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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump/research
September 29, 2011 - Current Page Topic Timeline Mar. 10, 2008 Topic Suggestion Aug. 5, 2010 Research Protocol Sep. 29, 2011 Systematic Review Jan. 5, 2012 Disposition of Comments Report Jul. 3, 2013 Surveillance Report Terbutaline Pump for the Prevention of Preterm Birth
Systematic Review Archived September 29, 2011 Web Version [NLM …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_2-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Study Design
Description
Nested within an underlying cohort, the case-
control design identifies all incident
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/pressure-ulcer-prevention/research
May 08, 2013 - Current Page Topic Timeline Sep. 22, 2010 Topic Suggestion Jan. 10, 2012 Research Protocol May. 8, 2013 Systematic Review Sep. 12, 2013 Disposition of Comments Report Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention: Comparative Effectiveness
Systematic Review Archived May 8, 2013 Web Version [NLM Site] Download Main…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mrsa-screening-2010_executive.pdf
January 01, 2010 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 102
Screening for Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Executive Summary
Background
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) emerged as a clinically
relevant human pathogen more than
five decades ago.1 The virulent bacterium
was first detecte…
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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…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/type-2-diabetes-insulin_executive.pdf
September 01, 2008 - Layout 1
Background and Key
Questions
Although oral antidiabetic agents are used
as first-line agents in patients with type 2
diabetes, insulin is required in a significant
number of patients at some stage during
the management of diabetes to maintain
optimal glycemic control. Insulin use has
been suggested as a fir…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/aggression_executive.pdf
October 01, 2016 - other medication
protocols or usual
care
Change in
seclusion or
restraint
Seclusion
incident rate … choice vs. seclusion as first
choice (RR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.5 to
0.58) p<0.00152
Mechanical
restraint
incident … medicationa as first
choice vs. seclusion as first
choice (RR, 1.44; 95% CI, 0.38
to 5.36).52
Coercive
incident … bias, consistency
unknown—single
study, direct, imprecise
No significant difference
in coercive incident
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adults-trauma-interventions_disposition-comments.pdf
April 02, 2013 - Early selective prevention approaches following loss
and trauma, such as grief counseling or critical incident … Notably, this is the case with the
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) debriefing findings. … Summary
We suggest deleting the sentence “Some evidence, however, indicates that
early critical incident … Regarding the statements: “Some evidence (discussed in KQ2), however,
indicates that early critical incident … , the CISD finding does not seem appropriate to report in the
following bullet:
• “Early critical incident
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 49
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
in Orthopedic Surgery
Executive Summary
Background
Major orthopedic surgery describes three
surgical procedures including total hip
replacement (THR), total knee
replacement (TKR), and hip fracture
surgery (HFS). As a whole, maj…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/ems-911-workforce-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection Control and Prevention Issues
Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol
Project Title: Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection Control and
Prevention Issues
I. Background and Objectives for the Technical Brief
Standard infectio…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-533_05-24-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Topic 0451 Celiac Disease NSD FINAL
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Layout 1
Introduction
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a
serious healthcare-associated infection and
a growing health care problem. C. difficile
is a Gram-positive, spore-forming,
anaerobic bacterium that, when ingested,
can cause CDI if it is a toxigenic strain.
CDI symptoms include varying levels of
diarrh…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/version-2-risk-of-reinfection-from-SARSCoV2_0.pdf
December 31, 2022 - adjudication of reinfections in the positive cohort was more or less
rigorous than adjudication of incident … soon could misclassify
persistent viral shedding as reinfection,15 but waiting too long can exclude incident … are analogous to the efficacy endpoints used in studies of vaccine efficacy.16, 17 Here,
however, incident … are reinfections
and those in the negative cohort are primary infections; in vaccine studies, all incident … Most studies did not perform protocolized
followup testing designed to capture all incident infections
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-design-considerations-chapter-2.pptx
January 01, 2013 - Identifies all incident cases that develop an outcome and compares exposure history to controls
Samples … Design: Case-Control Study
Nested within an underlying cohort, the case-control design identifies all incident
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-ovarian-contraceptives_disposition-comments.pdf
June 07, 2013 - We have added explanatory text that all combined
harms include incident cases and mortality from
breast … All combined benefits include prevented incident
cases and deaths from ovarian, colorectal and
endometrial … Reviewer 3 General The sentence “Overall, the model predicted that the
harm/benefit ratio in terms of incident … The
incident cases of what diseases are counted to make the
comparison “unfavorable” yet lead to a … It is entirely possible to have more harms than
benefits in terms of incident cases, yet have a net
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_surveillance.pdf
January 30, 2013 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published online: January 30, 2013
i
CER # 35:
Comparative Effectiveness of Terbutaline Pump for the Prevention of
Preterm Birth
Original release date:
September, 2011
Surveillance Report (1st Assessment/cycle 1):
May, 2012
Surveillance Report (2nd…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_surveillance.pdf
January 30, 2013 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published online: January 30, 2013
i
CER # 35:
Comparative Effectiveness of Terbutaline Pump for the Prevention of
Preterm Birth
Original release date:
September, 2011
Surveillance Report (1st Assessment/cycle 1):
May, 2012
Surveillance Report (2nd…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/version-2-risk-of-reinfection-from-SARSCoV2.pdf
July 01, 2022 - adjudication of reinfections in the positive cohort was more or less
rigorous than adjudication of incident … soon could misclassify
persistent viral shedding as reinfection,15 but waiting too long can exclude incident … are analogous to the efficacy endpoints used in studies of vaccine efficacy.16, 17 Here,
however, incident … are reinfections
and those in the negative cohort are primary infections; in vaccine studies, all incident … Most studies did not perform protocolized
followup testing designed to capture all incident infections
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/version-2-risk-of-reinfection-from-SARSCoV2.pdf
July 01, 2022 - adjudication of reinfections in the positive cohort was more or less
rigorous than adjudication of incident … soon could misclassify
persistent viral shedding as reinfection,15 but waiting too long can exclude incident … are analogous to the efficacy endpoints used in studies of vaccine efficacy.16, 17 Here,
however, incident … are reinfections
and those in the negative cohort are primary infections; in vaccine studies, all incident … Most studies did not perform protocolized
followup testing designed to capture all incident infections
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - 04-E029-1 Summary
Advancing Excellence in Health Care • www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-Based
Practice
Backgrounda
In 2011, more than 240,000 men are projected
to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and
33,000 are projected to die from the disease in
the United States. In the United…