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101. Comparative Effectiveness of Adjunctive Devices to Remove Thrombi or Protect Against Distal Embolization in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Native Vessels | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … This can be assessed through the evaluation of both design and study limitations. … Studies will be ranked as having no limitations, serious limitations, or very serious limitations.

102. Measurement-Criteria-Qdr-Executive-Summ (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2023 - Limitations While we reviewed thousands of sources, it should be noted that this project is based … effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/collections/cer-methods-guide Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Limitations

103. 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 - Because of space limitations, we added this information to the discussion of the report and evidence … Moreover, the limitations of the observational studies of ONJ are minimized. … This is evident when compared to the detail provided about the methodological limitations of the AFF … We added this point to the limitations section of the report discussion. … “Limitations” on page ES-16 and “Limitations of the Evidence Base” on pages 85-86 are well written,

104. Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2020 - Strengths and Limitations We identified numerous studies evaluating a variety of nonpharmacological … sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Strengths and Limitations

105. Glasgow Coma Scale for Field Triage of Trauma: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2020 - Limitations Evidence on comparative predictive utility was primarily restricted to effects on discrimination … Most studies had methodological limitations.

106. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 252: Management of Infantile Epilepsies (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2022 - Strengths and Limitations Strengths of the review include an exhaustive search for any evidence on infants … Limitations include the lack of control groups in most studies, exclusion of evidence prior to 1999

107. Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2021 - Evidence is low or insufficient for other interventions due to lack of studies or their limitations. … effects of barriers or effectiveness of other interventions because of lack of studies and methodological limitations

108. Disposition of Comments Report for Pharmacologic and Mechanical Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism Among Special Populations (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2013 - We draw attention to the limitations of the underlying sparse data in the report. … The limitations of studies included in the review are discussed in sufficient depth. … We have expanded on the limitations of the systematic review in the discussion. … Limitations carefully stated. … We have expanded on the limitations of the systematic review.

109. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report 224 Omega-3 Fatty Acids (pdf file)
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     October 12, 2016 - Yes, we agree and have attempted to delineate the limitations in the Discussion chapter, which we have … augmented with additional limitations noted by some of the reviewers. … We have now added the issue of confounding for observational studies to the Limitations sections. … We have addressed these kinds of limitations in the Discussion section under "Limitations," where we … We have now added a discussion of this point in the Limitations section of the Discussion.

110. Interventions Targeting Sensory Challenges in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders - An Update (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2017 - We have added additional discussion of the limitations of this literature to the report as well as … We have added some information on considerations of blinding in these kinds of studies to the Limitations … Peer Reviewer #2 Discussion/Con clusion Both reviews/Limitations of the Comparative Effectiveness … I think that the discussion should be rewritten to better reflect the limitations of the studies that … We have added additional detail about methodologic limitations.

111. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report 222 Youth Suicide Prevention (pdf file)
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     October 04, 2016 - We addressed this under “Barriers to Data Linkage”: “There are several barriers or limitations … TEP #2 Discussion/ conclusion It limitations are clear. Nothing was omitted. … This was added to the Limitations: “Definitions of suicide-related constructs should have validity … TEP #5 Discussion/ conclusion The implications and limitations are clearly discussed. … It may also be useful to highlight the data-related limitations of such databases.

112. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer: Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias (Quality or Limitations) of Individual Studies In adherence … Score as one of three levels, separately by type of study design: Low level of study limitations … Medium level of study limitations High level of study limitations Directness Required … This may change, however, after assessment of study limitations based on how the RCTs were conducted, … The latter may be moved up to “moderate” when study limitations are graded as low or medium, based on

113. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - the availability of telehealth technologies. 23 Limitations … Challenges that may be unique to rural applications • Lack of consulting provider familiarity with limitations … Applicability Issues • Diversity across rural settings • Diversity of technology options or technology limitations … specific clinical uses • Data collection and analysis pre pandemic 53 Additional Limitations … frequent: small sample sizes - Lack of power to detect differences or confirm equivalence Data limitations

114. Development and Implementation of Secure Statistical Analyses on Distributed Databases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - The general goals of the initiatives are to assess the advantages and limitations of using distributed

115. Trauma Informed Care: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - Limitations Creating search algorithms for complex and unclear concepts that lack consensus around … 3Amethods_guide_chapter&sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Limitations

116. Disposition of Comments for Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2013 - While there are limitations to the current data, we maintain that our conclusion of low strength of … This is now stated in the section Limitations of the Evidence Base. … AHRQ formatting places the Limitations section toward the end of the main report. … The numerous and serious limitations of the studies/review are clearly described (best in Executive … There are several limitations that prevent the document from being usable.

117. Cervical Degenerative Disease Treatment: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 01, 2024 - confounding factors (e.g. age, comorbidities), confounding by indication, and other methodological limitations … Strength and Limitations of the Systematic Review Process Strengths. … Limitations. … Limitations of these studies generally led to determination of insufficient evidence for many outcomes … Other limitations of our review include the following: lack of RCT data for many comparisons and small

118. Treatment of Stage I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2025 - Further, when studies with inadequate power, no power calculations, or other serious methodological limitations … However, due to methodological limitations, including the lack of a concurrent control arm or a historical … Strengths and Limitations Strengths of the review process We adopted a review scope intended to limit … Limitations of the review process We excluded studies with fewer than 15 participants per study arm as … Common limitations of the NRSIs included selection bias, poorly defined interventions and comparators

119. Hydrocephalus | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     With treatment, many people lead normal lives with few limitations.

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