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201. Diabetes-Foot-Ulcer-Amputation-Prevalence Research (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2011 - This algorithm is used to determine the denominator for diabetic foot ulcer and LEA prevalence measurements

202. Living Systematic Reviews: Practical Considerations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Center Program (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - evidence. 2.7 Updating Strength of Evidence Ratings One of the anticipated challenges was being able to determine … Following the AHRQ EPC methods guidance on SOE,11 we could determine if new evidence changed the SOE … evolving literature base.12-16 A future approach may be to allow the newly identified evidence to determine

203. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - The major impetus of undertaking the CER was that a comprehensive review would determine the benefits … For the immunocompromised patient with suspected LRTI/sepsis, does a PCT-guided strategy used to determine … For ICU patients with pneumonia/sepsis, does a PCT-guided strategy used to determine the duration of … We need to determine cut-offs for these specific populations. … Dual infection  PCT levels used to determine viral from bacterial, but need etiology.

204. Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 20, 2013 - B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) for detecting heart failure (HF) To determine

205. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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     July 28, 2010 - There is also a need to determine the optimal structures and processes for providing MTM services to … We believe it is important that a research program on MTM services include studies to determine the best

206. GRADING THE STRENGTH OF A BODY OF EVIDENCE (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - Sometimes EPCs may determine a priori (in protocols) that, even if a study might have met other inclusion … To determine which groups of studies to include in the domain score and the final strength of evidence … Thus, EPCs may not be able to determine a meaningful threshold across scales with different measurement … These four types of outcomes may overlap to some degree; however, EPCs should determine the outcome … With these types of nontherapeutic intervention questions, the challenge to EPCs is to determine the

207. Management of High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A Realist and Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 04, 2019 - applied in various circumstances. 22 Using the terminology of the realist approach, reviewers seek to determine … For studies without adequate information to determine inclusion or exclusion, we will retrieve the full … To determine whether quantitative analyses are appropriate, we will assess the clinical and methodological

208. Management of Uterine Fibroids - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - Patient-reported outcomes are more common, reported in 63 percent of studies, as are data to determine … Expectant Management We did not identify any studies intentionally designed to determine outcomes of … Evidence is insufficient to determine if myomectomy meaningfully improves bleeding patterns or anemia … Because of low power to detect differences, the evidence is insufficient to determine if pregnancy … and does baseline BMI determine results?

209. Pharmacologic Management of Acute Pain by EMS in the Prehospital Setting | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 30, 2018 - We will not exclude based on the threshold or tool used by the study to determine adequacy of response … attributable to heterogeneity, with values >50% representing substantial variation. 27 We will attempt to determine

210. Colon-Cancer-Gene-Profiling Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 13, 2012 - Determine the state of the current research for the following information on available studies (see … • Was a reclassification analysis performed (to determine if the GEP test results provide new (additional

211. Cancer-Pancreas Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2013 - 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

212. Rapid-Reviews-End-User White-Paper (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - impressions of rapid products, and (3) determine where/when/how end-users might use rapid review … Determine what makes end-users trust and value an evidence synthesis, including (but not limited to) … Determine end-user impressions of different rapid products with a focus on acceptability and usability … Determine their impressions with respect to: strengths and limitations, trade-offs (what approaches … Determine their impressions with respect to: strengths and limitations, trade-offs (what pieces or

213. Comparative Effectiveness of Case Management for Adults With Medical Illness and Complex Care Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 11, 2011 - Background and Objectives for the Comparative Effectiveness Review Objective: To determine the effectiveness … searches, we will review titles and abstracts by using our pre-established inclusion/exclusion criteria to determine … To determine the appropriateness of meta-analysis, we will consider the clinical and methodological diversity

214. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Management of High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A Realist and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     November 07, 2019 - applied in various circumstances.22 Using the terminology of the realist approach, reviewers seek to determine … For studies without adequate information to determine inclusion or exclusion, we will retrieve the full … To determine whether quantitative analyses are appropriate, we will assess the clinical and methodological

215. Disposition of Comments Report for Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Artery Stenting (pdf file)
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     February 26, 2013 - In this respect further studies are needed to determine the value of FFR for a decision-making. … Page 10 line 34: “Whether a stent was successfully placed”– she better be stated as it is difficult to determine … as pointed out in the review, with quickly evolving technologies, additional study is necessary to determine … underestimates a lesion, FFR is discovers the lesion is significant but then IVUS may be needed to determine … Similar to the value that FFR provides in clinical decision making to determine which lesions require

216. Detection of Associations Between Trial Quality and Effect Sizes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 05, 2012 - Detection of Associations Between Trial Quality and Effect Sizes Research Report January 5, 2012 Web Version [NLM Site] Download Main Document PDF 678.1 KB People using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in these files. For assistance, please contact us . Errata: On J…

217. Routine Preoperative Testing: Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 14, 2013 - CI) of a difference is within the boundaries of 0.80 to 1.20 (on the odds ratio [OR] scale), will we determine … To determine that there is evidence of a clinically important difference, the 95% CI of the difference … Alternatively, to determine that there is evidence of no clinically important difference, the 95% CI … Based on these, we will, in group discussion among the whole research team, determine the strength of

218. Evidence Summary: CER 231 Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2020 - • We found little information to determine whether interventions are equally appropriate for or have … While the literature was highly diverse, we found little information to determine whether interventions

219. Antipsychotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Delirium: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2019 - • There was little or no evidence to determine the effect of antipsychotics on cognitive function, … 1.16) or length of hospital stay (high strength of evidence); there was insufficient evidence to determine … no effect on the length of hospital stay (low strength of evidence) and insufficient evidence to determine … There was insufficient evidence to determine the impact of haloperidol or second- generation antipsychotics … other antipsychotics and outcomes, we found little to no effect or there was not enough evidence to determine

220. Automated-Entry Patient Generated Health Data for Chronic Conditions: The Evidence on Health Outcomes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 03, 2019 - It is important to determine which of the available technologies have actually been assessed to determine … What statistical analysis and data were used to determine study size and power? … To determine whether a device was a consumer product, we will require that the device name or model number … that a study provided a device model name or number because in most cases this was the only way to determine