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141. Considering the Range of Decision-Relevant Effects (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-choosing-outcomes.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - Methods guide for medical test reviews. … It confers no direct benefit itself (unlike the comparison procedure in which an intervention can be … The procedure may be the same as screening or diagnostic tests, but − Intent is different. … Again, the procedure itself may be identical to a procedure that is used as a screening test or a diagnostic … failure is high, patients and their physicians may choose to refrain from colonoscopy and other screening procedures

142. Considering the Range of Decision-Relevant Effects (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-choosing-outcomes.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - Methods guide for medical test reviews. … It confers no direct benefit itself (unlike the comparison procedure in which an intervention can be … The procedure may be the same as screening or diagnostic tests, but − Intent is different. … Again, the procedure itself may be identical to a procedure that is used as a screening test or a diagnostic … failure is high, patients and their physicians may choose to refrain from colonoscopy and other screening procedures

143. Using Deliberative Methods to Engage the Public: How to design and implement an effective deliberative session (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/delilberative-methods-design-yegian.pdf
     April 19, 2012 - Using Deliberative Methods to Engage the Public: How to design and implement an effective deliberative … session Slide 1 Using Deliberative Methods to Engage the Public: How to design and implement an … Purpose: “How to” webinar to provide practical guidance for those interested in using deliberative methods

144. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/thromboembolism-update_research-protocol.pdf
     February 17, 2016 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Major orthopedic surgery describes three surgical procedures … related to placebo (no prophylaxis) study arms and the Key Questions (KQ) regarding non-major orthopedic procedures … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … [mh] OR single-blind method[mh] OR random* OR "Clinical Trial" [Publication Type] OR "Clinical Trials

145. The Facilitation Primer: Strategies, Tools & Considerations to Get You Started (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholders-engagement-others_research-2012.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Well-facilitated meetings also involve processes, tools and methods to help people interact productively … Preparation includes identifying, in advance, the methods and tools that will be used, or materials … Regardless of the method chosen, participants should be asked about what worked well, what could be … Alternative methods to consider include: • • • • • • Web forums Surveys Feedback and evaluation … Then, practice until the chosen method does not affect the ability to facilitate.

146. Methods Research Report: Creating Efficiencies in the Extraction of Data From Randomized Trials (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2021 - Methods Research Report: Creating Efficiencies in the Extraction of Data From Randomized Trials … Methods. … randomized trials and convened to ensure a mutual understanding of the form, data elements, and timing procedure … treatment(s), dose (or number of sessions), frequency of treatment, route of treatment (or delivery method … Cover Methods Report_Creating Efficiencies.pdf Introduction Objectives Methods Machine Learning

147. Appendixes A-D: Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults and Children: Comparative Effectiveness of Preventive Medical Strategies (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stones-draft-appendices.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Methods Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria Table A-1. … obstruction with acute renal impairment, end-stage renal disease, urinary tract infection, stone-removal procedures … /surgery, procedure- related morbidity, emergency department visits and hospitalizations, quality of … Methods A-12 Table A-4. … surveillance imaging strategies) Incident symptomatic stones Radiologic stonesa Stone-removal procedures

148. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Use of Structured Handoff Protocols for Intrahospital Transitions (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2024 - called handover) of patient care from one clinician to another has been defined as “a standardized method … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and- processes/procedure-manual … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … /uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-vi-criteria-assessing-internal-validity-individual-studies … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual

149. Methods Research Report: Developing Consistent and Useful Quality Improvement Study Data Extraction (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2020 - Methods Research Report. … Methods. … by AHRQ in previous methods work. … nurses to apply a special bandage to each patient, housekeeping needs to intensify their cleaning procedures … For example, a health-system begins a new cleaning procedure for patient’s rooms to reduce hospital-acquired

150. Grading_didactic_faculty_approved (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/grading.ppt
     January 01, 2013 - evidence (which they call quality of evidence) is calculated from the ratings for each domain by using a method … With respect to non-GRADE approaches, although a system that uses such a method may offer advantages … The third step is to develop an explicit procedure for ensuring a high degree of interrater reliability … The EPC method implies that EPC reviewers can, if they choose, make a global assessment of the overall … /methods.

