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181. S96 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - Thus, final analyses based on MedDRA coding and computing national estimates may not be performed until … Estimates from 2004 to 2005 indicate that more than 700,000 patients were treated annually in US emergency … sitivity and high PPV in NEISS-CADES suggests that the true number of ADEs may be higher than national estimates … Finally, NEISS-CADES does not provide estimates of drug exposure in the surveillance population.

182. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 10, 2010 - We have included relative risk estimates for each subgroup in the text when they are calculated. … We considered estimates precise if they provided statistically significant differences between drugs … The next sentence goes on to say, "Estimates were also considered precise if they showed no statistical … We assumed that women take the drug for 5 years and NNT estimates were calculated for a 5-year period … of number needed to treat have been added to provide absolute estimates of risk that are more useful

183. Introduction (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2009 - data and although the overall and age-stratified changes in patterns of medication use were similar, estimates … Given the body of evidence supporting the benefits of DMARD therapies, these estimates would suggest … In contrast to previous estimates of DMARD utilization that were based on prevalence of use at any time

184. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Management of Infertility (pdf file)
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     September 02, 2016 - Background Selective reporting can bias estimates of effect, yet methods to detect such biases are … The overall goal of this project is to determine whether selective reporting introduces biased estimates … Therefore, our project coordinator will send weekly queries to co-investigators asking for estimates … These estimates will be tracked in an excel spreadsheet.

185. Anxiety in Children | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 01, 2021 - The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) estimates a lifetime prevalence between the ages 13 and … whether meta-analysis is appropriate (i.e., more than 2 trials address the same PICOTS and provide point estimates … Conducting network meta-analysis requires satisfying three assumptions, homogeneity of the direct estimates … , consistency between direct and indirect estimates, and transitivity. … Depending on the geometry of networks [closed loop (with direct estimates available) vs. open (unconnected

186. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     October 18, 2010 - preterm labour (i.e. cervical length and cervical dilation), we will also explore whether effect estimates … For rare outcomes, only studies with events recorded will be included in combined estimates. … studies.11 While analyses that do not account for clustering effects do not lead to biased effect estimates … with singletons and, therefore, any overweighting that arises by including these studies in pooled estimates … October 18, 2010 19 Sensitivity analyses are planned to explore the robustness of combined estimates

187. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Meta-analyses will be conducted to summarize data and obtain more precise estimates on outcomes for which … the pooled estimate, and the likelihood that results from new studies would impact conclusions and estimates … Estimates and patterns of direct health care expenditures among individuals with back pain in the United

188. Disposition of Comments Report for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2013 - Unfortunately it is difficult to obtain an accurate estimates of pressure ulcer incidence in the U.S … The ranges for these estimates are extremely wide varying by several orders of magnitude in some cases … However, we added this sentence regarding the variability in rates: The variation in estimates is due … We replaced references to review articles for estimates of cost. … Some estimates come from guidelines, position statements, or key review articles and we believe are

189. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - There sometimes is heterogeneity in estimates of treatment effect between RCTs and NRSIs. … Moreover, because of their generally large sample sizes, effect size estimates from individual NRSIs … and confidence intervals, and if they are generally consistent with RCT effect estimates and confidence … and confidence intervals, in most instances, reviewers should avoid meta-analyzing estimates across … Effect Estimates in Randomized Trials and Observational Studies: Comparing Apples With Apples.

190. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - There sometimes is heterogeneity in estimates of treatment effect between RCTs and NRSIs. … Moreover, because of their generally large sample sizes, effect size estimates from individual NRSIs … and confidence intervals, and if they are generally consistent with RCT effect estimates and confidence … and confidence intervals, in most instances, reviewers should avoid meta-analyzing estimates across … Effect Estimates in Randomized Trials and Observational Studies: Comparing Apples With Apples.

191. Comparative Effectiveness of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities – An Update of a 2006 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Breast cancer is the second most common malignancy of women. 2 The American Cancer Society estimates … typically were of lower methodological quality and that excluding them had little effect on effect size estimates … ultrasound without a contrast agent to the accuracy of ultrasound with a contrast agent, if the sensitivity estimates … Precision may be rated separately for summary estimates of sensitivity and specificity for each major … tests, the conclusion will be rated as being “precise” if the confidence intervals around the summary estimates

192. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Background Clinical Bottom Line and stereotactic body RT (SBRT). Charged particle-based conformal external-beam RT modalities, such as proton-beam RT (PBT), are also available to treat head and neck cancer, althou…

193. Hepatitis-C-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - vertical) transmission is believed to be the main route of HCV infection acquisition in children.44 Estimates … a few studies and the summary range highlighted the greater variability (and uncertainty) in the estimates … the estimate of effect, based on the number and size of studies and confidence intervals for the estimates … Estimates of serious harms associated with liver biopsy are also consistent with estimates from the … The applicability of estimates of serious harms such as bleeding from such studies to a screen- detected

194. Comparative Effectiveness of Dietary Supplement Versus No Dietary Supplement Use in Adults Taking Cardiovascular Drugs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - The Magnitude of the Problem: The American Heart Association estimates that more than 81 million American … Dietary supplements have become popular for treatment and prevention of illness, with estimates suggesting … Do the effect estimates of clinical cardiovascular outcomes vary by age, ethnicity, gender, or health … Do the effect estimates of harms outcomes vary by age, ethnicity, gender, or health status? … Do the effect estimates of pharmacokinetic outcomes vary by age, ethnicity, gender, or health status?

195. Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2016 - Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Current State of the Evidence Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Current State of the Evidence Focus of This Summary This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the potential benefits and harms of medical and/or surgical strategies used to man…

196. Masks-Appendix-Table-B-3-Version-2 (xls file)
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     February 01, 2020 - to 30.38) Not reported Potential recall bias; no control for confounders; few cases and imprecise estimates … 0.03 to 6.18) Not reported Not reported Potential recall bias; no control for confounding; imprecise estimates

197. Masks-Appendix-Table-B-3-Surveillance-Report (xls file)
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     February 01, 2020 - to 30.38) Not reported Potential recall bias; no control for confounders; few cases and imprecise estimates … 0.03 to 6.18) Not reported Not reported Potential recall bias; no control for confounding; imprecise estimates

198. Masks-Surveillance-2-Appendix-Table-A-3 (xls file)
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     March 23, 2020 - to 30.38) Not reported Potential recall bias; no control for confounders; few cases and imprecise estimates … 0.03 to 6.18) Not reported Not reported Potential recall bias; no control for confounding; imprecise estimates

199. Future Research Needs for Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - Sample Size Estimates for Various Clinical Scenarios of Sensitivity and Specificity With an Assumed … Benefit and cost estimates can have both internal and external validity. … These estimates should include clinical, work-related, accident, and quality of life outcomes. … Out-of-pocket patient costs should also be included in cost estimates. … Adjustment should be made for major outcomes and adverse events, using rate and utility estimates.

200. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 10, 2012 - adults in the United States, with notable variation in incidence rates by medical care setting. 1 Estimates … 2008 and 12.3 percent in 2009. 5 Data on the cost of treatment for a pressure ulcer vary, but some estimates … Meta-analyses will be conducted to summarize data and obtain more precise estimates on outcomes for