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341. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - The factors used to determine the overall strength-of-evidence grades are summarized in Appendix J … Although we sought to determine whether strategies differed based on various patient, clinical, and … ) SO E: L ow 12 Point-of-Care Tests Point-of-care tests are meant to be a rapid way to determine … Use of the test in the ED or outpatient setting as a tool to help determine the need for an antibiotic … Use of a guideline to determine appropriateness of prescribing is also limited in that the determination

342. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 1. Decision To Combine Trials (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-quantitative-synthesis-chapter-1.pdf
     July 01, 2019 - (Instead, describe the evidence you are relying on to determine that the results would be biased.)

343. Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_disposition-comments.pdf
     February 13, 2012 - Summary PPV2 and 3 would be better metrics than sensitivity since false negatives are difficult to determine … Such numbers are impossible to determine in clinical practice and should not be used in the report. … Peer Reviewer #6 Discussion Unless non invasive testing can accurately determine a lesion to have … It is unlikely, and rightfully so, to be used by breast imagers to determine best practice.

344. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_research-protocol.pdf
     May 14, 2010 - Further, the evidence was insufficient to determine the relative superiority of any agent. … reviewed and abstracted, and their findings qualitatively assessed using a process devised by the EPC to determine

345. Radiotherapy-Proton-Beam Research (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiotherapy-proton-beam_research.pdf
     May 01, 2012 - not included in the calculation of mean, median, and total payments because it is not possible to determine

346. Horizon-Scan Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/horizon-scan_research-protocol.pdf
     December 01, 2011 - The additional questions below help to determine if this is the case and also inform the stage of … the intervention as an innovation, scanners may select it for further follow-up by an analyst to determine … These questions are considered in sequence as they determine whether they can build a case for possible … Updates in and of themselves do not necessarily mean that new expert comments are needed to determine

347. Integrating Health System Data With Systematic Reviews_Methods Research Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-research-report-integrating-health-system-data.pdf
     April 01, 2020 - Full-text articles were evaluated to determine whether they provided examples of unpublished data used … provided examples of incorporating health system-relevant data into systematic reviews were evaluated to determine … granularity (i.e., to increase certainty of findings by addressing strength of evidence), and/or to determine … advanced than published community practice or smaller centers’ experience, so local data were used to determine … Unpublished data in these scenarios 10 may help health systems determine if and in whom to apply

348. Disposition of Comments Report for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: A Comparative Effectiveness Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/obesity-child_disposition-comments.pdf
     June 10, 2013 - no difference between groups in BMI z- score No, there is a hierarchy of which outcomes we used to determine … Even if consistency and precision are better explicated, it is not clear what process was used to determine … the review was appropriate, and most aspects of methods were described sufficiently for readers to determine … Otherwise, using these data to determine that, for example, a school based PA study is likely to lead … Because of the diversity of outcome measures, we could only determine whether or not there was benefit

349. Making Healthcare Safer IV: High Reliability Organization (HRO) as a Patient Safety Practice (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hro-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - Purpose of the Review The purpose of this review is to determine the effectiveness of HRO principles … Purpose of the Review The purpose of this review is to determine the effectiveness of HRO principles

350. Research Protocol: Clostridium difficile Infection Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-update_research-protocol.pdf
     December 23, 2014 - Two investigators will independently perform full-text screening to determine if inclusion criteria … However, if reviews used different tools to assess risk of bias in individual studies, we will determine … We will assess the clinical and methodological heterogeneity and variation in effect size to determine

351. Outcome Measure Framework Design Document (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/registry-of-patient-registries_research-2014.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - definitions for the same concept; and (3) varying levels of detail such that it is not possible to determine … facilitate building a new registry could find sufficient information on the complete record page to determine

352. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-options-summarizing.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - Both tests are used to determine the presence or absence of the condition of interest. … Both tests are used to determine the presence or absence of the condition of interest. … Over the years, numerous methods have been developed to determine PSA levels. … However, if the index test is compared to prostate biopsy to determine accuracy of detecting disease, … The systematic review examined the use of portable monitors to determine AHI as a surrogate for facility-based

353. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-options-summarizing.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - Both tests are used to determine the presence or absence of the condition of interest. … Both tests are used to determine the presence or absence of the condition of interest. … Over the years, numerous methods have been developed to determine PSA levels. … However, if the index test is compared to prostate biopsy to determine accuracy of detecting disease, … The systematic review examined the use of portable monitors to determine AHI as a surrogate for facility-based

354. Rapid Evidence Product: Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings Version 2 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-review-masks-prevention-covid-version-2.pdf
     December 01, 2021 - infection 1 observational study42 n=493 Direct Imprecise High Unable to assess Unable to determine … infection 1 observational study19 n=37 Direct Imprecise Moderate Unable to assess Unable to determine … studies 23,26,45 n=175 cases, 1,032 controls Direct Imprecise Moderate Inconsistent Unable to determine … SARS-CoV-1 infection 1 cohort study46 n=31 Direct Imprecise Moderate Unable to assess Unable to determine … =667 Case-control: n=170 cases, 945 controls Direct Imprecise Moderate Inconsistent Unable to determine

355. Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Rehabilitation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation_research-protocol.pdf
     October 25, 2010 - Two independent investigators will review the abstracts and/or full text of the studies to determine

356. Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults with Posttraumatic (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ptsd-adult-treatment-update_research-protocol.pdf
     December 31, 2017 - In addition, evidence was generally insufficient to determine whether any treatment approaches are more … effective for victims of particular types of trauma or to determine comparative risks of adverse effects … Newer studies might also help determine whether the change to DSM-5 criteria to diagnose PTSD has any … 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

357. Disposition of Comments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Screening, Management, and Treatment (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_disposition-comments.pdf
     April 25, 2013 - One of the main aims of this report was to determine if there is strong enough correlation with these … One of the main aims of this report was to determine if there is strong enough correlation with these … My conclusion from this report is that there is insufficient data to determine if NT-BNP or any other … Current clinical guidelines suggest that BNP be used as only one of several factors to determine if … The need for a method, test or evaluation algorithm to help determine who should receive right heart

358. Psoriatic Arthritis Surveillance Assesment_CER 54_Low (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/arthritis-psoriatric_surveillance.pdf
     March 01, 2013 - effective (similar withdrawals due to lack of efficacy); however, the data were insufficient to determine … effective (similar withdrawals due to lack of efficacy); however, the data were insufficient to determine … due  to  lack  of   efficacy);  however,  the  data  were  insufficient  to   determine … due   to  lack  of  efficacy);  however,  the  data  were   insufficient  to  determine

359. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/field-triage-glascow_research-protocol.pdf
     February 25, 2016 - Field triage helps to determine the severity of injury and identify patients with poorer prognosis and … for predicting the likelihood that a patient receives tertiary trauma care, since the GCS is used to determine … Abstract and Article Review Procedures: Initial review of abstracts will be done to determine if a citation … will not exclude studies rated high risk of bias a priori, but will perform sensitivity analyses to determine

360. Amendment_HIE-Protocol_3-14-2015 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-information-exchange_research-protocol.pdf
     April 20, 2015 - It is therefore critical to be able to determine if HIE does improve health or intermediate outcomes … Additional aims are to determine what evidence is available or needed regarding the value of HIE for … identified, we will consult with our TEP, AHRQ TOO, and methods experts who have worked in this area to determine … Abstract and Article Review Procedures: Initial review of abstracts will be done to determine if a citation