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41. Comparative Effectiveness Reiew 243_Prehospital Airway Management: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - No.21-EHC023-1 June 2021 6 Strengths and Limitations We identified and pooled studies that compared … The most important limitations were weaker observational study designs, rendering them vulnerable to … Whereas this may be due in part to study limitations, it also may reflect the reality that no one airway … sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Strengths and Limitations

42. Evidence Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 246_Management of High-Need High-Cost Patients: A "Best Fit" Framework Synthesis, Realist Review, and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2021 - Poor control of chronic clinical conditions, particularly when coupled with functional limitations, … Limitations Each of the three methodological approaches brings unique strengths and weaknesses to … 3Amethods_guide_chapter&sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Limitations

43. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - , and the risk of bias in the form of systematic error, lack of internal validity, and other study limitations … We make the following recommendations to systematic reviewers: (1) When assessing study limitations … is a useful way to proceed, and (3) methods for determining an overall categorization for the study limitations … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … Key Points • When assessing limitations in studies of medical tests, systematic reviewers should select

44. First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
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    March 16, 2017 - We have also added some description of the limitations of the NMA in the discussion section (Limitations … Our additions to the Limitations section also expand on this. … Peer Reviewer 4 Discussion The major finding and limitations are states. … The limitations are outlined and made clear. … TEP 5 Discussion Limitations of the evidence base is clear. Thanks for the comment.

45. First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
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    March 16, 2017 - We have also added some description of the limitations of the NMA in the discussion section (Limitations … Our additions to the Limitations section also expand on this. … Peer Reviewer 4 Discussion The major finding and limitations are states. … The limitations are outlined and made clear. … TEP 5 Discussion Limitations of the evidence base is clear. Thanks for the comment.

46. Disposition of Comments: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 232_Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer (pdf file)
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    November 19, 2020 - I would recommend acknowledging the paucity in data, limitations in study design and the need for more … We agree and have expanded the limitations section of the report. … Mazzocato was excluded due to including < 10 patients (we have noted this in the limitations). … We have noted the heterogeneity among routes of administration in the limitations/ future research … We have clarified and added to the future research section as well – given limitations in reporting

47. Modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of new diagnostic tests compared to established diagnostic tests – uses and limitations (pdf file)
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    November 19, 2009 - evaluate benefits and harms of new diagnostic tests compared to established diagnostic tests – uses and limitations … Series Decision-Analytic Modeling to Evaluate Benefits and Harms of Medical Tests— Uses and Limitations … Decision- analytic modelling to evaluate benefits and harms of medical tests: uses and limitations. … i Decision-Analytic Modeling to Evaluate Benefits and Harms of Medical Tests— Uses and Limitations … ii Decision-Analytic Modeling to Evaluate Benefits and Harms of Medical Tests— Uses and Limitations

48. Improving Health Care and Palliative Care for Advanced and Serious Illness Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2012 - For example, we have: - Addressed noncancer literature - added to Strengths and limitations: “Few … For example, we have: - Addressed noncancer literature - added to Strengths and limitations: “Few … Regarding the issue of heterogeneity, the following language was added to limitations: “Despite this … Added to strengths and limitations: “Studies often did not clearly report study design or details on … , are clearer throughout the documentation and in the limitations of the report.

49. Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - the Evidence-based Practice Center Program.35 This approach incorporates five key domains: study limitations … Comparator N Studies; N Subjects Study Limitations Outcome and Results Strength of Evidence Duration … As a result of methodological limitations and imprecise and inconsistent findings, we rated the SOE … Although including these reviews may improve efficiency, this approach has limitations. … Limitations of the Evidence Base For KQ 1, we found no evidence on certain types of interventions (

50. Fibromyalgia Executive (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2015 - of bias inherent in each domain and confidence that the results are believable given the study’s limitations … the overall strength of evidence for selected clinical outcomes based on four domains: (1) study limitations … domain having considerable importance.47 Study limitations were rated as low, moderate, or high according … Limitations of the Comparative Effectiveness Review Process This review’s focus on subgroups required … The limitations of the primary literature preclude any change of policy or practice based on these

51. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
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    May 04, 2017 - You might introduce the study limitations/Risk of Bias idea here. … We also note this issue in the Limitations section. … Limitations are clear Future research could be better stated. … Limitations and weaknesses are well described in the manuscript. … We included a description of the limitations of our review.

52. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
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    May 04, 2017 - You might introduce the study limitations/Risk of Bias idea here. … We also note this issue in the Limitations section. … Limitations are clear Future research could be better stated. … Limitations and weaknesses are well described in the manuscript. … We included a description of the limitations of our review.

53. Disposition of Comments Report for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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    November 30, 2012 - It is as robust as it could be given the limitations of the data. … Given the heterogeneity of the studies on many dimensions and the limitations in some of the study … Yes, such studies may have limitations, but not necessarily to the same extent. … Study limitations are described adequately. The future research section is very clear. … Limitations are clearly discussed.

54. App-D-Opioid-Chronic-Pain-Surveillance-Report-3 (xls file)
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    September 30, 2015 - C: aOR 0.84 (95% CI 0.61 to 1.17) Patients with functional limitations at baseline (n=NR) Physical limitations … C: aOR 0.73 (95% CI 0.39 to 1.39) Social limitations: A vs. … C: aOR 0.35 (95% CI 0.17 to 0.72) Cognitive limitations: A vs. … C: aOR 1.07 (95% CI 0.61 to 1.85) Physical limitations: A vs. … C: aOR 1.26 (95% CI 0.84 to 1.91) Social limitations: A vs.

55. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 31 Mobile Applications for Self-Management of Diabetes (pdf file)
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    May 08, 2018 - Key Informant #1 General Although the findings point out more limitations and issues than positive findings … I appreciate the limitations in both the results and the methodology, and these were well- documented … We added a more detailed description of the limitations of how we administered the SUS in the “limitations … We added a paragraph under “Rapid review limitations” section to explain why we did not report author … We hope that the report highlights the most important limitations of the literature so there are better

56. CER 220: Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesics To Reduce Acute Pain in the Prehospital Setting (pdf file)
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    September 03, 2019 - We agree that that evidence base had limitations but these limitations have been identified in the … report and the individual study risk of bias and evidence base limitations have been accounted for … Limitations are well stated. … subsection) where major limitations are addressed more thoroughly. … May not change practice due to limitations of evidence. Thank you.

57. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 43: Measuring Healthcare Organization Characteristics in Cancer Care Delivery Research (pdf file)
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    June 20, 2023 - Page 11, Limitations: May be worth considering whether the state of the literature and the research … We added points regarding the limitations of the literature related to Guiding Question 4 to the … Follows generally-accepted practices with their strengths and limitations. Thank you. … Perhaps that is already noted in the full report’s limitations. … We included a mention of this gap in the limitations.

58. Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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    August 24, 2012 - We added several sentences on limitations in the first paragraph of the conclusion of the executive … Therefore the paper¹s limitations should be expanded to address this limitation more explicitly, in … In our limitations, we note that our search strategy may have excluded relevant studies. … If not, inpatient mortality is somewhat meaningless and its limitations should be pointed out. … Conclusions are somewhat overstated given the large limitations.

59. Evidence Summary: CER 237_Integrating Palliative Care in Ambulatory Care of Noncancer Serious Chronic Illness (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2021 - care, and that primary care is a key opportunity to introduce it. 5 Strengths and Limitations … Key study limitations included issues with blinding of outcomes assessment and variations in outcome … sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Strengths and Limitations

60. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2012 - Recognize that methods for assessing study limitations and risk of bias should be established in advance … , and recognize that methods for assessing study limitations should be established in advance and documented … This range of study limitations was evaluated in a series of studies by Whiting et al., which indicated … The guide also suggests that reviewers summarize study limitations across multiple items from a single … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems