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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch-7-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
March 29, 2012 - Provider Actions
Confounding by indication: Confounding by
indication, also referred to as “channeling … the outcome being investigated
need to be adequately measured and modeled to
address confounding by indication … Indication for treatment was found to
be a strong instrument45 and provider and ecologic
causes of … Confounding by
indication and channeling over time: the
risks of beta 2-agonists. … Confounding by indication: the case
of calcium channel blockers.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_disposition-comments.pdf
January 27, 2016 - The population of
interest is defined as “…patients with an
acute RTI and no clear indication for … “Clear
indication’ is a matter of interpretation and
influenced by condition, indication, setting … At what ‘number needed to treat’ to
reduce a particular outcome does the
indication for antibiotics … in the
inclusion of participants in studies who did
have a clear indication and the exclusion of … studies which included a lot of participants
without a clear indication for antibiotics.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tonsillectomy_executive.pdf
January 01, 2017 - than 15
percent of all surgical procedures in children
under the age of 15 years.1, 2 The primary
indication … Currently, the most common indication for tonsillectomy
is OSDB (i.e., breathing difficulties during … We
did not assess harms separately by indication because there
is no reason to expect that they would … as surgical indication varied across studies. … These effects may be due to
confounding by indication as indication varied across
studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/congestive-heart-failure-medicines_research.pdf
March 01, 2010 - These conclusions are tempered by concerns that substantial
residual “confounding by indication” might … The inability to fully adjust for this
confounding by indication would result in falsely elevated hazard … stratified the underlying hazard by the propensity score for receipt of H-ISDN to
reduce confounding by indication … incorporation of the propensity score into our analyses had
little or no effect on the confounding by indication
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
February 01, 2015 - patient advocacy groups that are investigating various delivery methods and
forms of insulin for this indication … populations and may clarify optimal
dosages, administration frequency, and insulin formulations for this indication … As a result, using intranasal insulin to treat AD is an off-
label indication. … Intranasal insulin for treating AD is not sold in prefabricated intranasal
delivery packages for this indication
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiotherapy-proton-beam_research.pdf
May 01, 2012 - We separately analyzed the
number and proportion of denied claims by year, provider, and indication … Reimbursement
per patient varies by treatment
indication. … 37.3
Table 3: Characteristics of proton beam radiotherapy users in Medicare, by demography and
indication
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/labor-dystocia_research-protocol.pdf
July 28, 2016 - These
increased risks are the underlying indication for cesarean delivery in the setting of labor
dystocia … For the purposes of this review, women who are
undergoing induction of labor for any indication are … For the purposes
of this review, women who are undergoing induction of
labor for any indication are … <15 or >44
years of age
• Women in preterm labor
• Women undergoing
labor induction for any
indication … • KQs 1, 3-9:
o Maternal
For admission to NICU,
studies which do not report
length of stay if indication
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-disease-medicine_surveillance.pdf
October 01, 2012 - benefits
appeared to be limited to
specific CKD subgroups, some
of which already had a clinical
indication … Patients with
hyperlipidemia and no coronary
artery disease may not
otherwise have an indication for … Patients with systolic CHF
already have an indication for
beta blockers, regardless of
whether they … Patients with hyperlipidemia and
no coronary artery disease may not
otherwise have an indication for … Patients with systolic CHF already have an
indication for beta blockers, regardless of
whether they
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-anemia-update_disposition-comments.pdf
April 25, 2013 - of the evidence from very diverse trials, many of which
investigated ESA use outside of the typical indication … Although not an FDA-approved indication for ESA
use those results were included in the synthesis
here … used to derive estimates for mortality
and other outcomes were done before FDA limited the labeled indication … with the worse prognosis have the greatest harms, which is in
some ways consistent with the renal indication … Although not an FDA-approved
indication for ESA use, those results were
included because the population
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/developmental-delays-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
June 01, 2014 - patients with ASD, and one
company is researching a proprietary intranasal delivery system for a similar indication … care for treating social dysfunction in ASDs, because of the
absence of other medications for this indication … systems expert commenting on this intervention noted that adoption of intranasal
