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2241. Mental-Illness-Adults-Prisons Executive (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2013 - We categorized each study as “low,” “medium,” or “high” risk of bias. … To be considered low risk of bias, the study must have been a randomized trial that either assessed … To receive a grade of low or better, at least two studies must have reported consistent results for … Low strength of evidence favored treatment with antipsychotics other than clozapine over treatment … We assigned a low strength-of-evidence grade for the following findings.

2242. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2011 - By blocking COX-2, NSAIDs reduce pain compared with placebo in patients with arthritis,9 low back pain … We did not assign a rating of applicability (such as “high” or “low”) because applicability may differ … NSAID randomized trials) Benefits: Aspirin or salsalate Low (one randomized No difference in efficacy … Warfarin plus low-dose aspirin increased the risk of bleeding compared with warfarin alone in patients … Non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for low-back pain.

2243. Evaluation of Effectiveness and Safety of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients With Epilepsy (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2008 - solubility/high permeability (Class II), high solubility/low permeability (Class III) and low solubility … High II Clonazepam Low High II Ethosuximide High High I Phenobarbital High High I Phenytoin Low … Low High II Gabapentin High Low III Lamotrigine High High I Levetiracetam High High I Oxcarbazepine … Low Low confidence that the evidence reflects the true effect. … Very Low Very low confidence that the evidence reflects the true effect.

2244. Assessing Applicability (ppt file)
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      January 01, 2009 - study-related factors alter the perceived balance of benefits to harms by selecting a population at low … Trials of carotid endarterectomy select surgeons with extensive experience and low complication rates … In the first example, a study of a new antidepressant compares its higher dose regimen to a low dose … In clinical practice, the age of patients with this disease is dispersed across a continuum from low … to high with most patients in the low-to-moderate age range.

2245. CER 173 Executive Summary: Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2015 - grade (indicating low confidence that the evidence reflects the true effect, and further research is … We also highlight some key areas for which there was low-strength or insufficient evidence. … When there were differences in outcomes among comparisons rated as having low strength of evidence, … The rest of the outcomes were rated as low strength of evidence or insufficient. … Only two comparisons had sufficient data to grade the evidence as more than insufficient or low.

2246. Migraine-Emergency Executive (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2012 - The overall strength of evidence was graded as high, moderate, low, or insufficient. … In general, neuroleptics were more effective than metoclopramide for pain relief (low SOE). … There was no difference between MgSO4 and placebo for headache recurrence (low SOE). … Where there were multiple trials, the strength of the evidence was low to moderate. … Consequently, the risk of publication bias should be low.

2247. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2009 - However, use of risk-reducing medications for breast cancer is believed to be low in the United States … evidence (3-5 studies) suggests a harmful effect, but results could be altered by future research. + Low … • All models have low discriminatory accuracy in predicting the probability of breast cancer in an … However, this threshold has low discriminatory accuracy in predicting breast cancer in an individual. … the trials are those who are younger (<55 years old), have Gail scores <1.66 percent or considered low

2248. 04-E029-1 Summary (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2011 - The cancer is usually localized, and most tumors have low histological grades and low Gleason scores. … Indeed, more than half of prostate cancers detected by PSA screening are expected to be early-stage, low-risk … appropriate management strategy for early-stage, low-risk prostate cancer is an important public health … The strength of evidence was rated on a four-level scale: High, Moderate, Low, and Insufficient. … In all cohorts, AS was offered to men with low-risk or clinically localized prostate cancer.

2249. Antidepressants | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      October 01, 2018 - Children Clinician Summary Archived November 15, 2016 Noninvasive Treatments for Low … Medicines Systematic Review Archived February 29, 2016 Noninvasive Treatments for Low … Estimates Research Protocol Archived October 8, 2014 Noninvasive Treatments for Low

2250. ? For women in the postpartum period, what is the effectiveness and safety of screening and treatment for depression? Please use the USPSTF framework, which considers not only screening but followup treatment and management. The treatment… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - other mental health disorders Pregnancy, including preterm birth AHRQ Priority Populations Low … Focusing on low-income urban mothers, Chaudron et al. compared the EPDS with the BDI II and the PDSS; … While reports of depression in general are low among African-American and Hispanic populations, these … have birth rates higher than Non-Hispanic White women, and other reasons to be at more risk (e.g., low … In addition, they are likely to be low-income and unable to afford out of pocket costs for mental health

2251. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Executive (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2013 - a possible alternative monitoring mechanism because of its availability, safety, and relatively low … These domains were considered qualitatively, and a summary rating of high, moderate, or low strength … strength of evidence), RAP (moderate strength of evidence), cardiac index (low strength of evidence … • BNP level shows poor correlation with RHC pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) (low strength … • Serum uric acid level appears to predict mortality (low strength of evidence).

