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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/ems-911-workforce-infection-control/overview
September 15, 2021 - will summarize and present the evidence on understanding exposures (e.g. bloodborne, airborne) to and incidence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump/research
September 29, 2011 - evidence favoring the SQ terbutaline pump over oral tocolytics or no treatment is low for the outcomes of incidence … gestation, the strength of evidence favoring the pump over oral tocolytics is low for neonatal death, incidence … Strength of evidence is insufficient for bronchopulmonary dysplasia, incidence of delivery <28 weeks
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mrsa-screening-2010_executive.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Despite the adoption
of infection-control measures, the
incidence of MRSA infection at most
U.S. … but it is now decreasing.3-6
Burton and colleagues4 found a
49.6-percent decrease in the overall
incidence … metropolitan areas, Kallen and colleagues6
found a reduction in the incidence rate
of hospital-onset … While the decrease in the incidence of
MRSA infection may be due to efforts
to screen for MRSA carriage … rate
ratio as well as in the trend in the incidence of MRSA
colonization or infection.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/type-2-diabetes-insulin_executive.pdf
September 01, 2008 - While effective in lowering postprandial glucose and
A1c, premixed analogues increased the incidence … Use of insulin aspart 70/30 in randomized
controlled trials was associated with a higher incidence
of … The incidence of overall,
nocturnal, and severe hypoglycemia was similar for the
two treatments. … Both treatment regimens were similar in lowering A1c
and decreasing the incidence of hypoglycemia. … There was no difference in the incidence of
hypoglycemia between the two studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cognitive-decline_executive.pdf
March 01, 2017 - identified, the challenge
is to identify any interventions that can
lead to reductions in dementia incidence … , but
little evidence supports transfer of
benefits to other cognitive areas
or reduced dementia incidence … Dementia Incidence
The preponderance of studies showed no effect. … Trials that address
dementia incidence must be even longer. … Incidence of Dementia
over Three Decades in the Framingham Heart Study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cognitive-decline_executive.pdf
March 01, 2017 - identified, the challenge
is to identify any interventions that can
lead to reductions in dementia incidence … , but
little evidence supports transfer of
benefits to other cognitive areas
or reduced dementia incidence … Dementia Incidence
The preponderance of studies showed no effect. … Trials that address
dementia incidence must be even longer. … Incidence of Dementia
over Three Decades in the Framingham Heart Study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/renal-mass-and-localized-renal-cancer-the-following-questions-are-recommended-to-address-the-healthcare-tests-andor-treatments-this-program-should-consider-what-indicators-can-be-used-to-predict-malignancy-andor-aggressivenes
October 24, 2013 - The National Cancer Institute estimates incidence rates of renal cancer for 2013, totaling 65,150 new … This increase in incidence is due largely to an increase in incidence of small renal masses detected … Subgroups include men, as incidence is higher in men than women. … African American males have the highest incidence rates of renal cancer, followed by Hispanic males. … With the rising incidence of renal cancer, it is reasonable to expect that the total expenditures are
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - In
THR, TKR, and HFS, respectively, the incidences were:
DVT (39 percent, 46 percent, 47 percent), … Incidence of health outcomes in total hip replacement
PE 5 RCT Yes Pooled incidence of 6% (0.3% to 18% … Incidence of health outcomes in total knee replacement
PE
2 RCT
1 OBS
Yes
No
Pooled incidence of … The observational study had an incidence of 0.3%. … One trial not suitable for pooling had an incidence of 68.8%
and the observational study had an incidence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-ovarian-contraceptives_research-protocol.pdf
March 13, 2012 - 100,000), it is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths (8.2/100,000).1 Given
current age-specific incidence … or mortality of:
• Endometrial cancer
• Colorectal cancer
Other Harms
Incidence and mortality
of: … The difference in the incidence of ovarian cancer
between OC users and nonusers provides an estimate … Pulmonary embolism associated with
combined oral contraceptives: reporting incidences and potential … incidence,
venous
thromboembolic
disease, stroke, or
myocardial infarction?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_surveillance.pdf
January 30, 2013 - Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery,
incidence of … Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery, incidence of … Incidence of Delivery at Various
Gestational Ages
Incidence of delivery < 32 weeks:
The strength of … Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery, incidence of … Incidence of Delivery at Various Gestational Ages
Incidence of delivery < 32 weeks: The strength of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - CDI incidence is estimated at
6.5 cases per 10,000 patient days in
hospital.1 About 250,000 hospitalizations … We included only studies with CDI incidence,
or other measures of CDI, as an outcome. … .50-52
No study examined the effect of handwashing on CDI
incidence. … Handwashing/alcohol gel Low • No study examined whether handwashing reduced CDI
incidence. … time-series analyses of the impact of
antibiotic consumption and alcohol-based hand
disinfection on the incidences
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_surveillance.pdf
January 30, 2013 - Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery,
incidence of … Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery, incidence of … Incidence of Delivery at Various
Gestational Ages
Incidence of delivery < 32 weeks:
The strength of … Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery, incidence of … Incidence of Delivery at Various Gestational Ages
Incidence of delivery < 32 weeks: The strength of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-533_05-24-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Objective 2 - Prevalence and incidence of CD (Celiac 2)
a. … What is the prevalence and incidence of symptomatic and “clinically silent” CD in:
i. … How does prevalence and incidence in the general population vary in different geographic and
racial/
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-238-cervical-ripening-evidence-summary.pdf
March 01, 2021 - The incidence of meconium
aspiration syndrome, shoulder dystocia, and uterine infection, primarily with … Primary birth outcome: cesarean delivery
Key
Question Intervention Findingsa Studies Incidence
Relative … Primary fetal harms outcomes
Key
Question Intervention Outcome Findingsa Studies Incidence
Relative … Primary maternal harms outcomes
Key
Question Intervention Outcome Findingsa Studies Incidence
Relative … 28% vs.
25%
RR 1.10
(0.62 to 1.56)
5
Key
Question Intervention Outcome Findingsa Studies Incidence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Incidence of metastatic disease
d. Quality of life
e. Costs
5. … Prostate cancer incidence rates rose between 1975 and 1992
(from approximately 100 to more than 240 … Race/ethnicity
According to the 17 studies (covering 1973–2005) reporting
incidence rates stratified … The incidence rate appears to have peaked in the
early 1990s for all racial/ethnic groups. … For all groups, incidence rates declined between the early-
1990s and 1999.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/ems-911-workforce-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2015 - What are the characteristics, incidence, prevalence, and severity of
occupationally-acquired exposures … How do the incidence, prevalence, and severity of exposures vary by
demographic characteristics (e.g … How do the incidence, prevalence, and severity of exposures vary by
workforce characteristics (e.g., … (Outcomes
of interest include but are not limited to, incidence, prevalence, duration,
severity, missed … (Outcomes of interest include but are not limited to, incidence, prevalence,
duration, severity, missed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_2-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Etiologic studies are based on incidence
of the outcome of interest rather than
prevalence, because … prevalence is a function
of disease incidence and duration of disease. … Because prevalence is a function of the
incidence and the mean duration of the
disease, incidence is … , odds ratio, hazard ratio) and difference
measures (risk difference, incidence rate
difference). … , the
cohort design quickly becomes inefficient when the
incidence of the outcome is low.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/skin-conditions
December 08, 2017 - diabetic foot ulcers and amputations
Research Report
March 8, 2011
Data Points #2: Incidence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bereaved-persons-executive-summary.pdf
December 01, 2023 - Question 3
Intervention and
Comparison
Key Outcome Findings Strength of
Evidence
Psychotherapy Incidence … benefit
Psychotherapy Unintended consequences of the
intervention
N/A Insufficient
Pharmacotherapy Incidence … Unintended consequences of the
intervention
N/A Insufficient
Expert-facilitated
Support Group
Incidence … Expert-facilitated
Support Group
Unintended consequences of the
intervention
N/A Insufficient
Peer Support Incidence … of the
intervention
No systematic effect (estimate N/A} Insufficient
Self-help
intervention
Incidence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
January 10, 2012 - Pressure ulcers affect an estimated 3 million adults in the United
States, with notable variation in incidence … rates by medical care setting.
1
Estimates of the
incidence of pressure ulcers range from 0.4 to … of pressure ulcers, and that trial found no effect of the Braden
Scale on ulcer incidence. … of pressure ulcers, further examining effects of setting* and patient
characteristics
†
on incidence … Adults in
Various
Settings
Risk
Assessment
Incidence of
Pressure Ulcers
Severity of
Pressure