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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/indirect-comparisons_research.pdf
March 01, 2013 - increased frequency
of micturition (≥8
micturitions/24h) and
urge incontinence (≥1
incontinent
episode … an
average of 28
micturitions/24 hours)
and urge incontinence
(an average of ≥1
incontinence
episode … period, and a high
voiding frequency (a
mean of ≥8 voids/24
hours) and urgency (a
mean of ≥1
episode … or ≥1 urgency
episode/24 hours)
Pooled
Country not reported
N: 3298
Women with a history of … /day, or an
average of >1
urgency episode/day.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/treatment-resistant-depression_research-protocol.pdf
December 09, 2009 - • Population(s): Adults with a current episode of treatment-resistant depression (TRD,
defined … • Population(s): Adults with a current episode treatment-resistant depression
• Interventions: Non-pharmacologic … • Population(s): Adults with a current episode treatment-resistant depression
• Interventions: Non-pharmacologic … • Population(s): Demographic and medical comorbities subgroups of adults with a current
episode treatment-resistant … • Population(s): Adults with a current episode treatment-resistant depression
• Interventions: Non-pharmacologic
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/treatment-resistant-depression/research-protocol
March 01, 2020 - Population(s): Adults with a current episode of treatment-resistant depression (TRD, defined as two … Population(s): Adults with a current episode treatment-resistant depression
Interventions: Non-pharmacologic … Population(s): Adults with a current episode treatment-resistant depression
Interventions: Non-pharmacologic … Population(s): Demographic and medical comorbities subgroups of adults with a current episode treatment-resistant … Population(s): Adults with a current episode treatment-resistant depression
Interventions: Non-pharmacologic
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/pain-management-substance-abuse/research
April 01, 2021 - medications for opioid use disorder (including partial or full agonists) while managing the acute pain episode
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/fecal-incontinence_disposition-comments.pdf
March 21, 2016 - The range and type
of minimum FI severity score or episode criteria
required for study inclusion varied … FI severity was defined
in numerous ways (episode frequency, CCFIS
or other scale at screening, etc … more
from baseline over 6 months; but no more effective than
sham injection on FI severity and FI episode … This
is not clear to me – how can it reduce frequency by 50% but
not change FI episode frequency? … So
the field suffers from consistency problems in
defining an FI episode, and grading the severity
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/rheumatoid-arthritis-hospitalizations/research
January 01, 2020 - An episode of sepsis was confirmed if it was considered the main reason for hospitalization and the diagnosis … An episode of congestive heart failure was deemed as confirmed if congestive heart failure was considered … isolated agent as a contaminant, 1 (11%) lacked a positive isolation of a microorganism and 1 (11%) was an episode
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diverticulitis-comments.pdf
October 12, 2020 - In the main points under “Colonoscopy
following an episode of acute diverticulitis”
(p.ES-1), we suggest … following sentence: “Nevertheless,
the rate of elective hemicolectomies in the
U.S. following an episode … is the role of
dietary changes in reducing inflammation
(clear liquid diet/NPO) during the acute
episode … recurrent or
complicated diverticulitis - there is no
statement regarding surgery following an
initial episode … recommend
including a statement about what
evidence, if any, there is for surgery after
an initial episode
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-hospitalizations_research.pdf
October 01, 2008 - An episode of sepsis was confirmed if it was considered the main reason for hospitalization
and the … An episode of congestive heart failure was deemed as confirmed if
congestive heart failure was considered … agent as a contaminant, 1 (11%) lacked a positive isolation of a
microorganism and 1 (11%) was an episode
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/binge-eating/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - An episode of binge eating is characterized by both of the following:
Eating, in a discrete period … similar period of time under similar circumstances
The sense of lack of control over eating during the episode … describe and quantify LOC eating include the following:
The presence of (an) objective binge-eating episode … whereby BED DSM criteria 1a and 1b above are met; and/or
The presence of (a) subjective binge-eating episode … episodes; that is, BED DSM criterion 1b but not 1a is met; and/or
The presence of (a) subjective episode
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bundled-payments-quality-effects_disposition-comments.pdf
August 24, 2012 - Abstract
A small table describing the studies along the dimensions of US vs
outside US, bundle vs episode … We also note the
distinction between aggregate spending and
costs and per-episode spending and costs … The
restriction to episode based payment (as opposed to fully bundled
payment) is a limitation, but … A bundled payment
could result in lower spending per case or episode, but higher spending
overall if … We note the
distinction between aggregate spending/costs
and per-episode spending/costs in the same
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0768-141211.pdf
October 23, 2014 - Topic 0614 Tonsillectomy NSD FINAL CC
Tonsillectomy for Recurrent Infection and Sleep Disordered Breathing
Nomination Summary Document
Results of Topi…
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/tympanostomy-tubes/research-protocol
March 01, 2021 - Children with chronic OME are prone to recurrent AOM episodes, and after an AOM episode all children
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/tympanostomy-tubes_research-protocol.pdf
November 16, 2015 - Children with chronic OME are prone to recurrent AOM
episodes, and after an AOM episode all children
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-208-bipolar-adults-disposition-comments.pdf
August 07, 2018 - need for maintenance treatment in most if
not all patients, drugs that are started for an acute mood episode … disorder and the need for
maintenance treatment in many
patients, drugs begun for an acute
mood episode … randomized when stabilized,
having responded to a treatment,
usually open label, or in an acute
episode … , or response or partial response to a specific acute
episode treatment, made it difficult to determine … The primary efficacy variable was the time to recurrence
of a mood episode during double‐blind treatment
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-library-afib.pdf
November 15, 2018 - Response
Thromboembolic
events (with
respect to
persistent AF
management)
Stroke: An acute episode … Transient Ischemic Attack: Transient episode of focal neurological dysfunction caused
by brain, spinal … Workgroup recommendation
Events of
Interest
Stroke An acute episode of focal or global neurological … scores
should be recorded.
2014 ACC/AHA Key Data
Elements (6)
Events of
Interest
TIA Transient episode
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/antidepressants-update/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - including a tricyclic in combination) differ in their efficacy or effectiveness for treating the depressive episode … is continued absence of depressive symptoms for an additional 4 to 9 months, such that the patient’s episode … a multi-year period during which the treatment goal is preventing the recurrence of a new, distinct episode … depressive symptoms during the acute or continuation phases, it is considered part of the same depressive episode
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-555-09-03-2013.pdf
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…
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/binge-eating_research-protocol.pdf
July 21, 2014 - An episode of binge eating is characterized by
both of the following:
a. … The sense of lack of control over eating during the episode (e.g., a feeling that
one cannot stop eating … The presence of (an) objective binge-eating episode(s) (OBEs), whereby BED
DSM criteria 1a and 1b above … The presence of (a) subjective binge-eating episode(s) (SBEs), whereby the
amount of food consumed is … The presence of (a) subjective episode(s) of loss of control over eating among
bariatric surgery patients
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/acute-diverticulitis-topic-nomination.pdf
August 13, 2018 - 3
Key Question 3: What are the benefits and harms of distant colonoscopy following an episode of
acute … Subgroups: age,
ethnicity, gender,
comorbidities,
disease
presentation
Adults with resolved
episode … Randomized clinical trial of observational versus
antibiotic treatment for a first episode of CT-proven … Role of endoscopy after an acute episode
of diverticulitis: analysis of a cohort of Portuguese patients … Colonoscopy after the first episode of acute
diverticulitis: challenging management paradigms.