oxytocin for this indication … and use this
intervention, overall, experts concluded that intranasal oxytocin, if adopted for this indication
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_disposition-comments.pdf
March 01, 2012 - This
is because such studies do not provide any indication of either
the direction or magnitude of … The indication does not have to be for that
which is under investigation. … Apixaban has yet to be FDA approved for
an indication and therefore is excluded from this CER. … All agents
evaluated in the CER must have a current FDA approved
indication for use. … In a general CER includes only
products with a current FDA approval for an indication.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
October 01, 2014 - obsessive-compulsive disorder, which marked the first FDA approval
of any DBS device for a psychiatric indication … FDA has granted the agent fast track status for this indication.1 Korlym was FDA
approved in 2012 for … If approved for this indication, DBS is
expected to be positioned as an additional second-line option … sometimes abused as a street drug (“Special K”), which may affect the regulatory pathway for this
indication … HDE approval to
commercialize the first deep brain stimulation
(DBS) therapy for a psychiatric indication
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/incident-user-design_research.pdf
May 01, 2012 - controlled trial protocols.23 The extent of any difference in the
absolute risk probably depends on the indication … treatment
more accurately and put investigators in a better position to control possible confounding by
indication … started an
entirely unrelated class of medications—instead of an alternative treatment for the same
indication … Using comparator interventions with the same indication
can reduce confounding substantially.37 Similarly … Non-users are different from patients
using placebo as they may not have the indication for use or may
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/05_depression_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
January 01, 2012 - obsessive-compulsive
disorder, which marked the first FDA approval of any DBS device for a psychiatric
indication … FDA has
granted the agent fast track status for this indication.
2
Clinical Pathway at Point of … If approved for this indication, DBS is expected to be
positioned as an additional second-line therapeutic … sometimes abused as a street drug (“Special K”), which may affect the regulatory pathway for this
indication … HDE approval to
commercialize the first deep brain stimulation
(DBS) therapy for a psychiatric indication
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-238-cervical-ripening-appendix-e-1.xlsx
January 01, 2009 - NR)
-Patients were seen weekly until the onset of spontaneous labor, the rupture of membranes or an indication … -Study drug delivered at 40 weeks if deemed appropriate (No indication of what constitutes "appropriate … ")
- Study drug delivered at 41 weeks if deemed appropriate (No indication of what constitutes "appropriate … an obstetrician)
-After insertion, patients were permitted to be ambulatory if there was no medical indication … 301 in outpatient group that were presumed large for gestational age, which is considered a medical indication
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/acs-depression-research-protocol-amended.pdf
February 15, 2017 - medications that are FDA-
approved for treatment of major depressive disorder1
Drug FDA-Labeled
Indication … Drug FDA-Labeled
Indication … antipsychotics that are FDA-approved for treatment
of major depressive disorder1
Drug FDA-Labeled
Indication … Drug FDA-Labeled
Indication … antidepressants that are FDA-approved for treatment
of major depressive disorder1
Drug FDA-Labeled
Indication
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
June 01, 2015 - Because secukinumab is approved for treating plaque psoriasis, its cost is available for
that indication … , or TNF inhibitor therapy.7 The company has
announced plans for regulatory submissions for an AS indication … and the company has also announced plans
for regulatory submissions for a psoriatic arthritis (PsA) indication … to NSAIDs, DMARDs, or TNF inhibitor therapy.7 The company plans
regulatory submissions for a PsA indication … The company has also announced plans for
regulatory submissions for an ankylosing spondylitis (AS) indication
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s158.pdf
October 01, 2007 - With respect to prescribed medications,
this bias is called confounding by indication.2 It stems from … -7079/07/4500-0158
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confounding by indication … limitation makes the data from
such analyses vulnerable to confounding bias, such as con-
founding by indication … Confounding by indication. Epidemiology. 1996;7:335–
336.
3. Stürmer T, Hasselbach P, Amelang M.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-radiation_research.pdf
November 01, 2012 - national
trends can be studied using Medicare
claims alone with minimal worry about
confounding due to indication … prostatectomy as
minimally invasive or open if they had claims with select HCPCS codes,
and NOS if the only indication
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/test-performance-metrics_appendixes.pdf
January 01, 2005 - These values are highly
useful for clinical purposes because they give the clinician an indication of