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361. Hepatitis-C-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - to all patients; whether the reference standard was interpreted independently from the test under evaluation … Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) plots: a fundamental evaluation tool in clinical medicine. … Evaluation of screening criteria to identify persons with hepatitis C virus infection among sexually … Evaluation of a risk assessment questionnaire to assist hepatitis C screening in the general population … The incidence and risks of liver biopsy in non-cirrhotic patients: An evaluation of 3806 biopsies.

362. Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer's-type Dementia (CATD) (pdf file)
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     November 02, 2018 - microinfarcts or Lewy bodies).11 For these reasons, patients with probable AD based on a clinical evaluation … brief tests that are sensitive and specific for CATD could increase the efficiency of the diagnostic evaluation … accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of AD as the underlying cause of CATD, even after a full clinical evaluation … diagnostic tests and their combinations for making the diagnosis of CATD as defined by full clinical evaluation … comparative accuracy of cognitive tests for making the diagnosis of CATD as defined by full clinical evaluation

363. Topic 0533 Postpartum Hemorrhage NSD FINALsj (pdf file)
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     May 15, 2013 - What should be considered in the initial evaluation of a patient with excessive from Nominator: bleeding

364. Appendicitis Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - specifically developed and validated for use in children.27 Diagnostic laparoscopy is also used for the evaluation … replacement) and report data in enough detail to allow statistical analyses appropriate for that evaluation … Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of emergency department patients … Clinical policy: critical issues for the initial evaluation and management of patients presenting with … Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

365. Ced-Topic-Refinement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2022 - Other articles were excluded because they primarily addressed the evaluation of costs of therapies, … The KI Panel commented that the evaluation of devices differs from evaluation of drugs, and that evaluation … This would then inform the implementation and evaluation of amended requirements. … National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center (NESTcc) Data Quality Framework: … Real-World Evidence Generation and Evaluation of Therapeutics: Proceedings of a Workshop.

366. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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     May 29, 2025 - strategies for mitigating bias and conflict of interest Provide at least two suggestions for effective evaluation … strategies for mitigating bias and conflict of interest Provide at least two suggestions for effective evaluation … It is also important to provide an opportunity for meeting evaluation and improvement. * Facilitation

367. Obesity Prevention and Control (pdf file)
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     February 08, 2017 - One example of an opportunity to link data to enable an evaluation of program effectiveness is the Park … Despite the program’s potential for evaluation using these linked data sources, to date, no studies … voucher had a lower prevalence of extreme obesity and diabetes.15 The MTO study provides a model for evaluation … Assessing Applicability We will assess applicability of the evaluation approaches and methods to other

368. Pressure-Ulcer-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Studies that did not have a comparator were not considered in our evaluation of comparative effectiveness … These noncomparative observational studies were used for Key Question 2 (evaluation of harms) and were … We took several measures to guard against the influence of bias in our identification and evaluation … wounds generally, its utility among patients with pressure ulcers specifically has undergone limited evaluation

369. CER 218 Disposition of Comments: Long-Term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporosis Fracture Prevention (pdf file)
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     April 23, 2019 - Discontinuation of denosumab and associated fracture incidence: analysis from the Fracture Reduction Evaluation … long-term bone anti-resorption or anabolic bone therapy, discontinuation of osteoporosis drugs or in evaluation

370. Disposition of Comments Report for Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2012 - that were published only as conference proceedings may not have been subjected to the same rigorous evaluation … ve recommended modeling studies evaluating the effectiveness and harms of different kidney stone evaluation

371. Assessing Applicability (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2009 - GRADE = Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation.

