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401. Rapid Evidence Product_Assisted Home Dialysis in the United States: New Interest in an Old Idea (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/home-dialysis-ESKD-rapid-research.pdf
     April 01, 2025 - to 1 hour, up to 7 days a week. … Controlled Before- After Studies/ or Cross-Sectional Studies/ or exp Evaluation Studies as Topic/ or Follow-Up … (“case-control” or cohort$1 or “before-after” or ((comparative or evaluation or cross- sectional or follow-up … (“case-control” OR cohort* OR “before-after” OR ((comparative OR evaluation OR cross- sectional OR follow-up … (“case-control” OR cohort* OR “before-after” OR ((comparative OR evaluation OR cross-sectional OR follow-up

402. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0645-151012.pdf
     August 05, 2015 - To sign up for notification when this and other Effective Health Care (EHC) Program topics are posted

403. VTE Surveillance Assessment_49_low_SPI (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_surveillance.pdf
     December 01, 2012 - However, no significant difference was identified during the follow-up period: The number of patients … Follow up periods were defined in most trials as the postoperative period and may imply a more immediate … rather than longer term follow up. … of pts with event/total # (%); p- value]: 0/1,001 (0.0%) versus 1/992 (0.1%); p=0.50 During Follow-up … Semuloparin (n= 573; dose: 20mg) period, and a follow-up period with a visit between day

404. Disposition of Comments for CER 196 The Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Asthma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-196-disposition-comments-immunotherapy-asthma.pdf
     March 23, 2018 - Long-term follow-up of patients treated with a three-year course of cat or dog immunotherapy. … Some of the numbers seem to be off and do not add up appropriately. … We consider adverse events presenting in up to a third of patients as common. … The key questions are clearly stated in both the text as well as in the figure, and follow through the … Overall, the report is easy to follow and fulfills its objectives. Thank you for your comment.

405. Disposition of Comments for Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 240: Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-240-acute-pain-revised-comments.pdf
     December 29, 2020 - The USA should follow Portugal's example. … Follow the money and you will have your answers. … or postoperative pain might be associated with increased likelihood of use of opioids at long-term follow-up … opioids are used in more severe or intractable pain, we would expect continuing use during long-term follow-up … or postoperative pain might be associated with increased likelihood of use of opioids at long-term follow-up

406. Noninvasive Diagnostic Techniques for the Detection of Skin Cancers (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/skin-lesions-evaluation_technical-brief.pdf
     December 01, 2014 - Length of follow-up (applicable only to longitudinal studies) 4 Guiding Question 4. … For the 15 abstracts that reported on longitudinal follow up (ranged from 3 months to 4 years) using … Follow-up visit time was also longer with dermoscopic photographs lasting 30 to 50 minutes compared … Follow-up of melanocytic skin lesions with digital total- body photography and digital dermoscopy: a … Uselessness of thermography for diagnosis and follow-up of cutaneous malignant melanoma.

407. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/assessing-the-risk-of-bias-in-systematic-reviews-of-health-care-interventions-01_0.pdf
     May 01, 2005 - Duration of follow-up is one such example: if duration of follow-up is different across comparison groups … within a study, this difference could be a source of bias; the absolute duration of follow-up for the … Differential or overall attrition because of nonresponse, dropping out, loss to follow-up, and exclusion … reason for missing data was that 18 those patients were cured and felt no reason to attend follow-up … if the reason for missing data was deteriorating health (e.g., did not feel well enough to attend follow-up

408. Asthma-Immunotherapy-2010 Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-immunotherapy-2010_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - General symptoms (such as headache, fatigue, arthritis) also occurred frequently and affected up to … co nv en tio na l ( 1) Th e SC IT g ro up sh ow ed gr ea te r i m pr ov em en t t … P ha rm ac ot he ra py (1 ) Th e SC IT g ro up s c on si st en tly sh ow ed g re … P ha rm ac ot he ra py (2 ) Th e SC IT g ro up sh ow ed gr ea te r i m pr ov em … en t t ha n th e co m pa ris on g ro up in a ll st ud ie s.

409. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-surgical-report-cards.pdf
     July 01, 2023 - We will follow adjustments and streamlining processes proposed by the AHRQ Evidence-based Practice … Format and Content of Report The report will follow the most recent template approved by AHRQ at the … The Affordable Care Act's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: Has the Biology Had Time to Catch Up … We will follow adjustments and streamlining processes proposed by the AHRQ Evidence...

410. Disposition of Comments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Screening, Management, and Treatment (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_disposition-comments.pdf
     April 25, 2013 - dangerous ground as the patient populations studied were significantly different and the short time of follow-up … Peer Reviewer 2 Results Page 86, lines 49 to 51 – This is impossible to follow. … Mode of presentations of data (tables, figure, graphs and plots) are readable and easy to follow, … There are many patients who are worked up for PH based on an elevated PASP on echo who end up having … up.

