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381. 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

382. Management of Infantile Hemangioma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 21, 2016 - Additional research is needed to determine the appropriate dosing, timing, and duration of propranolol … However, the studies were too small to determine factors that might have affected response to these agents

383. Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - Evidence on harms is often hard to determine from tightly controlled randomized trials. … In areas where empiric research is lacking, collaboration is paramount to determine best practices

384. Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - Evidence on harms is often hard to determine from tightly controlled randomized trials. … In areas where empiric research is lacking, collaboration is paramount to determine best practices

385. 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…

386. 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…

387. Future Research Needs for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - To determine candidate study designs, the feasibility of the study designs, and sample size calculations … Furthermore, observational studies may be most appropriate to enhance generalizability and determine … Nevertheless, they would form a good basis to determine which patient characteristics could be further … Nevertheless, they would form a good basis to determine which demographic and clinical variables could … The original rationale for the first topic was that high quality studies are necessary to determine

388. Developing Quality Indicators for Cancer End-of-Life Care: Proceedings From a National Symposium | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 08, 2010 - are already being used with endorsement by the NQF. 3 These NQF measures need further development to determine … measuring the rate of occurrence; Standardize the key elements of care planning communication Determine … how to measure the quality of communication Assess patient understanding; Determine key elements … resources, training, and skills to treat depression Develop improved clinical decision tools to determine

389. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 14, 2020 - systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or other cross-study comparisons; (2) help identify research gaps to determine … Process for Selecting Studies: PICOTS described in Section II and criteria in Table 1 will be used to determine … One investigator will determine eligibility at the title/abstract review stage and a second investigator

390. Facilitating the Implementation of EPC Reports_Methods Research Report (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2019 - • Engagement of stakeholders is essential to determine what information is important to health systems … on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), we gathered feedback from the health system to determine … • Engagement of stakeholders is essential: It is important to determine what information is important

391. Wheeled Mobility (Wheelchair) Service Delivery (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Existing studies are primarily observational, exploratory studies designed to determine consumer use … The majority were observational, exploratory studies designed to determine consumer use of and satisfaction … Although payers do not specify the steps in the delivery process, third-party payer coverage policies determine … Outcomes Assessed (Assessment Tool) Dissatisfaction with Service Delivery Garber, 200270 To determine … Not reported Ward, 201053 To determine the features most frequently selected in a PWC, level

392. Non-pharmacologic Interventions for Agitation and Aggression in Dementia | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 13, 2014 - interventions are based on varying theoretical frameworks, and the framework(s) underpinning an intervention determine … interventions are not mutually exclusive and can be used simultaneously (e.g., a care management plan may determine … Two investigators will independently perform full-text screening to determine if inclusion criteria are … We will assess the clinical and methodological heterogeneity and variation in effect size to determine

393. Microsoft Word - cognitive-decline-protocol-160322.docx (pdf file)
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     March 22, 2016 - We are unable to determine a clear a priori operational definition to address this challenge and will … The challenge is to determine the most effective decision rules for inclusion that balance comprehensiveness … Two investigators will independently perform full-text screening to determine if inclusion criteria … We will assess the clinical and methodological heterogeneity and variation in effect size to determine

394. Disposition of Comments Report for Cardiac Troponins Used as Diagnostic and Prognostic Tests in Patients Wtih Kidney Disease (pdf file)
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     August 11, 2014 - We were unable to determine a threshold effect. … Determining whether troponin levels in patients with chronic kidney disease help to determine the relative … TEP #1 Methods For KQ 3 and 4, the authors could consider using cumulative meta- analysis, i.e., to determine … To determine if there are any temporal trends, we sorted the studies included in the meta- analyses

395. White Paper: Narratively Describing Effects of Interventions in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2020 - . • Based on stakeholders and context, writers can determine the relative importance of the constructs … Statistical significance is related to precision of the estimate, which in turn is one of the domains that determine … Judgments about the clinical importance and size constructs are needed to determine the precision and

396. A Randomized Trial of Epidural Glucocorticoid Injections for Spinal Stenosis: A Brief Summary of Findings for Clinicians (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2016 - the article is provided on page 1 of this summary. »» The results of the trial cannot be used to determine

397. Standardized Library of Atrial Fibrillation Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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     November 15, 2018 - within an EHR setting to identify that an event occurred, but it is difficult and often not feasible to determine … Second, it is difficult to determine whether a complication is ‘major,’ as defined in the major complications … It is also not feasible in most cases to determine if a specific complication prolonged a hospital stay

398. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (pdf file)
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     October 24, 2019 - systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or other cross-study comparisons; (2) help identify research gaps to determine … Process for Selecting Studies: PICOTS described in Section II and criteria in Table 1 will be used to determine … One investigator will determine eligibility at the title/abstract review stage and a second investigator

399. Prehospital Airway Management: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 19, 2020 - The challenge is to determine the comparative effectiveness, balancing potential benefits and harms, … Process for Selecting Studies : Pre-established criteria will be used to determine eligibility for inclusion … To determine whether meta-analyses are indicated, we will consider the quality of the individual studies

400. Standardized Library of Atrial Fibrillation Outcome Measures (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-library-afib.pdf
     November 15, 2018 - within an EHR setting to identify that an event occurred, but it is difficult and often not feasible to determine … Second, it is difficult to determine whether a complication is ‘major,’ as defined in the major complications … It is also not feasible in most cases to determine if a specific complication prolonged a hospital stay