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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/mhs-IV-epc-grand-rounds-slides.pptx
January 01, 2023 - AHRQ Slide Template 2019-Widescreen
AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program
Grand Rounds Series
Making Healthcare Safer IV Reports
Welcome!
Logistics
This meeting will be recorded and shared externally.
Please use the chat for questions and feedback throughout the session or use the hand-raising functionality …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s131.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Increasing Levels of Restriction in Pharmacoepidemiologic
Database Studies of Elderly and Comparison With
Randomized Trial Results
Sebastian Schneeweiss, MD, ScD,* Amanda R. Patrick, MS,* Til Stürmer, MD, MPH,*
M. Alan Brookhart, PhD,* Jerry Avorn, MD,* Malcolm Maclure, ScD,*
Kenneth J. Rothman, DM…
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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/ch_2-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2011 - 21
Abstract
The choice of study design often has profound consequences for the causal interpretation of study
results. The objective of this chapter is to provide an overview of various study design options for
nonexperimental comparative effectiveness research (CER), with their relative advantages and limitations,…
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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/related_files/pressure-ulcer-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
May 08, 2013 - Disposition of Comments Report for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention
Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-
reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1489
Published Online: May 8, 2013
Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report…
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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/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/kidney-disease-medicine_research-protocol.pdf
November 01, 2010 - Evidence Report on the
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: July 28, 2010
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Screening for and Management of Chronic Kidney
Disease Stages 1-3
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
T…
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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/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/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/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…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-238-cervical-ripening-evidence-summary.pdf
March 01, 2021 - Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 238: Cervical Ripening
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 238
Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient
Setting
Evidence Summary
Main Points
• The highest strength of evidence for outcomes of outpatient cervical ripening
found in this report was low, with …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
January 10, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: January 10, 2012
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention: A Comparative Effectiveness Review
I. Background and …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-iv-nv-hap-protocol.pdf
August 05, 2024 - Making Healthcare Safer IV: Interventions to Prevent Nonventilator Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (NV-HAP) for Inpatients
Evidence-based Practice Center Rapid Review Protocol
Project Title: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Interventions to Prevent
Nonventilator Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (NV-HAP) for Inpatients
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/substance-abuse-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - alcohol use events yearly.8,9 Experts estimate that
annually, more than 1.2 billion binge-drinking incidents … occur nationwide.10 These incidents also
represent a significant economic cost to the national economy … initially identify patients as being at-
risk or they diagnose hazardous alcohol use behavior after incidents
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ptsd-adults-trauma-interventions_research-protocol.pdf
November 08, 2012 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: November 8, 2012
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Interventions for the Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) in Adults After Exposure to Psychological Trauma
Amendment Date(s): November 8, 2012; …