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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/back-pain-imaging_clinician.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Early Imaging for Back Pain and
Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults: A
Brief Summary of Findings and Key
Points for Clinician-Patient Discussions
KEY CLINICAL ISSUE
What were the clinical outcomes and use of health care resources among older
adults who received early imaging when compared with those who did not re…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin_research-protocol.pdf
September 08, 2011 - would be a trial in which randomized assignment to treatment groups
would be stratified by predictive factor … level or patients were randomized to
receive treatment guided by predictive factor or not. … adequately powered
stratified randomization would allow valid inferences of treatment by
predictive factor … of two treatments, whereas single-arm studies can only assess the
association between predictive factor
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s81.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Female sex is an independent risk factor for bleeding on
anticoagulation.24 Codes for complications and … The model would overestimate the true ADE rate by
a factor of 8, but the crude rate of predicted ADEs … A very low PPV would
require a high discount factor of nearly 97% to estimate the
rate of drug-induced … This high discount factor and
the lack of clinically specific markers for delirium decrease
the likelihood
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/rehab_options_pac_diagnoses_topic_brief.pdf
October 28, 2020 - Topic Brief: Rehabilitation Options for Post-acute Care Diagnoses
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Topic Brief: Rehabilitation Options for Post-acute Care
Diagnoses
Date: 10/28/2020
Nomination Number: 0934
Purpose: This document summarizes the information addressing a nomination submitted on
July 17, 2020 through the Effective H…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-genetic.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Penetrance is a key factor in determining the future risk of developing disease and assessing the overall … The first factor is whether the test is for an inherited versus an acquired mutation or variation, and … Assessment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status is used to manage patients with … It is the key preanalytic factor with influence on analytic validity. … This key preanalytic factor has an important influence on analytic validity and was used in the analytic
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-genetic.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Penetrance is a key factor in determining the future risk of developing disease and assessing the overall … The first factor is whether the test is for an inherited versus an acquired mutation or variation, and … Assessment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status is used to manage patients with … It is the key preanalytic factor with influence on analytic validity. … This key preanalytic factor has an important influence on analytic validity and was used in the analytic
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tech-brief-37-opiod-use-adults-comments.pdf
November 03, 2020 - Yes, we (and the included multivariable
analyses) treat each risk factor as
independent. … Regarding tobacco use, the risk factor is not
starting tobacco use, but instead current
tobacco use … There are only a
handful, and this is the limiting factor.
Thank you
Peer Reviewer 1 e. … Each factor is set
out in turn and gaps are adequately described. … AHRQ’s list of risk factors for overdose and death
ignores this important factor.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/antipsychotics/research-protocol
September 06, 2018 - Older age is an important independent risk factor for delirium, 2 with a prevalence >70% in critically … A 2018 systematic review reported that delirium duration is the modifiable factor most strongly associated … Delirium is a strong risk factor for dementia in the oldest-old: a population-based cohort study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/stroke-atrial-fibrillation/research-protocol
January 30, 2012 - combined sample size of ~50,000 subjects:
Re-LY, with approximately 18,000 subjects and the new direct factor … J Med 2009;361(12):1139-51 22 )
ROCKET AF, with approximately 14,000 subjects and the new direct factor … Heart J 2010;159(3):340-7 23 ])
ARISTOTLE, with approximately 14,000 subjects and the new direct factor … Rivaroxaban-once daily, oral, direct factor Xa inhibition compared with vitamin K antagonism for prevention
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/care-bereaved-persons-key-questions.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Interventions to Improve Care of Bereaved Persons
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Interventions to Improve Care of Bereaved Persons
Background
There is a rising concern for the epidemic of bereavement and grief related to the Coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Even pre-pandemic bereavement is associated with excess risk
of …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/crohns-disease-future_research.pdf
July 01, 2016 - although use of these medications was not
routine until the 1990s.4 The first biologic tumor necrosis factor … Stelara)†
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TNF = tumor necrosis factor.
† Stakeholder provided comparison. … 0
Other: TNF-alpha inhibitor versus new treatment (that is
safer)†
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TNF = tumor necrosis factor … Stelara)†
0 1
TNF: Tumor necrosis factor.
† Stakeholder provided comparison. … 0
Other: TNF-alpha inhibitor versus new treatment (that is
safer)†
0 1
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-264-maternal-morbidity-mortality-disposition-comments.pdf
December 21, 2023 - • The importance and role of data in risk factor research was raised primarily by one peer
reviewer … Given the
difficulty of writing specific
search algorithms to identify
risk factor research, we
determined
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/1-which-patients-benefit-the-most-from-mtm-services-11-which-factors-or-combinations-of-factors-are-most-predictive-of-the-clinical-benefit-of-mtm-services-111-disease-factors-eg-diabetes-vs-copd-multi-morbidity-vs-single-di
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/worker-health/research-protocol
May 26, 2015 - Current Page Topic Timeline May. 26, 2015 Topic Initiated May. 26, 2015 Research Protocol May. 31, 2016 Systematic Review Total Worker Health® (TWH)
Research Protocol Archived May 26, 2015 Download Main Document PDF 1 MB
Archived: This report is greater than 3 years old. Findings may be used for rese…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment_executive.pdf
October 01, 2011 - Subclinical thyroid dysfunction has
been shown to be a risk factor for the later
development of overt … In
addition, a high TSH level may be a risk
factor for coronary events, elevated
cholesterol levels, … and increased rates of
congestive heart failure, while a low TSH
level is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methods_guide_atkins.pdf
January 01, 2011 - populations.31
Reviewers should routinely capture information on baseline or control group risk as a factor
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-applicability_methods.pdf
January 01, 2011 - populations.31
Reviewers should routinely capture information on baseline or control group risk as a factor
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-topics_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - 200217
FDG = fluorodeoxyglucose; FFDM = full-field digital mammography; HER2 = human epidermal growth factor … Technology Evaluation Center, 2002.14
The second example concerns use of the human epidermal growth factor … amplification assay to select patients for HER2-targeted therapy*
HER2 = human epidermal growth factor
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/opioids-oa-protocol.pdf
June 29, 2019 - Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults: Protocol
Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol
Project Title: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse and Opioid
Use Disorder in Older Adults
I. Background an…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rotator-cuff-tears-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2013 - 6 P
Which patient and cuff tear factor(s) most strongly predict poor outcomes
after surgery? … 7 † 5 † P
Which patient and cuff tear factor(s) most strongly predict poor outcomes
after surgery? … ” individuals who lack “exposure” to that risk factor treatment. … 5 7 5 1 1
Which patient and cuff tear factor(s) most strongly predict poor outcomes after
surgery? … • Predictors of outcomes/covariates:
o Which patient and cuff tear factor(s) most strongly predict