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361. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparison of Characteristics of Nursing Homes and Other Residential Long-Term Care Settings for People With Dementia (pdf file)
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     October 23, 2012 - It was decided that the researchers explore the literature to determine whether an 80% cut off point … It was decided that the researchers explore the literature to determine whether an 80% cut off point … It was decided that the researchers explore the literature to determine whether an 80% cut off point … We decided to explore the literature to determine whether an 80% cut off point was appropriate. … are complex, and the text then goes on to set what seems to be a somewhat different objective, to determine

362. PCA3 Testing for the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 14, 2011 - This information will be used to determine if studies of intermediate or long-term outcomes are in the … We will conduct an updated search of the published literature upon submission of the draft report to determine … a second set of six selection questions, full articles will be reviewed using the same approach to determine … These data can be analyzed with McNemar’s test to determine the statistical significance of PCA3 versus … Tests will be performed to determine whether a threshold effect is present, and if so, an analysis of

363. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 04, 2017 - more attention to appropriate comparison groups and longer duration, to assess newer therapies and to determine

364. Migraine in Adults: Preventive Pharmacologic Treatments | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 18, 2013 - We could not determine the long-term (i.e., trials of more than 3 months' duration), preventive benefits

365. Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 23, 2014 - Review methods We used predefined criteria to determine study eligibility.

366. Fraenkel (pdf file)
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     December 26, 2012 - attributes o Feedback in real time o Can be used  at individual patient level • 3 sets of questions to  determine

367. Cer-242-Radiation-Therapy-Brain-Metastases-Evidence-Summary (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Throughout, data for quality of life, functional status, and cognitive function were often too limited to determine

368. Otitis Media With Effusion: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 20, 2012 - We will newly synthesize the literature related to this intervention if we determine that there are sufficient … of tube design and surgical procedures and concluded that there is as yet insufficient evidence 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 heterogeneity

369. Disposition of Comments for Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2014 - These clinical decision-support tools are based on research and evidence, and aid physicians to determine

370. Ch 11-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     January 03, 2012 - However, when it is feasible to do so, it can be useful to explore these subpopulations to determine … In such a case, it is important to highlight these differences, and to try to determine which set of … Agatston units.20 These distributions are best modeled as two parts: (1) as a dichotomous variable to determine … the presence or absence of CAC; and (2) using a model to determine the severity of CAC among those … cases where there is minimal information being presented, as they allow the reader to very precisely determine

371. Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 11, 2014 - The team will evaluate any additional non-English studies that appear relevant to determine how or if … Because of the numerous possible harm outcomes and study designs, we were not able to determine a specific … We will test the POPLINE database to determine whether it provides additional intervention or harms data … We will promote abstracts for full-text review when one or both reviewers determine that the abstract … We will work with our statistician to determine whether a quantitative analysis can be performed by considering

372. PICO #1 Population(s): Children with infantile hemangiomas (IHs) Intervention(s): Early referral Comparator(s): Delayed referral Outcomes(s): Minimization of functional impairment and/or cosmetic deformity PICO #2 Population(s): Children… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 14, 2013 - Home » Get Involved » Nominated Topics » Topic Suggestion Description Topic Suggestion Description Date submitted: November 14, 2013 Download Topic Suggestion Disposition [PDF · 1.2 MB] Briefly describe a specific question, or set of related questions, about a health…

373. TND-555-09-03-2013 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - TND-555-09-03-2013 Topic Number(s): 0472 Document Completion Date: 02-13-2013 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  The topic, Behavioral Health Programs for Gestational, Type 1 DM and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, will go forward for refinement as an update to or expansion of an exis…

374. Colorectal-Cancer-Protocol_130520 (pdf file)
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     May 20, 2013 - Staging is used primarily to determine appropriate treatment strategies; treatment options for colorectal … Clinicians determine the T, N, and M components and use them to assign patients into four broad disease … One of the challenges of this systematic review is to determine how cancer stages can be translated … Staging after treatment (interim staging, or restaging) is primarily intended to determine if the tumor … diagnosis of a recurrence, staging aims to assess the extent of disease to guide treatment decisions and determine

375. Methods-Guide-Chapter-Prioritization-And-Selection-Of-Harms-For-Inclusion-In-Systematic-Reviews (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - can make it difficult for users of EPC reviews to reach bottom-line conclusions regarding harms or determine … Review of EPC Reports A workgroup member from the SRC (LS) reviewed 18 EPC reports to determine year … potentially serious harms that are very uncommon; however, they also noted that it can be difficult to determine … report any prioritization methods used, including how stakeholders were engaged, criteria used to determine … future researchers to look it over • Start with the harms, as the type of harm of interested in will determine

376. Strategies to Treat and Manage Infantile Hemangioma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 04, 2014 - in early stages. 9,10 With this rapid growth, there is little time for prospective observation to determine … Potential psychosocial impact may also help determine treatment. … The team will evaluate any additional non-English studies that appear relevant to determine how or if … bias of RCTs by examining outcomes of trials as reported in resources such as ClinicalTrials.gov to determine … Because of the numerous possible harm outcomes, we cannot determine a specific sample size that would

377. Pressure-Ulcer-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - gray literature, including unpublished data, abstracts, dissertations, and SIPs, were reviewed to determine … title and abstract level for inclusion, using the pre-established inclusion/exclusion criteria to determine … tissue involvement, when an ulcer has overlying purulent material or eschar prohibiting the ability to determine … For example, it is important to determine whether techniques described in studies are representative … stratification of findings by patient characteristics (e.g., comorbidities, ulcer stage) would help determine

378. hemorrhage-postpartum-protocol-140611 (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2014 - The team will evaluate any additional non-English studies that appear relevant to determine how or if … Because of the numerous possible harm outcomes and study designs, we were not able to determine a specific … We will test the POPLINE database to determine whether it provides additional intervention or harms … We will promote abstracts for full-text review when one or both reviewers determine that the abstract … We will work with our statistician to determine whether a quantitative analysis can be performed by

379. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2014 - Two independent investigators will screen full text articles to determine if all inclusion criteria are … However, if reviews used different tools to assess risk of bias in individual studies, we will determine … We will assess the heterogeneity among clinical, methodological and PICOTS elements to determine the

380. bipolar-disorder-treatment-protocol-140623 (pdf file)
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     June 23, 2014 - Two investigators will independently screen full text to determine if inclusion criteria are met. … However, they will not be abstracted due to the inability to determine a strength of evidence beyond … We will assess the clinical and methodological heterogeneity and variation in effect size to determine