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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/obesity-child_executive.pdf
March 31, 2010 - We included 124 interventional studies described
in 131 articles (Figure B). … We included four home-based intervention studies. … These
studies included 4,071 participants. … KQ2 included one study with a CHI component. … We included these in
the review because they included diet and physical activity
interventions and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nephropathy-contrast-induced_executive.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Four studies with a total
population of 3,647 were included to reach this conclusion;
one study included … only patients with CKD, two included
only patients with cardiac issues, and one included only
patients … Two studies
included only CKD patients, one included patients with
cardiac issues, and one had a general … Assessing Risk of Bias in Included
Studies. … The Cochrane Collaboration; 2013. http://bmg.cochrane.
org/assessing-risk-bias-included-studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-252-infantile-epilepsies-executive-summary.pdf
October 01, 2022 - We discussed all
included studies narratively, and we rated the strength of evidence (SOE) using EPC … No included studies compared surgical interventions to other treatment modalities
(e.g., pharmacologic … relevant studies), sparse data which precluded analyses of specific
etiologies or seizure types, no included … This issue is
especially true for surgical interventions; all of the articles included for surgical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ischemic-stroke-treatment_executive.pdf
January 01, 2011 - We included
human studies of any design, case series, and case
reports as long as they included patients … We included only reports in English in our
qualitative review of the literature. … A total of 87 articles
were ultimately included in the study. … Common exclusion criteria included advanced age,
large brain infarction, abnormal hemostasis, severe … #Death included if patients were followed up for any duration of time after hospital discharge.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-update-2015_executive.pdf
January 01, 2015 - included in this updated report, without date
restrictions. … Type of study • For KQ1, we included only RCTs.
• For KQ2 and KQ3, we included RCTs, nonrandomized experimental … published in English were included. … Overall, we included 219 studies,
published in 249 articles. … Five of the included
observational studies lasted 1 year or less.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-surgical-report-cards.pdf
July 01, 2023 - cards and outcome measurements to improve the safety of
surgical care was identified as a PSP to be included … The TEP included 15 experts in patient safety with representatives of
governmental agencies, healthcare … For the purposes of this review, we included evidence for the benefits or harms of any
of the above-named … For Review Question 2, we will focus on identifying relevant measures that are included in
the Centers … MHS = Making Healthcare Safer
Literature Searches for Studies of Effectiveness
Description of Included
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-risk-drugs-protocol.pdf
July 27, 2023 - The
TEP included 15 experts in patient safety with representatives of governmental agencies,
healthcare … PSPs relevant to various settings: inpatient, ambulatory, and long-term care.11 The three
PSPs included … We will not independently assess original studies
included in any such systematic review. … For Review
Question 2, we will focus on identifying relevant measures that are included in the
Centers … We will not independently assess original studies included in any such systematic review.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine-emergency_disposition-comments.pdf
November 27, 2012 - we included in this review. … The subpopulations are included in the key
questions 5 and 6. … I am curious why cohort
studies and non-randomized trials were included. … Moreover, we searched the reference lists of
all included studies. … Droperidol was one of the interventions included
in the review.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/psoriasis-chronic_disposition-comments.pdf
November 27, 2012 - I wonder why the RCT on Briakinumab versus
Methotrexate for Psoriasis has not been included even if … Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) can be included
as per AHRQ. … Methods I wonder why the RCT on Briakinumab versus Methotrexate for Psoriasis has
not been included … All included studies are rated for quality
which impacts the strength of evidence. … No, the MTC was not included in grading
strength of evidence.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update_disposition-comments.pdf
September 01, 2011 - All studies that met the current
criteria were included. … It does not
appear that investigators overlooked any studies that should have been included or
included … Should these be included? … The drugs
are still included in the
chart for comparative
purposes. … We have now included
this study by Guardia.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-loss-surgery_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - Other sources included Clinicaltrials.gov, references
of included studies and relevant reviews, and … Further details and surgery
strategies are included in the full report. … To be included, studies had to report on one of the
surgical procedures listed above or nonsurgical … , but also some outside the range, were still
informative and were included. … The remaining included studies
were observational, with no comparison group.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-evidence-communication_executive.pdf
November 01, 2013 - We included studies that examined both
intermediate and ultimate (distal) outcomes. … Databases
included MEDLINE®, the Cochrane Library, Cochrane
Central Trials Registry, PsycINFO®, and … Possible
moderators of interest for all KQs included risk of bias,
study size, and target audience. … Results
Search Results and Included Studies
We identifed 4,152 articles from all sources (after … The included trials chiefy involved targeting and tailoring.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-repository-expanded-protocol.pdf
October 24, 2019 - estimated to be
6.1 percent in American civilians and 6.9 percent in Veterans.2,3 Since PTSD was first included … Direct head-to-
head comparison of PTSD interventions
were included. … For studies included at the title/abstract review stage, the full-text will be
retrieved and reviewed … Studies included
6
in AHRQ CER No. 207 will not be re-evaluated; individual ROB item … The new ROB approach will be piloted in 10 studies included in Technical Brief No.
