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181. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 252: Management of Infantile Epilepsies (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2022 - and both support the conclusion that levetiracetam may cause seizure freedom in some infants (SOE: Low … 5 pre/post studies) support the conclusion that KD may cause seizure freedom in some infants (SOE: Low … Two RCTs support the conclusion that a modified Atkins diet (MAD) may reduce seizure frequency (SOE: Low … RCTs comparing KD with MAD suggest that KD may cause greater reductions in seizure frequency (SOE: Low … hemispherotomy and non-hemispheric surgical procedures cause seizure freedom in some infants (SOE: Low

182. Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Maternal Mental Health Conditions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 01, 2024 - SoE), and may increase remission rates for depressive symptoms (low SoE). … Behavioral activation may be more effective than TAU to reduce depressive symptoms (low SoE). … Low: Low confidence that the evidence reflects the true effect; further research is likely to change … However, conclusions regarding remission rates were rated low SoE. … higher with specific acupuncture than nonspecific or sham acupuncture (low SoE).

183. Postpartum Care up to 1 Year After Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 01, 2023 - visit is conducted at home/by telephone or at the clinic may not impact depression or anxiety symptoms (low … clinic versus standard care) may not impact depression symptoms or substance use up to 1 year (all low … rates of exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months and nonexclusive breastfeeding at 1 and 3 months (all low … 11 NRCSs) and may be associated with fewer preventable readmissions and emergency room (ER) visits (low … (moderate SoE) and may be associated with fewer preventable readmissions and emergency room visits (low

184. Prehospital Airway Management | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2021 - The following conclusions for Key Questions 1-3 were supported by low or moderate SOE (see Table A): … There was low SOE for no difference in these patients for BVM versus SGA and SGA versus ETI. … There was low SOE for all three comparisons in pediatric cardiac arrest patients, and low SOE in adult … In pediatric patients there was low SOE of no difference for BVM versus ETI and SGA versus ETI. … Low SOE also supported no difference for first-pass success in adult medical patients.

185. Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Current State of the Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - [evidence low] Evidence for the success of uterine balloon tamponade in controlling bleeding is … [evidence low] The strength of evidence is insufficient for the success of uterine compression … [evidence low] There may be an association between embolization and the occurrence of hematoma … [evidence low] Evidence is insufficient to permit conclusions about harms associated with other … Low: [evidence low] Low confidence that the evidence reflects the true effect.

186. Behavioral Programs for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Current State of the Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - vs. usual care HbA 1c End of intervention † 16 1155 ↔ -0.11 (-0.33 to 0.11) [evidence low … ) †† [evidence medium] 12-month followup 7 1333 ↔ -0.22 (-0.49 to 0.05) [evidence low … 12-month followup 4 1138 ↔ -0.40 (-0.92 to 0.12) (>12 months to <24 months) [evidence low … . active control § HbA 1c End of intervention 4 566 ↔ -0.32 (-0.78 to 0.14) [evidence low … Low: [evidence low] Low confidence that the evidence reflects the true effect.

187. Failure To Rescue – Rapid Response Systems | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2024 - systems may have a large impact on hospital mortality, but like adults, the strength of the evidence is low … associated with a reduction in mortality and the incidence of cardiorespiratory arrest for adults (low … primary studies, rapid response systems may have a large impact in reducing in-hospital mortality (low … reducing the incidence of cardiorespiratory arrest on hospital general wards in adult populations (low … associated with a reduction in mortality and the incidence of cardiorespiratory arrest for adults (low

188. Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2020 - improve sleep and reduce throat infections in the short term, which must be weighed against a relatively low … prospective and 5 retrospective cohort studies, and 53 database or registry studies or case series [67 low … of throat infections (moderate SOE) and associated health care utilization and work/school absences (low … Short-term improvements must be weighed against the risk of PTH (high SOE for low frequency of PTH). … Surgical technique had little bearing on return to normal diet or activity (low SOE).

189. The Performance of Fusion Procedures for Degenerative Disease of the Lumbar Spine (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - KQ4: Among patients with chronic low-back pain resulting from degenerative disease of the lumbar spine … treatments (KQ1-2, 4-6) Adult patients with degenerative disease of the lumbar spine and low … back pain and Measures of low back pain and patient functional status measured by ODI, EQ5D, … and the SF-36 Neurological damage attributable to the surgical procedure Measures of low back … Interventional Minimally Invasive Treatments for Chronic Low Back Pain Caused by Lumbar Facet Joint

190. Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - [evidence medium] Mortality 3 (564) No difference 0.93 (0.25 to 3.48) NA [evidence low … HF clinic All-cause readmission 2 (264) No difference 0.88 (0.57 to 1.37) NA [evidence low … Low: [evidence low] Low confidence that the evidence reflects the true effect. … : HF-specific quality of life was greater for home-visiting programs than usual care over 3 months (low … SOE) but not at 6 months (low SOE).

191. Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2023 - WBI: 36.15% (47/130) low SOE Favors PBI 1 RCT   258 low SOE Cosmesis reported by patient (poor or fair … WBI: 92.66% (606/654) low SOE No difference 1 RCT   1305 low SOE Overall survival > 10 years RR: 1.01 … WBI: 86.89% (497/572) low SOE No difference 1 RCT   1153 low SOE Mastectomy-free survival > 10 years … WBI: 12.90% (144/1116) low SOE No difference 2 RCTs   2237 low SOE Cosmesis reported by patient (poor … WBI: 1.43% (5/350) low SOE No difference 2 RCTs   692 low SOE Ipsilateral Breast Recurrence 10 years

192. Adverse Effects of Pharmacological Treatments of Major Depression in Older Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2020 - None of the RCTs were powered or designed to capture adverse events and most RCTs studied low doses of … A single observational study provided evidence on long-term use of antidepressants (low SOE) and suggested … withdrawals due to adverse events than tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline or nortriptyline) (low … SOE, number needed to treat [NNT] 13), as did mirtazapine compared with paroxetine (low SOE, NNT 9). … Increasing age was associated with greater incidence of serious adverse events with escitalopram (low

193. Noninvasive, Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - chronic pain, this comparative effectiveness review focuses on five common chronic pain conditions: low … treatments and provided a comprehensive evaluation of noninvasive, nonpharmacological low back pain … KQ1: Low back pain Adults with chronic, nonradicular low back pain KQ2: Neck pain Adults … For chronic low back pain, for interventions addressed in the prior AHRQ low back pain review, we will … Noninvasive Treatment for Low Back Pain. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 169.

194. Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - [evidence medium] Number of hospital days at readmission 3 403 Reduced NA [evidence low … 182 No benefit NA [evidence medium] Mortality 3 564 No benefit NA [evidence low … 1 106 – NA [evidence insufficient] Mortality 2 264 No benefit NA [evidence low … ] Mortality 2 423 No benefit NA [evidence low] Strength of Evidence Scale … Low: [evidence low] Low confidence that the evidence reflects the true effect.

195. Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2025 - Studies reported improvement of neurological status with surgical detethering (low strength of evidence … small body of evidence exists for revision detethering and spinal column shortening for repeat surgery (low … prophylactic surgery, but it was also associated with complications such as surgical site infection (low … Studies reported improvement of neurological status after surgical detethering (low SoE), but it was … small body of evidence exists for revision detethering and spinal column shortening for repeat surgery (low

196. Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities: Update of a 2006 Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - The estimate of accuracy was judged to be supported by a moderate to low strength of evidence (low for … The estimate of accuracy was judged to be supported by a Low strength of evidence. … The estimate of accuracy was judged to be supported by a Low strength of evidence. … These estimates of accuracy were all judged to be supported by a Low strength of evidence. … on breast cancer screening, may be clinically useful for diagnostic purposes only for women with a low

197. Evidence Summary for Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2020 - NSAIDs) for surgical dental pain and kidney stone pain and might be similarly effective to NSAIDs for low … • Being prescribed an opioid for acute low back pain or postoperative pain might be associated with … • Heat therapy is probably effective for acute low back pain, spinal manipulation might be effective … This review focused on eight acute pain conditions: low back pain, neck pain, other musculoskeletal … Evidence was also limited for musculoskeletal pain other than low back pain and kidney stone pain.

198. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Prevention in Adults of Infection With Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2024 - Low risk High risk Low risk Low risk Unclear risk Miller et al, 202346 Low risk Unclear risk High … risk Low risk Low risk Low risk Ray et al., 201751 Unclear risk Low risk High risk Low risk High risk … Unclear risk Salgado et al., 201352 Low risk Unclear risk Low risk Low risk Low risk Unclear risk … Unclear Unclear Low Low Evans et al, 202328 Unclear Low Low High Low Low Low Martin, 201841 … Unclear Low Low Unclear Unclear Low Low Mehta et al., 201345 High High Low Unclear Unclear Low

199. Antenatal Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2020 - Population: women with low-risk (uncomplicated) pregnancies Interventions and Comparators: "poor" or … However, emerging evidence suggests that reducing the number of prenatal visits for low-risk women in … high, middle, and low-income countries does not increase adverse outcomes, with mixed findings about … Alternative versus standard packages of antenatal care for low-risk pregnancy. … Number of prenatal visits and pregnancy outcomes in low-risk women.

200. Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - to 0.89), and less likely to overstage (OR = 0.47; 95% CI, 0.28 to 0.80), supported by evidence of low … preoperative rectal cancer T staging, MRI and ERUS were similar in accuracy, supported by evidence of low … difference in accuracy across MRI, CT, or ERUS for interim rectal T restaging, supported by evidence of low … Conclusions ERUS is preferable to CT for preoperative rectal cancer T staging (based on evidence of low … Low-strength evidence suggests that CT, MRI, and ERUS are comparable for rectal cancer N staging, where