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81. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2012 - Across studies, sensitivity and specificity are generally negatively correlated — as one increases the … As sensitivity increases, the specificity usually decreases and vice-versa. … Sensitivity and Specificity Separately (2 of 2) Increasing the threshold decreases sensitivity but increases … Increasing the threshold decreases the sensitivity but increases the specificity. … term=11079073 Sensitivity increases with longer hours from symptom onset to the last measurement

82. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard (ppt file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-meta-analysis.ppt
    June 01, 2012 - Across studies, sensitivity and specificity are generally negatively correlated — as one increases the … As sensitivity increases, the specificity usually decreases and vice-versa. … Sensitivity and Specificity Separately (2 of 2) Increasing the threshold decreases sensitivity but increases … Increasing the threshold decreases the sensitivity but increases the specificity. … term=11079073 Sensitivity increases with longer hours from symptom onset to the last measurement

83. Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 250: Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2021 - • Extracted whole-plant high-THC to CBD ratio products may be associated with large increases in

84. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2011 - Some observational studies found acetaminophen associated with modest increases in blood pressure or … However, because the event rates increases in older patients, even if the relative risk estimates are … overall: Primarily observational studies Concomitant use of anticoagulants and nonselective NSAIDs increases

85. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments to Prevent Fractures in Men and Women with Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis – An Update of the 2007 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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86. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Executive Summary (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2011 - The controversy around accurate diagnosis is particularly heightened with documented increases in diagnosis … of younger children and associated increases in treatment with psychoactive medications. … small and may result in type II error.58,62 Use of psychostimulants slows the rate of growth, and increases … psychostimulants, the group means for blood pressure and heart rate show small but clinically insignificant increases … medications of various types has continued to grow.94­96 Changing patterns of ADHD medication use suggest increases

87. Managing Gout: A Review of the Research for Adults (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2017 - What increases the risk of gout? The exact cause of gout is not known.

88. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - Priority Area 11 – Peptic Ulcer Disease and Dyspepsia such as liver damage, the risk of which increases … parenteral nutrition (PN) can lead to serious side effects such as liver damage, the risk of which increases … enhance the surface area of the intestines or lengthen the time food spends in the intestines, which increases

89. Assessing the Impact of Indexing Performance Measure Codes on the Perceived Value of EPC Reports to Health Systems (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2018 - • Findings: The use of QMI is considered novel, increases the speed at which quality measure information … from an EPC report can be retrieved, and increases the likelihood that EPC reports will be used by … reports and including health systems in the process of determining the most promising enhancements which increases

90. Ch 4-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - in which there is a “threshold effect”—where the benefit (or risk) associated with the exposure increases … In panel G, the depicted relationship shows a dose- response in which the risk or benefit increases … exposure-based cohort definitions, the bias in the rate ratio that arises from the immortal time increases

91. Data Points 17: Trends in Bariatric Surgery: Trends in bariatric surgery in Medicare beneficiaries (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2012 - These numbers have likely increased over time.9 As the number of obese Medicare beneficiaries increases … We observed increases in operations in both the age-eligible and working-age disabled groups.

92. Module III: Points of Engagement in the EHC Program (pdf file)
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    May 29, 2025 - Early involvement of stakeholders in the research process, increases the likelihood of continued engagement

93. Evidence Summary for Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2020 - Evidence Summary for Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 240 Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review Evidence Summary Main Points Background and Purpose The purpose of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness and comparative …

94. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2017 - Second, they cause small increases in both high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) and low-density

95. Evidence Summary for CER 239: Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2020 - • Compared with placebo, dihydroergotamine reduces pain (high SOE) and probably increases the likelihood

96. CER 229 Evidence Summary: Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2020 - medications for chronic pain more than tripled from 1999 to 2015.2 This increase was accompanied by marked increases

97. CER 218 Disposition of Comments: Long-Term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporosis Fracture Prevention (pdf file)
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    April 23, 2019 - Observational data suggests that the absolute increases in risk for AFF and ONJ with long-term bisphosphonate … between long- term bisphosphonate therapy and AFFs is accepted, therefore replace may increase with increases … Increases in bone density during treatment are associated with reduction in fracture risk (benefits)

98. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 132 Combination Therapy Versus Intensification of Statin Monotherapy: An Update (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2014 - ES11(b): High strength of evidence that dual therapy increases serious adverse events. … For example, the omega-3 FA Lovaza increases LDL-C, while Vascepa does neither increase or decrease … While the patients taking combination therapy had greater increases in their HDL-c, there were no benefits … Third, increases in cIMT do intima-media thickness (CIMT) in patients with hyperlipidemia. … Neither of these manuscripts describes “Acute Kidney Injury” but rather increases in creatinine.

99. 04-E029-1 Summary (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2011 - (covering 1973–2005) reporting incidence rates stratified by race/ethnicity, all groups experienced increases … consistently demonstrated decreases in the proportion of patients presenting distant disease and concomitant increases … diagnosed with well- or poorly- differentiated tumors (including undifferentiated tumors) with concomitant increases … Keeping these caveats in mind, studies indicate that men in all racial/ethnic groups experienced increases

100. Cancer-Ovarian-Contraceptives Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - The variability in OC formulations approved for use across countries increases the likelihood that non-English … thromboembolic events, several studies that examined pulmonary embolism alone also found consistent increases … predicted decreases in incidence and mortality from ovarian, colorectal, and endometrial cancers, and increases