-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/skin-lesions-evaluation_research-protocol.pdf
August 23, 2010 - Project Title: Evaluation of Suspicious Skin Lesions Using Non-Invasive Diagnostic Techniques, a Technical Brief
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: August 23, 2010
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol
Project Title: Technical Brief - Evaluation of Suspiciou…
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0288_03-10-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0055
Document Completion Date: 6-2-09
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Terbutaline pump for the prevention of preterm birth will go forward for refinement as an update to or
expansion of an existing AHRQ comparative effectiveness review…
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypofractionated-radiation-therapy-protocol.pdf
April 17, 2024 - cancer must be considered within this context due to the
potential for overtreatment and unnecessary harm … potential effects” if the 95 percent confidence
interval includes meaningful (see Table 3) benefit or harm
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguidenorris_060420101.pdf
June 01, 2010 - Use of Observational Studies in Systematic Reviews of
Methods Guide for
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
Selecting Observational Studies for Comparing
Medical Interventions
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews are systematic reviews of existing research on the effectiveness,
comparative…
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-observational-studies_methods.pdf
June 01, 2010 - Use of Observational Studies in Systematic Reviews of
Methods Guide for
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
Selecting Observational Studies for Comparing
Medical Interventions
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews are systematic reviews of existing research on the effectiveness,
comparative…
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-ovarian-contraceptives_research-protocol.pdf
March 13, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: March 13, 2012
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Oral Contraceptive Use for the Primary Prevention of Ovarian Cancer
Amendment Date(s) if applicabl…
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/acute-pain-ems-protocol-amendment.pdf
January 28, 2019 - Pharmacologic Management of Acute Pain by EMS in the Prehospital Setting Protocol Amendment
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Pharmacologic Management of Acute Pain by EMS in the Prehospital
Setting
Initial publication date: October 30, 2018
Amendment Date: January…
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-nom-length-stay-supplement.pdf
June 27, 2019 - Reducing Hospital Length of Stay Supplemental Info
Reducing Hospital Length of Stay: Topic Nomination from the LHS Panel Project
June 27, 2019
1. What is the decision or change (e.g. clinical topic, practice guideline, system design,
delivery of care) you are facing or struggling with where a summary of the evid…
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-radiation-therapy-bone-metastases.pdf
August 01, 2022 - radiation/treatment
toxicity, fracture rates, reduced
mobility, reduced independence,
financial harm … radiation/treatment
toxicity, fracture rates, reduced
mobility, reduced independence,
financial harm … radiation/treatment
toxicity, fracture rates, reduced
mobility, reduced independence,
financial harm
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-221-copd-evidence-summary_0.pdf
October 01, 2019 - There is increasing
recognition that too much oxygen might do more
harm than good, and not just in
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Results – KQ5 Key question 5, as for benefit, I suggested to separate short
and long term risks of harm … Peer Reviewer
#10
Results – KQ5 Key question 5 should also address potential long term
harm of being … In particularly:
“evidence supports benefits of treating mild GDM with no
evidence of harm. … Conclusion page 90, line 15 and lines 18-21: I suggested to
precise '...no evidence of short term harm … … [and that] RCTs of GDM
treatment show no evidence of harm related to treating
GDM, other than an
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-child-adolesc-mental-health-grand-rounds.pptx
May 22, 2025 - within the literature at this time when evaluating vulnerable populations susceptible to treatment harm
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-loss-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
December 14, 2010 - Evidence Report on the
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: December 14, 2010
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery
and Non-Surgical Therapy in Adults with Metabolic
Conditions and Body Mass Index o…
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-maternal-health-grand-rounds-slides.pptx
January 01, 2023 - outcome
Direction of Effect
Insufficient
Low
High
Moderate
Strength of Evidence (SoE)
Increased harm … Abbreviations: ER = emergency room, nd = no data, PP = postpartum
Insufficient
Low
High
Moderate
Increased harm … At-a-Glance – Both Key Questions
40
Insufficient
Low
High
Moderate
Strength of Evidence (SoE)
Increased harm
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-243-prehospital-airway-management-appendix-f-1_0.xlsx
January 01, 2016 - Outcomes DA
Table F-1. Outcomes evidence table
Author, Year KQ Airway Type
Intervention 1 Device Name/Description
Intervention 1 N Analyzed
Intervention 1 Airway Type
Intervention 2 Device Name/Description
Intervention 2 N Analyzed
Intervention 2 Outcome Category Outcome Detail Analysis Modifier Category
(KQ4 Only) M…
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/acs-pci-adjunctive-devices_surveillance.pdf
April 01, 2013 - A2 Substantial harm: A pivotal trial or systematic review (or guidelines) whose results called
into … question the use of the treatment based on evidence of harm or that did not proscribe
use entirely … treatment as significantly superior to the one evaluated in the original
review, based on efficacy or harm
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/abnormal-uterine-bleeding_research-protocol.pdf
November 21, 2011 - Information is needed about the number needed to treat
(NNT) for women with AUB and the number need harm
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule_research-protocol.pdf
March 14, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: March 14, 2012
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for
Evaluating Gastroparesis and Cons…
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-263-postpartum-hypertensive-pregnancy-executive-summary.pdf
May 01, 2023 - Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 263: Management of Postpartum Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 263
Management of Postpartum
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Executive Summary
Main Points
• Home Blood Pressure Monitoring (HB…
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/incident-user-design_research.pdf
May 01, 2012 - the start of therapy.4,11,12 Molride and Abenhaim explained that some patients are
susceptible to harm … Mixing incident and prevalent users may obscure excess harm
because the effect measure is weighted toward … prevalent users who provide the majority of
person-time and were less susceptible to the harm.12,13 … Guess described a related idea by noting that the hazard ratio for harm changed over time
since the … other
effect measures may suffer a “sparse data bias” that can inflate the estimate of benefit or harm