2252. Mass-Casualty-Events-Scarce-Resources Executive (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2012 - There is also low to medium evidence that better management of POD operations can speed throughput … There is low strength of evidence that public distribution of nonbiological countermeasures, such as … The strength of evidence for the set of triage studies is low. … Thus the strength of evidence for the nontriage studies is also low. … Because we judged the likelihood of bias to be low, and the 14 studies were generally consistent in

2253. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2009 - nominator is interested in the safety and effectiveness of nitrous oxide for labor pain management in low-risk … For low-risk women delivering a full-term baby vaginally, what is the comparative effectiveness of the

2254. Antidepressant Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-pregnancy-postpartum_executive.pdf
      July 01, 2014 - have been reported with untreated prenatal depression, including preeclampsia, preterm delivery, low … birth weight, miscarriage, small-for-gestational- age babies, low Apgar scores, and neonatal complications … Studies that had serious flaws were rated high risk of bias, studies that met all criteria were low … Low-strength evidence from two small observational studies (N = 266 total) suggested that SSRIs have … Our overall findings were based on insufficient or low- strength evidence.

2255. Hibbard-notes-151007 copy - Teresa (pdf file)
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      November 11, 2015 - They had  very poor or low competence and  many had  poor problem-­‐solving skills. … Wehave just four cells -­‐-­‐ disease burden, high  and  low, and  PAM level. … Wedichotomize, “high” and  “low” to think about how do you useyour resources more effectively. … So, people with  high  disease burden  and  low PAM scores: if they’renot already in  trouble … They have low confidence and   poor problem solving skills.

2256. Insulin Delivery and Glucose Monitoring Methods: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2015 - One stakeholder identified the reactive low glucose suspend pump as the highest priority for future … glucose suspend pump (automatically suspends insulin delivery when glucose reaches low threshold) 1 … glucose suspend pump (automatically suspends insulin delivery when glucose reaches low threshold) 0 … glucose suspend pump (automatically suspends insulin delivery when glucose reaches low threshold) 1 … glucose suspend pump (automatically suspends insulin delivery when glucose reaches low threshold) 4

2257. Preterm-Birth-Terbutaline-Pump Surveillance (pdf file)
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      January 30, 2013 - still valid • No new saftey alerts Summary Decision: This CER’s priority for updating is LOW … was categorized into one of the three updating priority groups: high priority, medium priority, or low … birth weight (< 2500 g) and very low birth weight (< 1500 g) were reported in cohort studies. … All studies that reported low birth weight found statistically significant differences in favor of … birth weight (< 2500 g) and very low birth weight (< 1500 g) were reported in cohort studies.

2258. Preterm-Birth-Terbutaline-Pump Surveillance (pdf file)
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      January 30, 2013 - still valid • No new saftey alerts Summary Decision: This CER’s priority for updating is LOW … was categorized into one of the three updating priority groups: high priority, medium priority, or low … birth weight (< 2500 g) and very low birth weight (< 1500 g) were reported in cohort studies. … All studies that reported low birth weight found statistically significant differences in favor of … birth weight (< 2500 g) and very low birth weight (< 1500 g) were reported in cohort studies.

2259. Arthritis-Psoriatric Executive (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2012 - We graded the strength of evidence as high, moderate, low, or insufficient based on methods guidance … LOW No head-to-head studies met inclusion criteria; unable to draw conclusions on the comparative … LOW No head-to-head studies met inclusion criteria; unable to draw conclusions on the comparative … greater improvement in disease activity, functional capacitya and health-related quality of life.b LOW … lower rate of withdrawals because of adverse events than infliximab in a prospective cohort study LOW

2260. Smoking-Pregnancy-Infants Executive (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2014 - , preterm birth, chronic hypertension, and placenta previa.7-10 Health risks to the fetus include low … Two reviewers independently assessed risk of bias as low, high, or unclear for each domain. … Only studies of good quality were considered to be low risk of bias. … numbers of participants and low adherence rates in NRT trials that assessed harms. … There is low strength of evidence for no significant effect on preterm birth and NICU admission.