411. Gestational-Diabetes-Screening-Diagnosis Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_executive.pdf
     October 01, 2012 - (b) During the first trimester and up to 24 weeks’ gestation? … te rn at io na l A ss oc ia tio n of D ia be te s i n Pr eg na nc y St ud y G ro up … Results of Included Studies The results are presented by Key Question in the sections that follow. … ) a nd B M I > 85 p er ce nt ile (5 -7 y r f ol lo w up ). … Gestational diabetes diagnostic criteria: long-term maternal follow-up.

412. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/progestogens-preterm-birth_research-protocol.pdf
     June 01, 2010 - intervention is not well understood, and the legacy of diethylstilbestrol (DES) suggests caution and extended follow-up … Impact of the recent randomized trials on the use of progesterone to prevent preterm birth: a 2005 follow-up

413. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/assessing-the-risk-of-bias-in-systematic-reviews-of-health-care-interventions-01.pdf
     May 01, 2005 - Duration of follow-up is one such example: if duration of follow-up is different across comparison groups … within a study, this difference could be a source of bias; the absolute duration of follow-up for the … Differential or overall attrition because of nonresponse, dropping out, loss to follow-up, and exclusion … reason for missing data was that 18 those patients were cured and felt no reason to attend follow-up … if the reason for missing data was deteriorating health (e.g., did not feel well enough to attend follow-up

414. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd4-final-protocol.pdf
     October 01, 2022 - Hence, there is a need for a single source that provides up-to-date, detailed, comprehensive data on … adverse events, serious adverse events • Timing: o No limitation on study duration or length of follow … up • Settings: o No limitation on study setting • Study Design: o Randomized controlled trials … symptoms or symptom clusters without overall PTSD outcome Timing • Any study duration and length of follow … up None Setting • All study settings None Study Design • RCTs • Non-RCTs • Selected systematic

415. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/malnutrition-hospitalized-adults-protocol.pdf
     October 19, 2020 - Tomography (CT) scans, Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Timing Up … Examples of excluded interventions include but are not limited to ambulatory clinic follow-up visits … performed by Medical Librarians at the Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Information Center, and will follow … characteristics (e.g., study design, objective, setting, enrolled number of patients, and length of follow-up

416. CER 218 Disposition of Comments: Long-Term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporosis Fracture Prevention (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-218-osteoporosis-disposition-comments.pdf
     April 23, 2019 - years is that multiple RCTs have shown that multiple agents reduce risk of osteoporotic fractures up … ith placebo, and then extended to collect eff icacy (BMD and bone turnover markers) and safety data up … DMB study identif ied, the incidence of multiple vertebral fractures has been observed to increase follow … In these cases, we only looked at BMD changes as an outcome at the end of the follow-up periods. … Evidence on fracture incidence, change in bone mineral density (BMD), and adverse events over up to

417. hemangioma-protocol-141223 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/infantile-hemangioma_research-protocol.pdf
     December 23, 2014 - The age of the population was reworded to include patients up to 18 years of age for Key Questions 2 … Among newborns, infants, and children up to 18 years of age with infantile hemangiomas who have been … Among newborns, infants, and children up to 18 years of age with infantile hemangiomas who have been … PICOTS for KQs 2, 3, 4 PICOTS Criteria Population Newborns, infants, and children up to 18 years of … Propranolol for severe infantile hemangiomas: follow-up report.

418. Systematic Review of Intermittent Inhaled Corticosteroids and of Long-acting Muscarinic Antagonists for Asthma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-pharmacologic-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     December 27, 2016 - intervention (personnel time, equipment) Timing We will have no minimum study duration or length of follow-up … Methods The methods for this comparative effectiveness review follow the guidance provided in the … do not include at least one of the outcomes listed in the PICOTS Timing All study durations and follow-up … study design, duration of follow-up), eligibility criteria, study population (e.g. age, gender, race

419. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tethered-spinal-cord-protocol.pdf
     July 19, 2023 - of procedures Timing No restrictions regarding the timing or duration of the intervention or the follow … up N/A Setting Settings compatible with US healthcare settings, no restrictions regarding the clinical … Studies that reported on outcomes after skeletal maturity in children and five years of follow up in … surgery), we will document the sequence of events in terms of timing of the surgeries and duration of follow … up to clearly document the existing research evidence.

420. Living Systematic Reviews: Practical Considerations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Center Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/practical-considerations.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - The promise of up-to-date information is attractive to guideline developers, health system executives … A large bulk of the time and effort was taken up by this early stage since the output of the first search … 2.3 Input From Experts For a standard AHRQ systematic review, a technical expert panel (TEP) made up … Living reviews published in Annals of Internal Medicine follow such a model17 where the direction of … Keeping up with emerging evidence in (almost) real time.