372. EHC Protocol: Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults and Children: Comparative Effectiveness of Preventive Medical Strategies (pdf file)
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     September 24, 2024 - Key factors in clinical evaluation and treatment include type of stones, severity of KSD, and patient … adults and children with a history of nephrolithiasis, including subpopulations who have undergone evaluation … KQ 1a, 2a: Eligible interventions along with evaluation of stone composition, dietary intake, genetic … KQ 1b, 2b: Eligible interventions along with evaluation of genetic testing or blood and urine chemistries … UPDATE - Canadian Urological Association guideline: evaluation and medical management of kidney stones

373. Disposition of Comments Report for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2013 - For evaluation of preventive interventions this really had little bearing as almost all of the trials … Pressure relieving support surfaces: a randomised evaluation. … Pressure relieving support surfaces: a randomised evaluation. … We need a more considered approach to evaluation in this field – preferably of types of device that … Anonymous General In discussing methods for evaluation of screening for risk factors, Safer2 uses a

374. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 10, 2023 - bladder capacity, idiopathic overactive bladder, and detrusor overactivity, making identification, evaluation … As a result, the optimal approach to screening, identification, and evaluation of GSM remains uncertain … will assist clinicians, patients, and other stakeholders to make informed decisions about screening, evaluation … Because this organization uses Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE … EPC Evidence-based Practice Center GRADE Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation

375. Venous-Ulcers-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Living cellular constructs have had extensive premarket evaluation and study protocol evaluation; however … We included pain and quality of life outcome measures in our evaluation. … However, our review 19 identified critical research needs that are in concert with a 2011 evaluation … The general lack of data hampered our evaluation of systemic and local antimicrobial therapy, and we … Evaluation of two calcium alginate dressings in the management of venous ulcers.

376. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 9 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Perhaps the simplest case of test performance evaluation includes an “index test” and a reference test … When it is possible and desirable to recast the evaluation question as an assessment of a tests ability … Evaluation of diagnostic tests when there is no gold standard. A review of methods. … The effect of conditional dependence on the evaluation of diagnostic tests. … Evaluation of diagnostic tests without gold standards.

377. Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Stenting: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Office of Device Evaluation Interventional Cardiology Devices Branch Food and Drug Administration … During coronary angiography for the evaluation of the presence/extent of CAD and the potential need … A determination was made as to whether evaluation of efficacy or effectiveness is of greater need. … Economic evaluation of fractional flow reserve-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in patients … Long-term health outcome and mortality evaluation after invasive coronary treatment using drug eluting

378. Identification and Treatment of Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Depression: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     February 15, 2017 - Methods In developing this comprehensive review, we will apply the rules of evidence and evaluation … Distress Scale (K10 and K6) o Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8/9 and 2) o Primary care rapid evaluation … Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS), clinician rating (QIDS-C), and self-report (QIDS-SR): a psychometric evaluation … studies"[Publication Type] OR "evaluation studies as topic"[MeSH Terms] OR "evaluation study"[tiab] … OR evaluation studies[tiab] OR "intervention study"[tiab] OR "intervention studies"[tiab] OR "case-control

379. Disposition of Comments Report for Testing of CYP2C19 Variants and Platelet Reactivity for Guiding Antiplatelet Treatment (pdf file)
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     September 25, 2013 - framework very similar to that used in the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation … It represents the most comprehensive evaluation of the subject with the best scientific data up to the … Our evaluation of the evidence from this trial is generally in line with that of the reviewers. … The number of studies reporting data that allowed the evaluation of alternative genetic models was very … Analytical specificity can be used to describe platelet function tests, and the evaluation of potential

380. The Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction and the Role of Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Management of Asthma (pdf file)
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     October 04, 2016 - The guidelines address the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of asthma. … be included because they do not include sufficient details about experimental methods to permit an evaluation … control study'/exp OR 'case control study' OR 'major clinical study'/exp OR 'major clinical study' OR 'evaluation … study'/exp OR 'evaluation study' OR random*:de OR random*:ti OR placebo* OR (singl* OR doubl* OR tripl … study'/exp OR 'evaluation study' OR random*:de OR random*:ti OR placebo* OR (singl* OR doubl* OR tripl