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221. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 261_Postpartum Care up to 1 Year After Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2023 - aspects of postpartum care (e.g., physical health care, breastfeeding care, mental health care) were evaluated … We have added mental health outcomes to the list of outcomes that should be more consistently evaluated … None of the studies evaluated the provision of mental health care as a specific intervention target … Because of the complex and disparate nature of the interventions evaluated in this systematic review

222. Colorectal-Cancer-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - For qualitative syntheses, we evaluated and summarized clinical and methodological characteristics of … None of these studies evaluated fecal DNA tests applicable to the currently available test, ColoSure … We did not find any studies that specifically evaluated the harms of fecal DNA testing. … None of the studies evaluated the repeatability, reproducibility, or analytic specificity of testing … Acceptability and Adherence of Testing We found six fair- to poor-quality studies that evaluated

223. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 259: Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - and potentially reduce radiation exposure to adjacent normal tissues.9-12 This hypothesis has been evaluated … We also evaluated the relative financial toxicity of PBI versus WBI. … Results Twenty-three original studies with 17,510 patients evaluated the comparative effectiveness

224. Total Worker Health® (TWH) (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - Commonly targeted workers averaged between 30 and 50 years of age; only one study evaluated a younger … workforce (mean <30 years of age) and only one study evaluated an older workforce (mean >50 years … Most studies were multicomponent interventions; only three evaluated a single-component intervention … Components of Effective Interventions We evaluated common characteristics of interventions that were … Few studies evaluated interventions in populations that varied by race, ethnicity, comorbidity, and

225. The purpose of our tool is to compile a comprehensive list of questions that may be used to evaluate the quality of non-randomized studies of interventions or exposures (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - of RCTs and observational studies, (b) outcomes that are evaluated through more than one measure and … Of particular concern is how to deal with (a) outcomes that are evaluated through a combination of … RCTs and observational studies, (b) outcomes that are evaluated through more than one measure, and … Two additional MDD outcomes were evaluated through just one study. … Both of these outcomes were evaluated through two studies with results in the same 20 direction

226. Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Typically, suspicious lesions are evaluated with tissue biopsy, either by excision or by needle sampling

227. Appendicitis Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Clinical symptoms and signs can be evaluated relatively easily and inexpensively. … When five or more sufficiently similar studies evaluated the test performance of the same test in the … We considered important population subgroups separately and evaluated the duration of symptoms before … Furthermore, multivariable models were often developed and evaluated in the same patient sample. … This variability likely reflects the heterogeneous populations evaluated in these studies.

228. Screening for Hepatitis C | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - The systematic review that supported this recommendation also evaluated the effectiveness of treatment … KQs, we decided to exclude the following from our review: Fibroscan® and breath tests will not be evaluated … Child outcomes related to screening during pregnancy will not be evaluated because they are outside the … comparisons will be considered if the outcome measures for nonintervention are similar across the studies evaluated

229. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 10, 2010 - additional assumption for much of the review is that ACEs and ARBs are likely equivalent and can be evaluated … For example, valsartan was not evaluated in any of the included trials and thus was not included in … Results Comment: Results should be evaluated in context of disparate populations, such as by race or … We have gone through the document and now specify which ACE inhibitors or ARBs were evaluated in order … We specifically evaluated this in KQ7 and the reader can use this information to determine to what extent

230. Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - are not suitable or to individuals who prefer disulfiram and understand its risks.4 üüMost studies evaluated … * These studies and considerations were not evaluated in the systematic review but are offered to

231. Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - However, few studies have evaluated 30-day readmission rates. … † These considerations were not evaluated in the systematic review but are offered to assist policymakers

232. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - , the balance of efficacy and potential harms, such as delay in treatment, has not been rigorously evaluated

233. Systematic Review on Treatments for Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 2 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2022 - We separately evaluated single dose trials and multidose trials (i.e., trials that evaluated a course … -11 evaluated preoperative education and effects on opioid prescribing (no prior trials). … Both new trials of patients with acute postoperative dental pain evaluated previously assessed drug … No prior trial evaluated abdominal binders or braces for acute postoperative pain. … No prior trials evaluated effects of preoperative education on opioid use.

234. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2007 - the registry planning phase, and deviations during the conduct of the registry should be continuously evaluated … aim here is to provide a simple and user-friendly system that allows registries to be described and evaluated … • Completeness of information on eligible patients has been evaluated and described. … for Registries—Potential Enhancements to Good Practice Registry participants • Selection bias is evaluated … Data quality assurance • Reproducibility of coding is evaluated.

235. Kidney-Stone-Prevention Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 15, 2011 - Trials registered but not published will be evaluated qualitatively to comment on the potential publication … Full text will be evaluated by two investigators to ensure that the study meets the inclusion criteria … Study quality for the individual RCTs included in the systematic review will be evaluated by using … The quality of RCTs and observational cohort studies reporting adverse events will be evaluated by … , the strength of the evidence will be evaluated based on four required domains: 1) risk of bias (internal

236. Surveillance Report: CER 30: Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management for Hip Fracture (pdf file)
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     July 08, 2015 - Systemic Analgesia 3 RCTs (n=214) evaluated different types of systematic analgesia. … Additionally, three cohort studies (n = 696) evaluated 3-in-1, femoral, and lumbar plexus plus sciatic … Up-to-date No new research was found Rehabilitation: One RCT (n = 37) evaluated physical therapy … Systemic Analgesia: 3 RCTs (n=214) evaluated different types of systematic analgesia. … Multimodal Pain Management: Two cohort studies (n = 226) evaluated multimodal pain management versus

237. Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2023 - risk of bias of the effectiveness studies using criteria specific to the different study designs and evaluated … Ninety-seven studies (20 trials and 77 observational studies) evaluated the effectiveness of provider-to-provider

238. Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 01, 2022 - We evaluated clinical outcomes selected with input from a range of stakeholders. … We assessed the risk of bias and evaluated the strength of evidence (SoE) using standard methods.

239. AHRQ EPC Pilot Projects Summary: Improving Health Systems' Access to High Quality Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2020 - EPCs developed, piloted, and evaluated nine products to facilitate dissemination or implementation of … While the pilot projects were being evaluated, the EPCs met in person and used a nominal group technique

240. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - We also evaluated comparisons of the combination of one included therapy plus another included therapy … We evaluated effects of interventions on reduction or elimination of low back pain, including related … ,24 and cohort studies were evaluated using criteria developed by the U.S. … Acetaminophen vs. placebo, chronic LBP Insufficient No study evaluated acetaminophen vs. placebo. … IFT: Adverse events Insufficient No study evaluated harms of IFT.