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21. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0278_03-10-2008.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - Prevention of CDAD includes hand washing, in-hospital infection control, appropriate antibiotic prescribing

22. Finding Evidence for Comparing Medical Interventions (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-finding-evidence_methods.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - citations (reading references) Results of main literature search Evidence-Based Practice Center Hand … We recommend that journals be hand searched if they are highly relevant to the topic of the report, … searching.84,85 Hand searching doesn’t necessarily mean hand searching of the print journal (although … Now that tables of contents and abstracts are often available electronically, hand searching can be … It's in your hands: the value of handsearching in conducting systematic reviews of public health interventions

23. Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/healthcare-infections/technical-brief
    August 10, 2015 - developing standard thresholds for defining cleanliness, and using methods to adjust for confounders such as hand-hygiene

24. Pharmacologic and Mechanical Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism Among Special Populations | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/vte-prophyalaxis/research
    May 29, 2013 - This was complemented by hand searches from the reference lists and unpublished studies provided by sponsors

25. Local Hepatic Therapies for Metastases to the Liver From Unresectable Colorectal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/colorectal-cancer-liver-metastases-therapies/research
    December 11, 2012 - We also included one hand-searched article from Annals of Oncology, two published articles from scientific

26. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/health-careassociated-infections/research-protocol
    August 03, 2011 - The implementation of quality improvement strategies for hand washing remains less developed, although … All HAIs: Hand hygiene Surgical site infection: appropriate perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis … hair removal] of the operative site (2007 report) specific technique for clinicians when washing hands … (CDC/HICPAC IA) avoidance of femoral catheterization (2007 report) decontaminate hands before donning … Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force.

27. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0174_10-20-2009.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - tests and measures have been used to determine outcomes (e.g., for strength – manual muscle test, hand

28. Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children/research
    March 07, 2012 - We also hand searched reference lists and conference proceedings.

29. Chronic Urinary Retention: Comparative Effectiveness and Harms of Treatments | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/chronic-urinary-retention/research
    September 15, 2014 - sources Ovid MEDLINE ® and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials bibliographic databases; hand

30. Long-Term Care for Older Adults: A Review of Home and Community-Based Services Versus Institutional Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/long-term-care-adults/research
    November 07, 2012 - relevant State and Federal agencies and research organizations; citation searches of articles; and hand

31. First-Generation Versus Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Adults: Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/antipsychotics-adults/research
    August 14, 2012 - We hand-searched conference proceedings, clinical trials registers, and reference lists of relevant studies

32. Rapid Evidence Product: No-Touch Modalities for Disinfecting Patient Rooms in Acute Care Settings (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-review-no-touch-modalities.pdf
    May 01, 2022 - However, five of these studies did not report on compliance with alternative measures (hand hygiene, … prospective cohort study, two of which failed to report compliance to important measures, such as hand … While one study20 did monitor hand hygiene and fidelity of standard cleaning, CDI rates may have been … Unit-level hand hygiene compliance rates were assessed through an ongoing, anonymous auditing … program and unit-based staff; no major changes in the hand hygiene program occurred during the

33. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-careassociated-infections_research-protocol.pdf
    August 26, 2011 - health care facilities, computerized support. 10 As extensive efforts to improve compliance with hand … The implementation of quality improvement strategies for hand washing remains less developed, although … hair removal] of the operative site (2007 report) • specific technique for clinicians when washing hands … (CDC/HICPAC IA) • avoidance of femoral catheterization (2007 report) • decontaminate hands before … Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force.

34. No-Touch Modalities for Disinfecting Patient Rooms in Acute Care Settings: A Rapid Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/no-touch-disinfection/rapid-research
    October 02, 2020 - the study period and other potential confounders (e.g., antimicrobial stewardship, compliance with hand

35. Local Therapies for Unresectable Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/liver-cancer-therapy/research
    May 24, 2013 - To these we added 6 hand-searched articles for a total of 48 articles included in this review.

36. Cluster Randomized Trial of Hospitals to Assess Impact of Targeted Versus Universal Strategies to Reduce Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Intensive Care Units | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/mrsa-reduction-icu/abstract
    December 15, 2009 - Cluster Randomized Trial of Hospitals to Assess Impact of Targeted Versus Universal Strategies to Reduce Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Intensive Care Units Abstract Archived December 15, 2009 Topic Abstract Background: Despite rising MRSA disease and deaths among the chronica…

37. Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 1-3: Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/kidney-disease-medicine/research
    January 31, 2012 - The data sources were MEDLINE® and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews electronic databases, hand

38. Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults: Comparative Effectiveness of Preventive Medical Strategies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/kidney-stone-prevention/research
    July 26, 2012 - of Systematic Reviews, Google Scholar, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Web of Science electronic databases; hand

39. Haller - INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE -- URBANINTERACTIVESTUDIOS (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/haller.pdf
    January 06, 2017 - And so maybe a quick show of hands -- who has submitted an idea into such an ideation or online brainstorming … Another thing are online communities and we've already done this hands-up exercise so I'm not gonna

40. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/what-is-the-effectiveness-of-physical-therapy-for-the-treatment-of-acute-ambulatory-and-shoulder-hand-and-finger-injuries-following-an-accident-andor-surgery-question-1-how-do-various-physical-therapy-treatment-modalities-com
    October 20, 2009 - What is the effectiveness of physical therapy for the treatment of acute ambulatory and shoulder, hand … We are particularly interested in physical therapy for acute shoulders, hands, fingers, and ambulatory