-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/venous-ulcers-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
January 27, 2014 - included those that ought
not to have been)
Thank you for reviewing our report! … We would have liked to have included only comparative
studies for the surgical treatments. … The Jull study
included patients who had venous ulcers for only 2 weeks. … An explanation of how pain was evaluated is
included in each study description. … We recommend this
information be included in the
conclusion.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breastfeeding-health-outcomes-protocol.pdf
February 01, 2023 - Because
we plan to use ESRs where possible, we will code all tentatively included citations according … study designs, population, comparators, countries, and outcomes);
• Number of included studies; and … One reviewer will complete the AMSTAR 2 tool for all
provisionally included reviews; reviews that are … We will abstract the total number of included studies and number of included
studies by comparison. … For outcomes for which there is no recent ESR identified, we will
examine the included studies from
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-gain-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2020 - □ All ages are included for KQ6; approaches are implemented at the
community-level. … □ We will exclude studies if they included only pregnant women. … □ KQ6 will evaluate approaches on the community, instead of the
individual level to be included. … □ We will exclude studies that included a smoking cessation
intervention or approach. … Weight change must be
reported in relation to an approach of interest to be included.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-pain_research-protocol.pdf
August 05, 2010 - Additional coexisting diseases and concomitant medications were included. … Pharmacokinetics, Indications, and Dosing of drugs to be included. … • Comparators:
• Comparators will include placebo or other drugs included in this CER. … • Settings:
• Primary care and specialty settings will be included. … Studies will be included if they were conducted in primary care
or specialty settings.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hro-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Safety Practice
Review Questions
Review Question
Based on the evidence published during the included … The TEP included 15 experts in patient safety with representatives of
governmental agencies, healthcare … Complementary practices to strengthen implementation included
the need to incorporate an awareness … Barriers to implementation included
competing priorities and high costs. … The TEP included 15 experts in patient safety with representa...
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
May 08, 2013 - Peer Reviewer
#1
Results Results: Large number of studies are included. … in
describing which interventions were included. … in
describing which interventions were included. … by McInnes et
al is that the McInnes review included more trials that
included patients with pre-existing … Persons at the end of life were included. Few trials focused
on this population.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/binge-eating_executive.pdf
December 01, 2015 - We included studies of LOC eating in children
ages 6–17 years. … Broadly, we included pharmacological, psychological,
behavioral, and combination interventions. … Included studies had to have at least two
groups. … We included studies with inpatient or outpatient settings. … two
included medications originally formulated to treat patients
with ADHD.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-cough_disposition-comments.pdf
January 07, 2013 - Kelsall reviewed and included.
Smith reviwed and included.
Woodcock reviwed and included. … Munyard reviwed and included
Zihlif reviewed and included. … included in table
10 for eg. … -Field 2009b was reviewed and
included. … -Shaheen 2011 was reviewed and
included- --Novitsky 2002 was
reviewed and included.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-update_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - Study Eligibility Criteria
We included only English-language full-text articles. … Studies included for the assessment of diagnostic test
performance (Key Question 1) met the following … Of note, studies often do not provide information on the
risk of cancer among included patients. … Studies included for the assessment of possible adverse
events of core needle biopsy (Key Question 2 … Furthermore, for Key Question 2 we included any primary
research articles, regardless of design, that
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Key Question 3: Three types of studies were included. … Twelve cohorts included regular digital rectal
examination (DRE). … Age
Four cohorts included age as part of their eligibility criteria. … We included three types of studies to address this Key
Question. … We included survey or questionnaire studies
addressing the same issues.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_executive.pdf
March 01, 2015 - The gray literature
search included extensive reviews of clinicaltrials.gov, the
U.S. … For Key Question 1 (symptom relief from any therapy),
we included randomized controlled trials (RCTs … For the adverse
events question, trials included in Key Question 1 that also
reported adverse events … were included. … It is also difficult to evaluate potential selective outcome
reporting from the included trials.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/coronary-artery-stenting_disposition-comments.pdf
February 26, 2013 - Both randomized and non-
randomized comparative studies were included. … The full search
terms and combinations used are included in the appendix. … The
authors included the studies appropriately. … We believe this
study should be included in the review also. … Additional
information on the FAME II study is included in Exhibit V.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gerd_executive.pdf
September 01, 2011 - As with the previous report, definitions of GERD and
disease severity among included subjects varied … The methods by which these outcomes were evaluated
varied, and not all studies included outcomes of … For studies on medical treatment, we included
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using a PPI or
H2RA … The regimens
evaluated included once-daily or on-demand dosing; a
regimen of 4-week PPI therapy with … The studies included in this update were plagued with
similar methodological issues.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/registry-of-patient-registries-development_research_0.pdf
February 01, 2012 - More information on the remaining five research registries is included below. … The information included in HSRProj is similar to the information included in
Clinicaltrials.gov, although … The information included in the PDQ Registry is similar to the information included in
Clinicaltrials.gov … The data elements included in the WHO registries are listed in Table 6.
Table 6. … Should
these functionalities be included by AHRQ, they would need to be built.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/infantile-hemangioma_policymaker.pdf
June 01, 2016 - The systematic review included 148 unique studies published from 1982 to June
2015. … (See Table 1.)
ȟ Clinically important, short-term harms of propranolol included
hypotension, hypoglycemia … bronchospasm, and
seizures.
»ü Clinically important harms of steroids—some of which may
be short lived—included … pain, growth retardation, hypertension,
and infection.
ȟ Harms associated with pulse dye lasers included
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/back-pain-treatment_research_executive.pdf
February 01, 2016 - We included pharmacological and
noninvasive nonpharmacological therapies for
low back pain. … We also evaluated
comparisons of the combination of one included
therapy plus another included therapy … We included
studies conducted in inpatient or outpatient settings.
Study designs. … For harms, we included cohort studies for
interventions and comparisons when randomized
trials were … Limitations of the Review Process
We included previously published systematic reviews.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/long-term-care-adults_disposition-comments.pdf
November 07, 2012 - We have included this in the definition of long-
term care. … We have included this in the definition of NHs. … Few studies included satisfaction outcomes. … We included a description of ideal types. … We have included a description of this.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-disposition.pdf
May 04, 2017 - We have included a
brief explanation to this
effect. … Were these criteria included to
screen articles? … TEP Reviewer
#6
Results All relevant studies were included. … We included interventions
that used ultrasound. … We included a description of
the limitations of our review.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-disposition-archived.pdf
May 04, 2017 - We have included a
brief explanation to this
effect. … Were these criteria included to
screen articles? … TEP Reviewer
#6
Results All relevant studies were included. … We included interventions
that used ultrasound. … We included a description of
the limitations of our review.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nppv-respiratory-failure_executive.pdf
July 01, 2012 - • All studies but one included only participants with
ACPE, although indirect comparisons included … A total of 12 RCTs were included in our analyses for
KQ 2. … All studies but one included only participants with ACPE. … Two studies
included only patients with a diagnosis of COPD. … Of the 69 studies included in this report overall,
65 included information about the clinical setting