32,7 then further
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tech-brief-32-pharm-non-pharm-ptsd.pdf
May 14, 2019 - Rigorous searches included numerous databases. Thank for your comment. … We have updated all sections to
reflect that ICD-9 and ICD-10 diagnoses were
included. … We included published methods papers and
abstracted any relevant data found in those. … TEP Reviewer #7 Methods Why was the Cigrang et al 2017 PE-PC RCT not included? … Pg 9 under Included Studies. Last sentence.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_executive.pdf
January 27, 2012 - In the past, alcohol-use disorders (AUDs)
included harmful use, alcohol abuse,
and alcohol dependence … Trained reviewers extracted the relevant data from
each included article. … Harms
Of the included studies, 114 provided information on
harms. … The included literature used definitions from
DSM-III or DSM-IV. … Many included trials had methodological limitations
introducing some risk of bias.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-cholestorol-medications_disposition-comments.pdf
March 10, 2010 - Our
sensitivity analysis included long-term studies (> 6 months). … Trials involving this combination which met inclusion
criteria were included in the review. … Is it that two arms
would be included in each analysis? … Results Improve the quality of included figures
1. … Table 35: the first four rows of the results were same but different number
of studies included?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2024 - The proposed search
strategy for EMBASE and Medline (via EMBASE.com) is included in Appendix A. … We will only assess risk of bias
for outcomes which will be included in the strength of evidence (SOE … We plan to describe
the distribution of social determinants among included studies as well as report … Reporting bias will be addressed by examining the funding source of
included studies, the direction … Factors important to consider include the type
or extent of surgery participants in included studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-244-safety-of-vaccines.pdf
May 25, 2021 - influenza vaccine
and ASD was not included. … We included all studies
that met inclusion criteria, which also
included non-trial studies (e.g., self … I am
not aware of any studies that should
have been included. … Would add a
footnote to explain what is included in
each column. … English language studies were
included if the vaccines studied were
included in the CDC immunization
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_disposition-comments.pdf
December 16, 2014 - In addition, we included a sentence in the
Executive Summary to differentiate between clinical
and … Of these four studies, three
were included and one was excluded. … This
included brachytherapy, as well as a variety of
other treatment modalities. … There doesn’t appear to be other (high quality) guidelines included in the
search strategy. … We also included a list of 8 ongoing
clinical trials.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-251-integrated-pain-management-evidence-summary.pdf
October 01, 2021 - include a psychological and exercise component or were not
delivered by different disciplines) were not included … Results
We included 57 mostly fair-quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) (78
publications); … Common
components reported in systematic reviews of chronic pain management programs
included psychological … These
factors were rarely evaluated or were poorly described in included studies. … Included IPMP programs in particular focused
on patient-tailored care and were generally low intensity