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301. Lower Limb Prosthesis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 03, 2017 - The classification level assigned is used to determine the medical necessity of certain componentry, … compare the differential relative effect of LLP components based on LLP users' characteristics; 3) determine … evidence for studies of differential comparative effectiveness of LLPs based on validated measures; 5) determine

302. Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Nosocomial Pneumonia | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 19, 2013 - expressed about the possibility that dose-monitoring studies, in which PK/PD principles are used to determine … For studies without adequate information to determine inclusion or exclusion, we will retrieve the full … In order to determine whether quantitative analyses are appropriate, we will assess the clinical and

303. Grades-Predictive-Values White-Paper-2015 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - To determine the concordance of effect estimates between first and subsequent trials, we applied both … We employed three different thresholds to determine the similarity of treatment effects. 1. … To determine concordance between first trials and pooled subsequent trials, we programmed and tested … We also set out to determine differences in the magnitudes of effect estimates between first trials … Finally, how to determine the effect of publication bias on results of our study is unclear.

304. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Those impressions are used to determine potential impact. … reduce rates of disease and infection in neonates, and they were eager to see additional studies to determine … result in reduced rates of disease and infection, they thought that additional studies are needed to determine … Overall, experts agreed that although more safety and efficacy studies must be performed to determine

305. Lower Limb Prostheses: Measurement Instruments, Comparison of Component Effects by Subgroups, and Long-Term Outcomes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 06, 2018 - Current Page Topic Timeline Aug. 30, 2016 Topic Initiated Apr. 3, 2017 Research Protocol Sep. 6, 2018 Systematic Review Lower Limb Prostheses: Measurement Instruments, Comparison of Component Effects by Subgroups, and Long-Term Outcomes Systematic Review September 6, 2018 Download Main Document PDF 2.2 MB …

306. Data Points #15: Prognostic factor testing among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ and early invasive breast cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 13, 2012 - breast cancer is identified in the excision or mastectomy specimen, axillary staging is recommended to determine

307. Communication and Dissemination Strategies To Facilitate the Use of Health-Related Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 31, 2012 - Once those who are synthesizing evidence determine strength of evidence, net benefit, and applicability … For studies without adequate information to determine inclusion or exclusion, we will retrieve the full … We will qualitatively synthesize the results and determine a rating of low, medium, or high risk of bias … provide information (say, through sensitivity analysis) to enable the reader the ability to evaluate to determine … We will determine whether quantitative synthesis using meta-analysis is appropriate.

308. Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Rehabilitation Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - the Abbreviated Injury Severity Scale score (Table A).5 The GCS is the most widely used scale to determine … This is in part because each individual’s sustained impairments are unique and largely determine the … To determine whether rehabilitation programs have met the goal of restoring TBI survivors to previous … appropriate MCID raises challenges, including issues related to contextual factors, the population used to determine … Two investigators independently reviewed each citation, and full text when deemed necessary, to determine

309. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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     August 04, 2010 - Evidence-based review and guidelines are needed, however, to determine whether and how these tests should

310. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 29, 2016 - referral for additional testing), and longer term followup to assess clinical outcomes, is needed to determine

311. Bar-Cohen_ ECCS2012 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Also determine the time period of the risk (over the next year, 10 years, a lifetime).

312. Framework for Determining Research Gaps During Systematic Review: Evaluation | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 21, 2013 - Framework for Determining Research Gaps During Systematic Review: Evaluation Research Report February 21, 2013 Web Version [NLM Site] Download Main Document PDF 424.7 KB This report is available in PDF (425 kB) only. People using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in thes…

313. Medical-Evidence-Communication Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2012 - Once those who are synthesizing evidence determine strength of evidence, net benefit, and applicability … For studies without adequate information to determine inclusion or exclusion, we will retrieve the full … We will qualitatively synthesize the results and determine a rating of low, medium, or high risk of … provide information (say, through sensitivity analysis) to enable the reader the ability to evaluate to determine … We will determine whether quantitative synthesis using meta-analysis is appropriate.

314. Technical Brief 13: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - either reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reactions (PCR) or a gene chip microarray system to determine … then applied to samples from patients with stages B and C (stages II and III) colorectal cancer to determine … While it is important to determine the similarities between the assay techniques used in research studies … Gene expression profile (GEP) assays are one potential novel approach to determine risk of recurrence … • Was a reclassification analysis performed (to determine if the GEP test results provide new (additional

315. Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunization in the United States | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 01, 2014 - Current Page Topic Timeline Aug. 31, 2012 Topic Initiated Oct. 22, 2012 Research Protocol Jul. 1, 2014 Systematic Review Oct. 8, 2014 Disposition of Comments Report Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunization in the United States Systematic Review Archived July 1, 2014 Web Version [NLM Site] Download Main Doc…

316. Mental-Illness-Adults-Prisons Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2013 - We enlisted five Key Informants to help refine the KQs and determine the scope of the report. … High risk-of- bias trials used patient or clinician preference to determine group membership and had … We used calculated effect- size estimates to help determine the overall strength of the evidence. … This definition aids interpretation in two main ways: (1) to determine whether a statistically significant … However, based on the available evidence, we cannot determine whether increased service use led to

317. High-Cholestorol-Medicines-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2014 - lipid-modifying agents to statin intensification.8,9 However, the authors found insufficient evidence to determine … We used specific criteria to determine statin potency (Table B). … data = 71 No full report (e.g., conference or meeting abstract) = 3 Not in English and not able to determine … before 2008 = 0 Not conducted in humans = 12 No original data = 1,620 Not in English and not able to determine … Furthermore, it would be useful to determine if LDL-c lowering of 50 percent achieved with a statin

318. Communication and Dissemination Strategies To Facilitate the Use of Health-Related Evidence (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - Abstraction We used standard EPC methods for dual review of abstracts and full text of articles to determine … Our fndings offered us no or insuffcient evidence, however, to determine the comparative effectiveness

319. Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs) and Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ARBs) for Treating Essential Hypertension | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2007 - Current Page Topic Timeline Jan. 1, 2005 Topic Initiated Nov. 1, 2007 Systematic Review Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs) and Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ARBs) for Treating Essential Hypertension Systematic Review Archived November 1, 2007 Web Version [NLM Site]…

320. Chronic Urinary Retention (CUR) Treatment | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 14, 2013 - In men, it may also be important to determine whether the retention is high-pressure or low-pressure … Two independent investigators will screen the full text to determine if our inclusion criteria are met … We will assess the clinical heterogeneity among methodological and PICOTS elements to determine appropriateness