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401. Tx-For-Localized-Prostate-Cancer Surveillanceassesment 20120614 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tx-for-localized-prostate-cancer_surveillanceassesment_20120614.pdf
     May 01, 2012 - subjects. 1 new RCT (Warde) compared the addition of EBRT to ADT and found that this combination improved … Laparoscopic RP had longer operative time but lower blood loss and improved wound healing compared … >8 Overall survival 7 years The addition of radiation therapy to androgen deprivation therapy improved … Laparoscopic RP had longer operative time but lower blood loss and improved wound healing compared

402. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1506 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - Although propofol may be preferred because of improved patient experience and faster recovery times … Training focuses on a walking program, breathing exercises, smoking cessation, improved nutrition, … impact on patient health outcomes is unclear, the experts noted, because of a lack of data supporting improved … They assumed that improved adherence improves health but also noted that other options (e.g., directly

403. Research to Improve the Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services to People with Disabilities (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2024 - health of disabled people, the disability communities in the United States have long advocated for improved

404. Plasma-Cell-Dyscrasias-Sflc-Assay Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - myeloma occurred in 2007, according to the American Cancer Society.3 Although the median survival has improved … framework depicts the chain of logic that evidence must support to link the use of the SFLC assay to improved … studies of AL amyloidosis, a reduction in the SFLC concentration after treatment was associated with improved

405. Disposition of Comments Report for Acute Migraine Treatment in Emergency Settings (pdf file)
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     November 27, 2012 - relieved and the pain came back whereas ‘persistence’ means the headache never resolved (even though it improved … usability Although alternative phenothiazines exist, prochlorperazine is preferred due to its relatively improved … Page 29 Improved compared to what?

406. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - Table 1 could be improved by adding a column with recommended dosing intervals and modes of application … This work also reveals the need for improved outcome measures from which to test therapeutic outcomes … 20 Peer Reviewer #3 General (clarity and usability) In addition, I think the report could be improved

407. Procalcitonin Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - infection (AECOPD), febrile neutropenia, postoperative infection, sepsis) Testing Decisionmaking B Improved … selection, exclusion, or timing of antibiotic therapy D A C F Improved intermediate outcomes (antibiotic … exposure, duration of antibiotic therapy, length of stay, response to therapy Improved morbidity,

408. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: An Updated Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     August 12, 2016 - points are clearly presented, but the conclusions relevant to policy and practice decisions could be improved … The definitions of the outcome measures could be improved. … see more emphasis on the role of the possible dose (this is done well for triglycerides, but can be improved

409. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2008 - This theoretically permits improved dose distribution (delivering higher dose to the tumor with lower … Laparoscopic RP had longer operative time but lower blood loss and improved wound healing compared with … Laparoscopic RP had longer operative time but lower blood loss and improved wound healing vs. open retropubic

410. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia_horizon-scan-high_impact-1306-revised.pdf
     July 09, 2013 - evidence was adequate to determine whether PET imaging of brain beta-amyloid changes health outcomes (improved … savings might be realized through a variety of mechanisms, experts commented; mechanisms include improved … Investigators reported that the insulin treatment “improved delayed memory (P <0 .05),” “preserved

411. Kidney-Disease-Medicine Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Clinical outcomes •E.g., reduced mortality, CVD complications (i.e., MI, CVA, CHF), and incident ESRD; improved … of CKD or of CKD progression might be beneficial if outcomes in these patients are significantly improved … • Only limited RCT data address whether treatments improved outcomes in CKD subgroups in which

412. Renal-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 20, 2015 - recommended treatment for T1 renal masses, yet the single randomized, prospective study demonstrated improved … believed that nephron-sparing approaches (partial nephrectomy or thermal ablation) are associated with improved … surgical nephron loss or injury) is dramatically different, with stable long-term renal function and improved

413. Antipsychotics-Children-Surveillance-150120 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - had greater improvements in manic symptoms in response to risperidone, while patients without DBD improved … and the ADHD-Rating Scale (ADHD-RS-IV) were used as primary outcome measures and both significantly improved … Both CGI-S and C-GAS significantly improved (p<0.0001). … NCBRF-TIQ subscale scores improved in all four treatment groups, with 34%, 34%, 32%, and 55% decreases … CGI-S and SNAP-IV scores improved over time in all treatment groups, and CGI-I scores improved to the

414. Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 - Function did not improved with gabapentin and quality of life showed no improvements with the three … Function improved to a small degree in the short term, but not in the intermediate term. … The exception was that diclofenac moderately improved pain and function more than celecoxib in the

415. Disabilities-Quality-Improvement-Outcomes Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Evidence-Based Practice Evidence-based Practice Program The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), through its Evidence- based Practice Centers (EPCs), sponsors the development of evidence reports and technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to imp…

416. Public-Reporting-Quality-Improvement Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 17, 2011 - or changes in patients‟ or purchasers‟ behaviors (intermediate outcomes) that may contribute to improved

417. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - breast pain, persistent skin inflammation, food intolerance, and difficulty breathing disappeared or improved

418. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/tympanostomy-tubes_research-protocol.pdf
     November 16, 2015 - Attempts to promote the use of more rigorous criteria for the diagnosis of AOM may also result in improved … Improved hearing levels (audibility) 2.  

419. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_research-protocol.pdf
     June 27, 2011 - An outcome of improved adherence to chemotherapy may not necessarily translate into improved quality

420. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Updaterum Disorder--An Update (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2017 - Thus, and despite the authors’ conclusion that methodology has improved somewhat in the interim, there … Online: May 26, 2017 11 section clearly summarises how research in this area needs to be improved