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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adults-trauma-interventions_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Prevention of
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Adults
After Exposure to Psychological Trauma
Executive … Summary
Background—The Condition
and Preventive Strategies
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Summary of findings and strength of evidence for the efficacy of psychological,
pharmacological, and … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following document:
Gartlehner G, Forneris CA, Brownley
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - , and
Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating
Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children
Executive … Summary
Background
Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is common
in children and adolescents, with an
estimated … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following
document: Wong KO, Bond K, Homik J, Ellsworth … Peptide Tests for
Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children:
Comparative Effectiveness Review Executive … Summary
No. 50 (AHRQ Pub.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/abnormal-uterine-bleeding_executive.pdf
March 01, 2013 - Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 96
Primary Care Management
of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Executive … Summary
Background
Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is
among the most common gynecologic
complaints … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … A summary of all
component items and overall risk of bias/quality score for
each included study is … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following
document: Hartmann KE, Jerome RN, Lindegren
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_executive.pdf
November 01, 2013 - Effectiveness Review
Number 126
Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the
Management of Heart Failure
Executive … Summary
Background
Heart failure (HF) is a major concern
for health care systems because of its
chronic … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … All included
studies are summarized in narrative form and in summary
tables in the full report. … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following document:
Balion C, Don-Wauchope A, Hill
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/wireless-motility-capsule_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - Technologies for Evaluating
Gastroparesis and Constipation: A
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Executive … Summary
Gastroparesis
Definition and Prevalence
Gastroparesis is a condition in which
patients experience … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Summary of the SOE and main findings of studies comparing WMC alone
(KQ 3) or in combination (KQ 4) … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following
document: Stein E, Berger Z, Hutfless S
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Prevent Fractures in Men
and Women With Low Bone Density or
Osteoporosis: Update of a 2007 Report
Executive … Summary of evidence
Strength of Evidence Conclusion
Key Question 1. … Summary of evidence (continued)
Strength of Evidence Conclusion
f. … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following document:
Newberry, SJ, Crandall, CJ, Gellad … With Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis:
Update of a 2007 Report: Comparative Effectiveness
Review Executive
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 49
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
in Orthopedic Surgery
Executive … Summary
Background
Major orthopedic surgery describes three
surgical procedures including total hip … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following
document: Sobieraj DM, Coleman CI, Tongbram … copies of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
in Orthopedic Surgery: Comparative Effectiveness
Review Executive … Summary No. 49 (AHRQ Pub.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_executive.pdf
December 01, 2014 - 1
Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer:
Update of a 2008 Systematic Review
Executive … Summary
Background
Prostate cancer is the most common
nondermatologic cancer in men.1,2 The
American … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Summary of the main findings from randomized controlled trials for Key Question 1
(continued)
9 … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following document:
Sun F, Oyesanmi O, Fontanarosa
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-transition-care_executive.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Number 133
Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent
Readmissions for People With Heart Failure
Executive … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Executive Summary:
HFSA 2010 Comprehensive Heart Failure Practice Guideline. … Executive summary: HFSA 2006
Comprehensive Heart Failure Practice Guideline. … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following document:
Feltner C, Jones CD, Cené CW,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/major-depressive-disorder_executive.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Nonpharmacological Versus Pharmacological
Treatments for Adult Patients With Major
Depressive Disorder
Executive … Summary
Background
Major depressive disorder (MDD)1 is
the most prevalent and disabling form
of … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … decisionmaking, the information in
this review can be helpful to physicians because they
can provide a summary … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following
document: Gartlehner G, Gaynes BN, Amick
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment_executive.pdf
November 01, 2014 - Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures
for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-
Acquired Pneumonia
Executive … Summary
Background
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia:
Epidemiology
Hospital-acquired (or nosocomial) … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … In summary, despite the theoretical advantages of
optimizing IV antibiotic dosing using PK/PD principles … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following document:
Lux LJ, Posey RE, Daniels LS,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-careassociated-infections_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science
Executive … Summary
2
$0.39 billion to $0.45 billion for CAUTI.3 It is estimated
that the cost savings of preventing … PMID: 20673003.
27
Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following document:
Mauger … Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of
the Science: Evidence Report Executive Summary No.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/venous-ulcers-treatment_executive.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Review
Number 127
Chronic Venous Ulcers: A Comparative
Effectiveness Review of Treatment Modalities
Executive … Summary
Background
Venous leg ulcers are extremely common
in the United States. … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Summary of the comparative benefits of surgical interventions compared
with compression in terms of … PMID: 22863328
Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following document:
Zenilman J, Valle
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_executive.pdf
January 01, 2016 - 163
Improving Antibiotic Prescribing
for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory
Tract Infections
Executive … Summary
Introduction
Antibiotics transformed the practice
of medicine in the last half of the 20th … Summary. … This executive summary highlights interventions based
on the direction and strength of evidence for … Summary.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia-2011_executive.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing
Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage
Chronic Kidney Disease
Executive … Summary of the strength of evidence addressing Key Questions
Key Question
Strength of
Evidence Summary … Summary, Comments, and Conclusions
Key Question 3a. … PMID: 10.1186/1471-2288-3-25.
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Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following document … Summary No. 83 (AHRQ Pub.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_executive.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Number 153
Emerging Approaches to Diagnosis and
Treatment of Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder
Cancer
Executive … Summary
Background
Bladder cancer is the 4th most commonly
diagnosed cancer in men and the 10th most … We did not construct summary receiver operating
characteristic curves. … When are summary ROC
curves appropriate for diagnostic meta-analyses? … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following document:
Chou R, Buckley D, Fu R, Gore
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-treatment-ssri_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - Effectiveness Review
Number 62
Treatment for Depression After Unsatisfactory
Response to SSRIs
Executive … Summary
Background
Depression is a complex mental illness
associated with disability and reduced … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … ISI:000225206900005.
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Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following
document: Santaguida … Treatment for Depression After
Unsatisfactory Response to SSRIs: Comparative
Effectiveness Review Executive
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-260-improved-cancer-outcomes-executive-summary_0.pdf
May 01, 2023 - Executive Summary - Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes: Comparative Effectiveness Review … Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 260
Nutrition as Prevention for Improved
Cancer Health Outcomes
Executive … Summary
Main Points
• Two decades of randomized trial evidence from 206 studies of nutrition
interventions … of
nutrition interventions across outcomes for cancer and cancer treatment (detailed
in the evidence summary … Perioperative immunonutrition in surgical
cancer patients: a summary of a decade of
research.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stone-prevention_executive.pdf
March 01, 2013 - Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults:
Comparative Effectiveness
of Preventive Medical Strategies
Executive … Summary
Introduction
Nephrolithiasis is a condition in which
hard masses (kidney stones) form within … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following document:
Fink HA, Wilt TJ, Eidman KE, Garimella … These decisions are reflected in the executive summary,
full report and appendixes.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medication-adherence-interventions_executive.pdf
September 01, 2012 - Interventions: Comparative
Effectiveness
Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science
Executive … Results
We provide a summary of results by KQ. … Our summary of results, below,
presents the strength-of-evidence grades. … Summary of Institute of Medicine report. … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following document:
Viswanathan M, Golin CE, Jones