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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tonsillectomy-disposition-170415.pdf
January 17, 2017 - In line with standards for assessing risk of bias
for RCTs, we examined whether studies
reported methods … We agree that blinding of
assessors is not possible when the throat must
be examined. … to have outcome assessors blinded
In line with standards for assessing risk of bias
for RCTs, we examined … We agree that blinding of
assessors is not possible when the throat must
be examined.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-pregnancy-postpartum_executive.pdf
July 01, 2014 - depression diagnosis during
pregnancy (pooled OR, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.14 to 2.91).31,32
Both studies also examined … Only a few well-designed studies examined the risk
for teratogenicity with exposure to antidepressants … Numerous other studies examined congenital
malformations with exposure in early pregnancy but
did not … One study examined the risk of
having a diagnosis of ASD in the child, finding statistically
significantly
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/calcineurin-inhibitor_disposition-comments.pdf
March 15, 2016 - emphasize that
the evidence base is limited
because of the
disproportionate number of
studies that examined … selected “alternative” as a
concise, comprehensible,
neutral label for the broad
range of regimens we
examined … included in our Key
Points and Applicability
sections that the majority of
CNI minimization trials we
examined
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-quality-meaures_research.pdf
April 01, 2010 - These individuals were
examined as a subgroup of the retrospective cohort as prior benchmarks for end-of-life … Finally, we examined the proportion of patients who had an
ED visit or hospitalization related to chemotherapy
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0311_06-17-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0176
Document Completion Date: 6-8-10
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Troponin cardiac marker interpretation during renal function impairment will go forward for refinement
as a systematic review via the AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Cen…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer-therapy_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - No nonrandomized
comparative studies examined this comparison. … We are not aware of any
systematic review that has examined all comparisons. … These
reviews included studies that reported comparisons not
examined in our review (e.g., TACE-PEI … all local hepatic therapies for the included indications
and includes comparisons not previously examined … Overall survival
was examined by subgroup in three RCTs; however, none
of these analyses were prespecified
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy-surveillance.pdf
September 01, 2017 - Results
Literature Search
A total of 43 of articles were examined for potential to change the results … The remaining 24 studies were examined as new evidence.6-29
The Scopus citation approach for the updated … were included
as new evidence.34-46
Experts contributed two citations47,48
Of the 43 of articles examined … Overall Assessment of Currency
New evidence examined in this surveillance assessment suggests that … was significantly greater than placebo only in
rs2832407 C-allele homozygotes.16
A follow-up study examined
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insomnia_disposition-comments.pdf
December 30, 2015 - 1 Introduction Withdrawal is not at all a specific and adequate measure of
harms, which should be examined … does not know if the same problem was
revealed in the other ‘as needed’ studies, but that should be
examined … Sleep Med., 2009) examined 36
hypnotics trials for information about infection, 13 of which
lasted … Adults and older adult
populations were examined separately and sufficient reason
was provided to explain … doxepin) – this
appears to suggest that trazodone and doxepin were the
only antidepressants that were examined
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-pain-opioid-treatment_executive.pdf
September 19, 2014 - The analytic
framework shows the target populations, interventions, and
outcomes that we examined. … No study examined how harms vary depending on
the specific type or cause of pain, patient demographics … No study examined effects of short- versus
long-acting opioids, short- plus long-acting opioids versus … Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation
Strategies
Four studies examined the accuracy of instruments for … No studies examined how effectiveness varies
based on various factors, including type of pain and patient
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests_executive.pdf
February 01, 2006 - Layout 1
Background
Breast cancer is the second most common
malignancy in women. The American
Cancer Society estimated that in the United
States in 2005, 212,930 women would be
newly diagnosed as having breast cancer
and there would be 40,870 deaths due to
this disease. Because early breast cancer is
asymptomatic, th…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/c-difficile-update/research-protocol
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/eccs-2012/white-paper-2012
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear_disposition-comments.pdf
October 05, 2010 - The statement now reads (page 118): “Various types of
interventions were examined across the individual
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-5-final-report-update-2024-executive-summ.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Executive Summary_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2024 Update of the Evidence Base for the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository
Systematic Review
Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic
Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder:
2024 Update of the Evidence …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-research-report-integrating-health-system-data.pdf
April 01, 2020 - We examined existing literature and
obtained case examples from EPCs and others with related experiences … The
reviews examined a range of strategies including patient-controlled analgesia, psychosocial
interventions … After completing the report, which examined several types of interventions, the
quality team reviewed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/coronary-artery-stenting_executive.pdf
February 01, 2013 - Current systematic reviews have not comprehensively
examined the role of intravascular diagnostic technique … Two related RCTs in this field were excluded
for the following reasons: the DEFER trial examined
appropriateness … Also, in contrast to prior reviews,
we examined the impact of FFR in both RCTs and
nonrandomized studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0359_10-15-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number: 0305
Document Completion Date: 02-14-12
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was found to be addressed by a 2011 systematic review on the
accuracy of diagnostic tests in multiple sclerosis. Given that the existing re…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0623-140828.pdf
April 25, 2014 - Topic 0527 Fertility Treatment in Women NSD SJ clean
Fertility Treatment in Women
Nomination Summary Document
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next St…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tech-brief-37-opiod-use-adults-comments.pdf
November 03, 2020 - Findings Fourteen (14) intervention studies were identified
and examined screening tools to predict … population-based studies
that included substantial numbers of older
patients and see whether they examined … The left-hand box would depict the
different populations under study, the octagon the
risk factors examined … It seems that
studies that examined risks related to incident
use (primarily for acute pain in ED or … o All 6 studies that examined
greater amounts of prescribed
opioids (higher number of opioid
prescriptions
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-update_disposition-comments.pdf
October 07, 2011 - criteria are clearly stated, with extensive
appendices describing the search strategy used and sources
examined … hypertension, ischemic heart disease,
congestive heart failure, or nephropathy);
however all have examined