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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-careassociated-infections_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - We also screened the bibliographies of included
articles to identify additional references. … Articles were included if the study described an
implementation strategy to increase adherence with … This option was not
viable as the types of QI strategies included may have
confounded the effect. … This brings the total number of analyses included in this
Key Question to 30. … and colleagues85 appear to have included simple
before-after studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disparities-quality-improvement_disposition-comments.pdf
August 27, 2012 - We included studies of interventions initiated
in clinical settings. … As noted, payment strategies were not
included in our assessment. … Therefore, studies such as those
you describe could have been included if
they included a comparison … The strength of evidence tables are included
as an appendix and we included summary
text of strength … We included both
literature that focused on reducing a
disparity and general QI studies that
included
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_disposition-comments.pdf
October 25, 2011 - Where ODI values
not ultimately used in any of the studies
included? … We did not reevaluate
studies included in the 2007 report. … Both events are already included.
Phrase deleted. … Any surgical studies (included those of nasal surgery)
that met our broad criteria would have been included … Seven studies
were included in the assessment of autoPAP vs.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2010 - For this
reason we included pumps using rapid-acting
analogs rather than regular insulin. … Misso systematic review were not included in ours. … All the
clinical trials identified using rtCGM included
concomitant SMBG for calibration. … We only included quality of life measures that
included a reference to a study where they
attempted … We concur and the
data would be even stronger if the Battelino
paper was included.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation_disposition-comments.pdf
October 07, 2012 - Were activity outcomes reported and just included in this review? … Others
included specific measures of
behavioral health status. … Specific recommendations for research design should be included. … However, similar statements are
included in our report. … Prospective observational studies were
included.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/trauma-interventions-maltreatment-child_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Although
pharmacotherapy was included in our definition of
interventions for this review, we did not … children from the included group and
the excluded group, the study was included in the review
if data … We included
unpublished studies that met all inclusion criteria and
contained enough information on … We included a total of 21 trials, (19
efficacy trials and 2 effectiveness trials,25, 26) that included … None of the included studies addressed this issue.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-pregnancy-postpartum_executive.pdf
July 01, 2014 - Maternal and child benefits and harms outcomes included in the review
Benefit or Harm Mother Fetus, … Maternal and child benefits and harms outcomes included in the review (continued)
Study Designs
For … From these, we included
130 eligible unique studies in this report. … We included indirect evidence
from 109 observational studies that included pregnant
or postpartum women … Only approximately 30 percent of included studies were
conducted in the United States.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hemorrhage-postpartum_executive.pdf
April 01, 2015 - We manually searched reference lists of included studies
and of recent narrative and systematic reviews … We completed evidence tables for all included studies,
and data are presented in summary tables and … We excluded 844 studies at full-text review and
included 68 unique studies (76 publications) in the … No study included more than 177 women
receiving rFVIIa. … Studies of pharmacologic agents typically
included women with mild to moderate PPH, while studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonpharma-treatment-pain_research-protocol-amended.pdf
September 20, 2017 - In addition, it appears that there is
substantial overlap across systematic reviews regarding included … Refinement of the PICOTS table based on public comment included the following:
• Clarification that … of the included interventions … RCTs will be
considered and those included will be critically appraised. … Hand Searching: Reference lists of included articles will also be reviewed for
includable literature
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/worker-health_disposition-comments.pdf
May 31, 2016 - We list included outcomes in Table 1 of
the Methods section. … However, only one of
the included studies made this
comparison. … TEP Reviewer
#1
General Several included studies (about half!) … However, we did not
comment on any factors not highlighted
by authors of included studies. … We only comment on contextual factors
noted in the included studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-test_research-protocol.pdf
October 14, 2011 - Unpublished data will be included as evidence only if published in a peer-reviewed journal
during the … Authors of included studies will be
contacted if clarification of methods or results is needed. … Was a list of studies (included and excluded) provided? … Was the quality of included primary studies high?
11. … Was the scientific quality of the included studies used appropriately in formulating
conclusions?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nppv-respiratory-failure_disposition-comments.pdf
July 01, 2012 - These results are now
included in the report. … We have
included these results in the revised report. … I am
not aware of any data that should have been included. … The review has included all the
important studies. … I was not able to identify studies
excluded or included incorrectly.
Thank you.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adults-trauma-interventions_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - For assessment of the risk of harms, we
also included retrospective controlled cohort studies. … We retrieved the full text of
all articles included during the title and abstract review
phase. … We included questions about
adequacy of randomization, allocation concealment,
similarity of groups … The main report
gives detailed descriptions of included studies in text and
in the evidence tables … Overall, we included 19
trials in our main analyses.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_disposition-comments.pdf
October 27, 2015 - There is one
study that was included in the references
but appears to have been excluded from
one … It may be
helpful just to see the 95% CI of the studies
included (similar to including the figure for … have
been included in the section
comparing different
instillation regimens, since
all patients … In the results, I do not recall seeing
the Lamm (ref 80) study included in the
evidence with which … The future research section is clear and will
This trial was included in the
section on intravesical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/decide16final-mortality-risk-in-copd-pts-using-theophylline.pdf
December 01, 2009 - A total of 183,573
patients were included. … Conclusion: Compared to similar regimens, patients in regimens that included theophylline had
slightly … Regimens with
more than 10,000 total patients in the THEO and NO THEO groups combined were included … The top six regimens included more than
10,000 patients and were included in the evaluation. … Time-Varying Exposure
There were 7,840 patients included in the time-varying exposure analysis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/copd-management_research.pdf
December 01, 2009 - A total of 183,573
patients were included. … Conclusion: Compared to similar regimens, patients in regimens that included theophylline had
slightly … Regimens with
more than 10,000 total patients in the THEO and NO THEO groups combined were included … The top six regimens included more than
10,000 patients and were included in the evaluation. … Time-Varying Exposure
There were 7,840 patients included in the time-varying exposure analysis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-adults-prisons_executive.pdf
August 01, 2013 - Time Point
We required a minimum followup of 3 months for studies
included in this report. … For this report, 15 of the 16
included trials received a medium risk-of-bias rating and 1
received … Sacks and colleagues included only studies
conducted by themselves. … Of the two studies that evaluated MTC, one included only
men and the other included only women in a … Offenders with depression were also
underrepresented in the included studies for KQ1.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-197-fractional-exhaled-nitric-oxide-disposition-comments.pdf
December 20, 2017 - The
demographics of the
population of the
included studies is
listed in Appendix C. … These included
different cutoffs, not
one value. … Studies relevant to
KQ 1c are included in
the report. … The 3 studies we
included in the report
about adherence are
more direct. … BMI/weight was
originally included in
our study protocol.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/trauma-child-interventions_disposition-comments.pdf
February 11, 2013 - N/A
TEP #4 General Title of the review: Given the age range of participants included in the studies … We have included KQ4 as our
assessment of harms in the included
studies. … The minimum
number per group (at least 10) to be included as a study to review is very
much too low … We agree with you and have
included KQ3 to this effect. … We have included some
language describing the need for this
research at the outset of our paper and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antipsychotics-children_research-protocol.pdf
June 04, 2010 - • Patients with schizoaffective disorder and substance-induced psychoses have been
included within … Only studies published in the English language will be included. … Conference abstracts will be included. … Reference lists of relevant systematic reviews, guidelines, and included studies will be
screened to … Chapter 8: Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In:
Higgins JPT, Green S, eds.