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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-careassociated-infections_executive.pdf
November 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…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c-treatment-future_research.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: Future Research Needs
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 28
Treatment of Hepatitis
C Virus Infection in
Adults: Future
Research Needs
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 28
Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults:
Future Research Needs
Identifi…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cesarean-birth_research.pdf
January 01, 2020 - FRN 22: Future Research Needs for Strategies To Reduce Cesarean Birth in Low-Risk Women
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 22
Future Research Needs
for Strategies To Reduce
Cesarean Birth in Low-
Risk Women
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 22
Future Research Needs for Strategies To Reduce
Cesarean Birth …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/nonopioid-chronic-pain-summary.pdf
April 01, 2020 - Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Evidence Summary
Purpose of Review
Evaluate the benefits and harms of nonopioid drugs
in randomized controlled trials of patients with spe-
cific types of chronic pain, considering the effects on
pain, function, quality of life, and adverse events.
Key Messages…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-active-infection-rapid-response.pdf
May 01, 2024 - Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response_Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris
Making Healthcare Safer IV
Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides diff…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dietary-supplements_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 51
Dietary Supplements in Adults Taking
Cardiovascular Drugs
Executive Summary
Background
The American Heart Association
estimates that more than 81 million
American adults (one-third of all adults)
have at least one form of cardiovascular
disease (CVD).1 CVD is br…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-screening_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 69
Screening for Hepatitis C Virus
Infection in Adults
Executive Summary
Background
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a single-
stranded, positive-sense RNA virus of
the family Flaviviridae. HCV is the
most common chronic bloodborne
pathogen in the United States. The
prev…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-d-opioid-chronic-pain-surveill-report-1.xlsx
September 30, 2015 - Appendix Table D-1. RCTs
Table D-1. Randomized controlled trials
Author, Year Study Design
Duration Setting
Country Eligibility Criteria Interventions Sample Characteristics Screened
Eligible
Randomized
Analyzed Results Adverse Events and Withdrawals Due to Adverse Events Sponsor Quality
Hruschak, 2021 RCT
Duration:…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ace-inhibitor-arb-update_research-protocol.pdf
May 07, 2010 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: May 07, 2010
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stone-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
July 26, 2012 - Disposition of Comments Report for Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults
http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1035
Published Online: July 26, 2012
Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Revie…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/version-3-immunity-after-COVID-19.pdf
December 31, 2022 - Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Implications for Immunity: Final Update of a Rapid, Living Review
Rapid Evidence Product
Version 3.0 (July 2022)
Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2
Infection and Implications for Immunity: Final
Update of a Rapid, Living Review
What Di…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vte-prophyalaxis_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - 1
Pharmacologic and Mechanical Prophylaxis
of Venous Thromboembolism Among Special
Populations
Executive Summary
Introduction
Background
Pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep
vein thrombosis (DVT) are collectively
known as venous thromboembolism
(VTE). VTE affects an estimated 900,000
Americans every year, resul…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ankyloglossia_research-protocol.pdf
June 30, 2014 - Ankyloglossia-protocol-140630
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Ankyloglossia
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Background
Ankyloglossia is a cong…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-prevention-covid-surveillance-report.pdf
July 17, 2020 - Surveillance Report: Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings
Surveillance Report: July 17, 2020
Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in
Community and Healthcare Settings:
Surveillance Report
Background
This surveillance report summarizes the search and update for the rapid review and l…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_surveillance.pdf
April 01, 2012 - AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review
Surveillance Program
CER #32:
Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
in Adults
Original release date:
August 8, 2011
Surveillance Report:
July, 2012
Key Findings:
- The conclusions for KQ2 (phased testing), KQ3
(preoperative screening), KQ6 (compliance…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s81.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Developing Indicators of Inpatient Adverse Drug Events
Through Nonlinear Analysis Using Administrative Data
Jonathan R. Nebeker, MS, MD,*†‡§ Paul R. Yarnold, PhD,¶ Robert C. Soltysik, MS,�
Brian C. Sauer, PhD,†‡ Shannon A. Sims, MD, MS,** Matthew H. Samore, MD,†‡§**
Randall W. Rupper, MD, MPH,*†‡ Ka…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rtc-design-principles_research.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Hi Les,
Medical Tests—White Paper Series
Using the Principles of
Randomized Controlled Trial Design
To Guide Test Evaluation
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the authors, who are responsible
for its contents; the findings and conclusions do not necessarily represent t…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cancer-ovarian-contraceptives/research-protocol
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/risk-cardiovascular-disease.pdf
January 01, 2023 - The Effect of Dietary Digestible Carbohydrate Intake on Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: The Effect of Dietary Digestible Carbohydrate Intake on Risk of
Cardiovascular Disease
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Des…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_surveillance.pdf
July 01, 2012 - i
CER # 17:
Comparative Effectiveness of Medications To Reduce Risk of
Primary Breast Cancer in Women
Original release date:
September 14, 2009
Surveillance Report 1st Assessment: November, 2011
Surveillance Report 2nd Assessment: July, 2012
Key Findings:
• 2 of 6 conclusions for Key Question 1, …