of biologic

171. Progestogens-Preterm-Birth Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Article Selection Process We examined article abstracts to determine whether studies met our criteria … It is not possible to determine with confidence whether the extreme ranges of incidence of adverse effects … opportunity to have more injections, leaving interpretation inconclusive. 5 Evidence is insufficient to determine … Current evidence is insufficient about provider, patient, or health system factors that determine prescribing … Ultimately, providing data to support choice of an optimal form of progestogen, to determine whether

172. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 1 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - In this Medical Test Methods Guide, we introduce various frameworks to help determine and organize the … many of the considerations at this stage are highlighted in chapters 2 and 3, which describe how to determine … We also suggest that reviewers complement this with a discussion with stakeholders to determine which … features of a study are crucial (i.e., which must be abstracted, when possible, to determine whether … topics are represented in earlier chapters, those chapters focus on methods for evaluating tests to determine

173. Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 01, 2023 - We conducted a systematic review to determine the most frequent diseases and clinical presentations associated

174. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 264_Social and Structural Determinants of Maternal Morbidy and Mortality: An Evidence Map (pdf file)
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     December 21, 2023 - Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 264_Social and Structural Determinants of Maternal Morbidy and Mortality: An Evidence Map Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Title: Social and Structural Determinants of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: An Evid…

175. Strategies to Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2020 - health care of children and adolescents; to examine harms associated with these strategies; and to determine

176. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2008 - to elucidate why there are apparent differences within the existing reviews and trial data, 2) to determine

177. Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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178. Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
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     February 07, 2025 - Specifically, the SR will 1) determine comparative effectiveness of medical therapies, and 2) determine … We will contact authors of original studies if we determine that additional information is needed. … analyze them together for KQ1 but separately for KQs 2 and 3, as the purpose of these questions is to determine

179. Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 268: Impact of Healthcare Algorithms on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Healthcare (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2023 - crisis standards of care) (4 studies), guide emergency department (ED) care decisions (3 studies), determine … eligibility for lung cancer screening (3 studies), and determine eligibility for prostate cancer screening … Most study designs employed a modeling approach to determine outcomes using either real-world or synthetic

180. Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - addressing Key Questions 2, 3, and 4, the CER concluded that there is currently insufficient data to determine … The nominated topics were evaluated by EPC program staff to determine whether the nominated topics were … that an expert panel be convened to standardize the definition for functional iron deficiency and determine … The nominated topics were evaluated by EPC program staff to determine whether the nominated topics were … We therefore propose a Consensus Expert Panel to first determine the “best” (or most practical) reference