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421. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_research-protocol.pdf
     January 30, 2012 - Thus, a large number of patients with AF who could benefit from warfarin are not being offered treatment … Since 2007, three large trials comparing novel anticoagulants to VKA have been completed, with a combined … Heart J 2010;159(3):331-924) The evolution of the newer anticoagulation agents investigated in the large … They had serious errors in design, analysis, or reporting; large amounts of missing information; or

422. S149 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - Previous work has established the theoret- ical ability to compare treatments under these assumptions in large … When clinical trials are not practical, or precluded by the need for a very large sample to detect an … We anticipate that these methods will increase the usefulness of large observational databases in future … Because this distance is expected to be large when trying to model too many covariates through an incorrect

423. S29 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - blocker, or lisinopril, an ACE inhibitor, for initial therapy for hypertension.12 This study had a large … Subjects tended to discount the potential impact of large cost differentials between the study drugs, … Drug prices can change dramatically over time, limiting the impact of large cost differentials at the … Subjects also mentioned other advantages, including the potential to include large numbers of patients

424. Treatments for Adults with Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/schizophrenia-adult_research-protocol.pdf
     September 23, 2016 - Question 1 on pharmacologic interventions, recent high quality systematic reviews directly addressing large … They will have a serious or “fatal” flaw in design, analysis, or reporting; large amounts of missing … As there are large, high quality systematic reviews of the interventions in Key Question 1 that have … This change was made due to a very large evidence base, limited timeline and resources, and limited

425. PKU Surveillance Assessment_CER 56_Low (pdf file)
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     January 15, 2013 - a press release from the manufacturer dated 9/26/12.5 Legend: BH4 tetrahydrobiopterin; LNAA large … sapropterin[tiab] OR tetrahydrobiopterin[tiab] OR bh4[tiab] OR kuvan[tiab] OR amino acids, neutral[mh] OR large … neutral amino acid[tiab] OR large neutral amino acids[tiab] OR lnaa[tiab] NOT animal* NOT (human OR … to screen for responsiveness to sapropterin Table Notes: Legend: BH4 tetrahydrobiopterin; LNAA large

426. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - “relatively large amount” is incorrect. … We have changed “relatively large amount of radiation” to “as much radiation” Summary and Implications … and disadvantages of each modality within the individual modality summaries because they were too large … Clarity and Usability Generally well organized for large, comparative topic.

427. Comparative Effectiveness of β-Adrenergic Antagonists on the Risk of Rehospitalization in Adults with Heart Failure (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2007 - associated with receipt of different β-blockers among adults hospitalized for heart failure within two large … Kaiser Permanente of Northern California is a large integrated health care delivery system that provides … We found that a large majority of the cohort received a β-blocker at hospital discharge and/or during … Strengths and Limitations Our study had several strengths including the relatively large sample size … Estimating causal effects from large data sets using propensity scores.

428. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Background Clinical Bottom Line and stereotactic body RT (SBRT). Charged particle-based conformal external-beam RT modalities, such as proton-beam RT (PBT), are also available to treat head and neck cancer, althou…

429. Mental-Illness-Heart Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - have a positive effect on the individual CVD risk factors, although one of the two studies showed a large … parameters Insufficient information Secondary analyses of existing studies such as the CATIE trial or large … For example, individuals with SMI have been routinely excluded from large cardiovascular trials—limiting … Some important outcomes, such as cardiovascular events, may take large sample sizes and long followup

430. Methods Guide Atkins (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - • Population-based surveys, pharmacoepidemiologic studies, and large case series or registries of … Eligibility criteria and proportion of screened patients enrolled; presence of comorbidities Large … When the number of studies is large enough, the influence of specific factors (for example, age or gender … When there is a large body of evidence or when there are significant issues relevant to applicability

431. Methods-Guidance-Applicability Methods (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - • Population-based surveys, pharmacoepidemiologic studies, and large case series or registries of … Eligibility criteria and proportion of screened patients enrolled; presence of comorbidities Large … When the number of studies is large enough, the influence of specific factors (for example, age or gender … When there is a large body of evidence or when there are significant issues relevant to applicability

