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2181. Key Questions 1. Does routine preoperative testing compared to no testing or alternative testing strategies improve outcomes (such as surgical complications, other morbidity, and mortality) among patients undergoing elective surgery? 2.… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - discussed in a 2007 ACC/AHA guideline.18 reoperative tests for elective surgery.19 Potential Impact … Describe any health disparities, inequities, or impact on vulnerable populations your question applies

2182. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Executive (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - as programs to decrease healthcare-associated infections in general) may dramatically affect the impact … Therefore, trying to determine the impact of a screening program without detailed information about … The sole cluster RCT24 in this literature showed no favorable impact of screening, although concerns … efforts on the measured impact of screening for MRSA carriage. … The cluster RCT is increasingly recognized as the optimal design for testing and evaluating the impact

2183. Quality-Gap-Palliative-Hospice Executive (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2012 - on this outcome, and one of three studies that evaluated family satisfaction showed a significant impact … patients, and families about advance directives improved health care utilization, but there was no impact … feedback, a multicenter study found significant improvements, but a single-center study found no impact … This RCT (in intensive care units) found no significant impact on any outcomes. … One found no significant impact of a palliative daycare intervention and the second, an RCT of hospital

2184. Hip-Fracture-Pain Clinician (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2011 - Background Information Among elderly patients with hip fracture from low-impact injury, mortality rates … acute-pain management, as compared to usual care, in elderly patients with hip fractures from low-impact

2185. For patients with PKU, there is now a pharmaceutical drug to treat this condition. In the past is was treated by medical foods that eliminated the harmful substance phenylalanine. The cost of the new drug is $70K year. The cost to treat… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - no If yes, please explain: Potential Impact How will an answer to your research question … Describe any health disparities, inequities, or impact on vulnerable populations your question applies

2186. does use of generic medications for seizures result in poorer control (more ER visits and or hospitalizations than the use of brand name medications. | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - Potential Impact How will an answer to your research question be used or help inform decisions for … Describe any health disparities, inequities, or impact on vulnerable populations your question applies

2187. Disposition of Comments for PCA3 Testing for the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2013 - of PCA3 versus tPSA elevations is not dependent on biopsy history is a new observation that could impact … More studies are needed to address impact of race, family history, DRE results and other variables. … Corrected; no impact on analysis. Correct, data referred to here was RP data with N=305. … Corrected; no impact on analysis. … Potential impact on analysis as noted.

2188. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Strategies to Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2016 - What is the impact on the conclusions of the EPC report with and without the information from clinicaltrials.gov … What would be the impact on the strength of evidence (including impact of knowledge of outcomes measured … Impact of location and availability of behavioral health services for children.

2189. What is the comparative effectiveness of conventional CT, MDCT (including “virtual CT bronchoscopy”), PET/PET-CT, and MRI for the diagnosis or pretreatment staging of small cell and non-small cell lung cancer? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - Potential Impact How will an answer to your research question be used or help inform decisions for … Describe any health disparities, inequities, or impact on vulnerable populations your question applies

2190. For patients with Crohn's disease, what treatments or therapies, alone or in conjunction with one another, provide the highest rate of disease management with the lowest risk of long term complications, particularly in young women? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - Potential Impact How will an answer to your research question be used or help inform decisions for … Describe any health disparities, inequities, or impact on vulnerable populations your question applies

2191. Comparative effectiveness of conventional computed tomography (CT), multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) (CT colonography), fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) or FDG-PET/CT, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - Potential Impact How will an answer to your research question be used or help inform decisions for … in order to benefit as many patients as possible Describe any health disparities, inequities, or impact

2192. Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) - defined as peripheral artery disease of the lower extremities 1) Does aspirin reduce the risk of adverse cardiovascular events (MI, stroke, cardiovascular death) in patients with PAD? Is there a… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - Potential Impact How will an answer to your research question be used or help inform decisions for … answer to your question is needed. 6-8 months Describe any health disparities, inequities, or impact

2193. 1. What are the benefits and harms of rhythm control compared to rate control (including newer agents) ? What are the benefits and harms of strict vs more lenient rate control? 2. What are the benefits and harms of different… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - If yes, please explain:   Potential Impact How will an answer to your research question be … Describe any health disparities, inequities, or impact on vulnerable populations your question applies

2194. The Empirical Evidence of Bias in Trials Measuring Treatment Differences | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - However, because this evidence is limited and uncertain with respect to the magnitude of the impact, … Future studies evaluating the impact of biases on treatment effect should follow the lead of the BRANDO

2195. Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain:Key questions:In patients with low back pain, what are the benefits and harms of identifying risk factors for chronicity and targeting treatment based on assessed… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - If yes, please explain: Potential Impact How will an answer to your research question be used … Describe any health disparities, inequities, or impact on vulnerable populations your question applies

2196. What are the best practice Behavioral Health programs for type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. Does educational counseling help paitients improve control and adherence to treatment? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - Potential Impact How will an answer to your research question be used or help inform decisions for … Describe any health disparities, inequities, or impact on vulnerable populations your question applies

2197. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/kidney-disease-medicine_research-protocol.pdf
      November 01, 2010 - However, whether their impact on CKD (e.g. on incident stage 4 CKD or ESRD, or as estimated by improvement … Multiple treatment strategies will be considered for their impact on clinical outcomes within CKD patients … In addition, this review will consider the impact on clinical outcomes in CKD patients of treatment … Patient factors that may increase risk for CKD incidence, worsening or complications, and that may impact … We will include RCTs or CCTs that assess the direct impact of monitoring on clinical outcomes and harms

2198. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2008 - Factors that impact the appropriateness and success of any HSCT include the stage and/or severity of

2199. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-frameworks.ppt
      June 01, 2012 - Impact of test on management? Impact of management on health outcomes? … Impact of management on intermediate outcomes? … Impact of intermediate outcomes on health outcomes? … Represent the impact of test results on management decisions. … Decision trees show the impact of test results on multiple management decisions and outcomes.

2200. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2012 - Impact of test on management? Impact of management on health outcomes? … Impact of management on intermediate outcomes? … Impact of intermediate outcomes on health outcomes? … Represent the impact of test results on management decisions. … Decision trees show the impact of test results on multiple management decisions and outcomes.