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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/congestive-heart-failure-medicines_research.pdf
March 01, 2010 - MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE AND HYDRALAZINE
The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of
AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program. It is a collaborative network of research centers that
support the rapi…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_1-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
August 13, 2012 - 7
Abstract
The steps involved in the process of developing research questions and study objectives for conducting
observational comparative effectiveness research (CER) are described in this chapter. It is important
to begin with identifying decisions under consideration, determining who the decisionmakers and
sta…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-update_disposition-comments.pdf
September 10, 2014 - decisions, cost money, all of which contribute to women
seeking surgical options that are not medically indicated … not find studies reporting a
representative estimate for the proportion of breast
biopsies that are indicated
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cesarean-birth-future_research.pdf
August 09, 2012 - framework from evidence review
CD = cesarean delivery; ERCD = elective repeat cesarean delivery; IRCD = indicated … As indicated in the evidence review, the
ability to conduct large-scale studies in this area relies … The term
elective is meant to distinguish from medically indicated cesarean delivery, which is offered … framework from evidence review
CD = cesarean delivery; ERCD = elective repeat cesarean delivery; IRCD = indicated … Once
they indicated willingness to participate, a member of our research team responded with potential
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_clinician.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities
Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities
Clinical Issue
About one in eight women in the United States will develop
invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. Approximately
290,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year
in the United States, and more than…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation_disposition-comments.pdf
October 07, 2012 - The conclusion cannot be used to inform policy
and/or practice decisions, as is indicated by the authors
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/public-reporting-cost-measures_technical-brief.pdf
March 01, 2015 - The five Web sites providing only Medicare
procedure costs indicated the median Medicare payment. … However, none of these sites clearly indicated what patients
or insurance companies are responsible … As indicated by a
number of experimental studies17, consumers tend to equate higher costs with higher
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/11_peptic_ulcer_potential_high_impact_2012-12-111.pdf
January 01, 2012 - We present three summaries of topics
(indicated below with an asterisk) that emerged as having potential … For these patients, surgical colectomy is indicated. … For these patients, surgical
colectomy is indicated.
1
Helminthic therapy is intended to provide a
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_6-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
October 30, 2012 - 71
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of considerations for the development of outcome measures
for observational comparative effectiveness research (CER) studies, describes implications of the
proposed outcomes for study design, and enumerates issues of bias that may arise in incorporating the
ascertainme…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antidepressants-2007_executive.pdf
January 01, 2007 - Eighteen studies (4,050 patients), mostly of
fair quality, indicated no statistical differences in
efficacy … One observational study indicated that
extended-release formulations might have a better
adherence rate … One fair-quality
observational study indicated that harms, specifically
the rates of sexual dysfunction
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/field-triage-glascow-disposition-170415.pdf
January 12, 2017 - As indicated in the Analytic
Framework, the ultimate goal of field
assessment (outcome farthest to
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-emergency_research-protocol.pdf
July 18, 2011 - These agents are indicated for the acute treatment of migraine in
adults; however, reduced efficacy
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-cancer-risk-reduction_research.pdf
October 25, 2010 - Narratives from researchers indicated that harms of medications were either already known or
that it … comparing tibolone and continuous combined conjugated equine estrogen plus
medroxyprogesterone acetate indicated … further
analysis by various population subgroups, such as by age, menopausal status, and others, also
indicated
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-provider-adherence_disposition-comments.pdf
May 19, 2013 - In the example
provided, we indicated that 10 studies had
statistically significant results; separately
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/continuous-outcomes-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
March 01, 2011 - .*
*The two studies with imputed SDs are indicated in boxes. … function, imputing missed data using arithmetic means.*
*The two studies with imputed SDs are indicated … imputing missed data using coefficient of variation.*
*The two studies with imputed SDs are indicated … yielded a combined SMD of -0.68 (95% CI -0.88, -0.47), which corresponded to a
medium effect size and indicated
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-stents-outcomes_research.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Since their introduction in 20xx, DES have been shown in clinical trials to decrease TLR (…
The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is
part of AHRQ’s Effective Health Care program. It is a collaborative network of research
centers that support the rapid development o…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting-future_research.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Stenting: Future Research Needs
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 25
Intravascular Diagnostic
Procedures and Imaging
Techniques Versus
Angiography Alone in
Coronary Stenting:
Future Research Needs
Future Research Nee…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-surgery-preparation_executive.pdf
April 01, 2014 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 128
Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation
for Colorectal Surgery
Executive Summary
Background
In the United States, oral mechanical
bowel preparation (OMBP), defined
as the use of an oral preparation given
prior to surgery to clear fecal material
from the bowel lumen,…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-238-cervical-ripening-appendix-e-2.xlsx
January 01, 2017 - Appendix E-2
Appendix E-2. Data Abstraction of Outcomes
Table E-2-1
Table E-2-1. Outcomes from RCTs addressing Key Question 1
Author, Year
Country
Quality Rating Interventions Primary Effectiveness Outcomes Secondary Effectiveness Outcomes Primary Fetal Harms Outcomes Secondary Fetal Harms…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insulin-analogues-disposition-081229.pdf
September 01, 2008 - As indicated when we present the Key Questions addressed in
the report, we consider the three preparations