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January 01, 2014 - Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Treatments
for Unstable Angina/Non–ST Elevation
Myocardial Infarction
Executive … Summary
Background
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
encompasses three similar yet distinct
disorders … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … We present summary estimates, standard errors, and CIs
in our data synthesis. … thrombolysis in myocardial infarction
UA unstable angina
UFH unfractionated heparin
Full Report
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July 01, 2013 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 120
Treatments for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
Executive … Summary
Background
Seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR), also
known as hay fever, is an allergic reaction … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Summary of findings and strength of evidence for effectiveness in 13 treatment
comparisons: Key Question … Full Report
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Glacy J, Putnam K, Godfrey S,
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May 01, 2013 - Effectiveness Review
Number 90
Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies:
Comparative Effectiveness
Executive … Summary
Background
Uninterrupted pressure exerted on the
skin, soft tissue, muscle, and bone can … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Summary of evidence: impact of pressure ulcer treatment strategies
on wound improvement and harms … Full Report
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document: Saha S, Smith MEB, Totten A,
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November 01, 2014 - Effectiveness Review
Number 138
Medication Therapy Management
Interventions in Outpatient Settings
Executive … Summary
Background
Used appropriately, medications can
alleviate distressing symptoms that
compromise … Results
We provide a summary of results by KQ below. … Our summary of results below
presents the strength-of-evidence grades. … Full Report
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Viswanathan M, Kahwati LC, Golin
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March 01, 2016 - Effectiveness Review
Number 177
Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Agitation
and Aggression in Dementia
Executive … Table D provides summary results
and strength of evidence. … Table G provides the evidence summary for caregiver-level
interventions. … Caregiver-level interventions: evidence summary
Intervention Versus
Comparison Outcome Evidence Summary … Full Report
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Brasure M, Jutkowitz E, Fuchs
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November 01, 2012 - Care for Older Adults: A Review
of Home and Community-Based Services
Versus Institutional Care
Executive … Summary
Introduction
Long-term care (LTC) refers to a broad
range of services designed to provide … Full Report
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document: Wysocki A, Butler M, Kane RL, … of Home and Community-Based Services
Versus Institutional Care: Comparative Effectiveness
Review Executive … Summary No. 81 (AHRQ Pub.
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May 01, 2013 - 1
Pharmacologic and Mechanical Prophylaxis
of Venous Thromboembolism Among Special
Populations
Executive … Summary
Introduction
Background
Pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep
vein thrombosis (DVT) are collectively … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Executive summary:
Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed:
American College of … Full Report
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Singh S, Haut ER, Brotman DJ,
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June 01, 2012 - Multidisciplinary Postacute Rehabilitation for
Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in
Adults
Executive … Summary
Background
Condition and Therapeutic
Strategies
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an
alteration … Table B provides a summary of various intervention
characteristics. … Full Report
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Brasure M, Lamberty GJ, Sayer … Rehabilitation for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain
Injury in Adults: Comparative Effectiveness Review
Executive
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August 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 67
Nitrous Oxide for the Management of
Labor Pain
Executive … Summary
Background
More than 4 million births occur in
the United States each year; in 2008,
there … Full Report
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Likis FE, Andrews JA, Collins … For more copies of Nitrous Oxide for the Management of
Labor Pain: Comparative Effectiveness Review Executive … Summary No. 67 (AHRQ Pub.
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February 01, 2013 - Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions
Addressing Trauma Other Than Maltreatment
or Family Violence
Executive … Summary
Background
Approximately two-thirds of children
and adolescents will experience at least … Results
We provide a summary of results by KQ. … Our summary of results presents the SOE grades. … No. 13-EHC054-1-EF
February 2013
Full Report
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September 01, 2014 - Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for
Diagnosis of Breast Lesions: An Update to the
2009 Report
Executive … Summary
Background
Approximately one in eight U.S. women
will develop breast cancer during her
lifetime … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Summary estimates of test performance for alternative core needle biopsy
methods— women at high risk … Full Report
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Dahabreh IJ, Wieland LS, Adam
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April 01, 2013 - 105
Interventions To Improve Cardiovascular Risk
Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness
Executive … Summary
Background
Serious mental illness (SMI) is
defined generally as a major mental
or behavioral … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … To indicate the summary judgment of the quality of the
individual studies, we used the summary ratings … SMI serious mental illness
SOE strength of evidence
TEP Technical Expert Panel
Full Report
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July 01, 2012 - The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy
Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science
Executive … Summary
2
for the individuals and organizations that provide or
arrange care, including individual … Full Report
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Totten AM, Wagner J, Tiwari A … Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting
the State of the Science: Evidence Report Executive
Summary No.
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January 01, 2010 - Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 80
Strategies To Reduce Cesarean Birth
in Low-Risk Women
Executive … Summary
Background
Thirty-two percent of pregnancies
in the United States conclude with a
cesarean … PMID: 19595577.
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Full Report
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Hartmann … copies of Strategies To Reduce Cesarean
Birth in Low-Risk Women: Comparative Effectiveness
Review Executive … Summary No. 80 (AHRQ Pub.
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May 01, 2013 - 1
Local Therapies for Unresectable Primary
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Executive Summary
Introduction … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Summary GRADE strength of evidence for KQ1 and KQ2
Key Question, Comparison,
and Outcome
Strength … Summary GRADE strength of evidence for KQ1 and KQ2 (continued)
Key Question, Comparison,
and Outcome … PMID: 17448867.
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Full Report
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Belinson
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September 01, 2014 - Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 142
Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal
Cancer
Executive … Summary
Background
Colorectal Cancer
In the United States each year colon cancer
is diagnosed in … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Summary results for primary preoperative rectal T staging
Test Characteristics MRI vs. … Full Report
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document: Bruening W, Sullivan N, Carter
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February 01, 2012 - Effectiveness Review
Number 48
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the
Pediatric Population
Executive … Summary
Background
Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation
(HSCT) refers to a procedure in which … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Full Report
The executive summary is part of the following document:
Ratko TA, Belinson SE, Brown HM … Summary No. 48 (AHRQ Pub.
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February 01, 2014 - The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Technology Assessment
Number 214
Smoking Cessation Interventions in Pregnancy and
Postpartum Care
Executive … Summary
2
pharmacologic cessation aids such as varenicline
(Chantix®). … Executive summary. MMWR
Recomm Rep. 2002 Aug 30;51(RR-12):1-13. PMID: 12222832.
12. … Full Report
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Likis FE, Andrews JC, Fonnesbeck
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February 01, 2014 - Number 131
Pharmacologic Therapies for the Management
of Crohn’s Disease: Comparative Effectiveness
Executive … Summary
Description of Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory
bowel disease. … The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … Summary of the comparative safety of pharmacologic therapies for the
management of Crohn’s disease … Full Report
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Hutfless S, Almashat, S, Berger
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October 01, 2012 - The full report and this summary are
available at www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm … for
Advanced and Serious Illness
Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State
of the Science
Executive … Summary of Weaknesses or Gaps of the
Evidence and Description of Limitations of the
Review
As with … Full Report
This executive summary is part of the following document:
Dy SM, Aslakson R, Wilson RF, … Closing the
Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science: Evidence
Report Executive Summary No.