432. Effectiveness of Treatments for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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     May 09, 2016 - CDC), 29.1 million people or 9.3 percent of the U.S. population have diabetes.1 Based upon several large … diabetic peripheral neuropathy are loss of vibratory sensation and altered proprioception caused by large-fiber … rates are between 5-10%, substantial differences between the N of two arms, or when effect size is large … Prevalence and characteristics of painful diabetic neuropathy in a large community-based diabetic population

433. Breast-Biopsy Surveillance (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Experience in large-core needle biopsy in the diagnosis of 1431 breast lesions. … malignant potential (B3) diagnosed by stereotactic vacuum-assisted needle core biopsy (VANCB): a large … AND (large core OR large-core OR needle OR percutaneous OR mammotome OR mammatome OR vacuum).mp.

434. new disposition of comments insulin analogues -- jda revs.xls (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insulin-analogues-disposition-081229.pdf
     September 01, 2008 - How large were the studies? … We would like to provide evidence ratings for all level of evidence, however, due to the large number … again, before conducting an extensive and expensive study, it would be valuable to review data from large … clinical databases, e.g. the VA, the military, the large "Kaiser-like" HMOs to see if there is any … We agree with the reviewer that review of large clinical databases may be a cost-effective way to answer

435. Disparities-Quality-Improvement Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - managers to patients.15 All five RCTs took place in the United States, with study settings including a large … academic medical center,20 a primary care research network,21 1 large group-model health maintenance … Applicability Although we reviewed fairly large studies conducted in diverse areas of the United States … community clinics in New York City, men treated at two VA clinics in Chicago, and women enrolled in a large … The literature on QI interventions generally and their ability to improve health and health care is large

436. Cervical Degenerative Disease Treatment (pdf file)
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     January 12, 2022 - treatments in persons without myelopathy or significant/progressive neurological deficits; (2) lack of large … biases of various kinds that may invalidate results; “fatal flaws” in design, analysis or reporting; large … -point scale, >10 to 20 points on a 0 to 100-point scale • SMD >0.5 to 0.8 • RR/OR 1.5 to 1.9 Large … There are also situations where the observational evidence may be upgraded (e.g., large magnitude of

437. Disposition of Comments for Screening of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - obviously spent a considerable amount of time in reviewing pertinent literature and in analyzing a large … In the absence of large amounts of high-quality evidence, it is important to communicate transparently … Reviewer #10 (Peer) Results Results: Results section contains a large amount of detail; the tables … Susan Huang’s large AHRQ funded REDUCE MRSA cluster-randomized trial on screening has recently ended … These studies get lost in the large number of studies included in the review, most of which are “poor

438. Digestible Carbohydrate Intake and Maternal-Infant Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     April 08, 2024 - percentile or Z-score adjusted for gestational age • Low birth weight • Small-for-gestational age • Large-for-gestational … biases of various kinds that may invalidate results; “fatal flaws” in design, analysis, or reporting; large … There are also situations where the observational evidence may be upgraded (e.g., large magnitude of … Factors that are associated with cesarean delivery in a large private practice: the importance of prepregnancy

439. A Prospective Comparison of Evidence Synthesis Search Strategies Developed With and Without Text-Mining Tools (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2021 - The target was set to achieve as large a sample as possible within the project timeframe (1 year). … The later response categories included: “overly comprehensive,” meaning that it turned up a large number … There was a large overlap, with several librarians serving as both a UP and TMT librarian on different … while using some of the tools, searches had to be tweaked several times because the output was too large … For PubReMiner, several searches needed to be tweaked due to large retrieval.

440. Disposition of Comments Report for Strategies To Reduce Cesarean Birth in Low-Risk Women (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cesarean-birth-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - There is a large body of literature which suggests that these sypes of scoring systems create spurious … induction of labor in primigravidas with an unripe cervix increased the cesarean rate There is a large … We agree that the topic of systems intervention is large and thorny. … TEP #1 Discussion & Conclusion In a manuscript that tries to summarize such a large and diverse literature … provide definitive conclusions that will currently change clinical practice or inform policy to a large