151. Tonsillectomy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/tonsillectomy_research-protocol.pdf
     February 10, 2016 - The  entities  together  represent   more  than  15%  of  all  surgical  procedures  in  children  under … All  procedures  are  performed  under  general   anesthesia.       … November 9, 2015 3   tonsillectomy  in  children  with  the  most  common  indications  for  the  procedure … Methods The  methods  for  this  systematic  review  will  follow  the  AHRQ  Methods  Guide  for   … Methods  Research  Report.  

152. S103 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s103.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - In this article, we describe how this propensity score-based method can be used to compare the effectiveness … explanation of inverse probability-weighted estimation and point readers to sources that address the method … begin with a conceptual explanation of the estimators and point readers to sources that address the method … compared with bare metal stents, drug-eluting stents result in 70–80% fewer repeat revascu- larization procedures … by Hernan et al.24 Although intuitively appealing, the bootstrap method is computation- ally intensive

153. Dietary Intake of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Plasma Lipid and Cardiovascular Events (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/polyunsaturated-fatty-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Methods The systematic review will follow the EPC Program methodology, as described in its Methods … quality score (low, moderate, high) based on a standardized set of criteria: ● If randomization method … Grading the Strength of Evidence for Each Outcome Following AHRQ Methods guidance,11 the review team … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care. … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.

154. Dietary Saturated Fat Replacement and Plasma Lipid and Cardiovascular Events (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/saturated-fat-replacement-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Methods The systematic review will follow the EPC Program methodology, as described in its Methods … quality score (low, moderate, high) based on a standardized set of criteria: ● If randomization method … Grading the Strength of Evidence for Each Outcome Following AHRQ Methods guidance,14 the review team … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care. … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.

155. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-omega-3_research-protocol.pdf
     September 02, 2016 - Systematic reviewers have pursued two methods approaches for dealing with information bias: 1) detecting … Statistical methods in medical research. 2001 Aug;10(4):251-65. PMID: 11491412. 7. … ' OR 'double blind procedure' OR 'crossover procedure' OR 'placebo' OR rct OR (random* AND allocat*) … ' OR 'double blind procedure' OR 'crossover procedure' OR 'placebo' OR rct OR (random* AND allocat*) … numbered); alternation or rotation; date of birth; case record number; or other explicitly unconcealed procedures

156. The series of articles beginning with this issue of the Journal form the most up-to-date version of the Guide for Conducting Comparative Effectiveness Reviews (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-principles_methods.pdf
     August 01, 2009 - In 1996, for example, the procedures used by EPCs, documented in AHRQ’s Manual for Conducting Systematic … studies are more applicable to the spectrum of patients who will use a drug, have a test, or undergo a procedure … different approaches and a lack of sufficiently strong 7 empirical evidence to dictate a single method … Principles of and procedures for systematic reviews [book chapter]. … Challenges in systematic reviews of therapeutic devices and procedures.

157. Cer-235-Pharma-Nonpharm-Ptsd-Update-Appendix-G-1 (xls file)
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     May 29, 2025 - Reporting Bias Domain: Does the Method of Handling Measurement Attrition Mitigate the Impact of Any Overall … adequate (e.g., double-dummy technique for drug trials) No: • Open-label • Described as blinded but methods … Yes: • All outcomes listed in protocol and/or Methods section were reported No: • Not all outcomes listed … in protocol and/or Methods section were reported Yes: • Measurement attrition (overall and differential … observation carried forward) Unclear: • No details/not reported Yes • Study used a validated PTSD assessment method

158. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/atrial-fibrillation_research-protocol.pdf
     May 22, 2012 - One such procedure is the surgical Maze procedure, which appears to confer some benefit to selected … o Minimally invasive procedures o Transcatheter procedures  Surgical Maze procedure  Cardiac …  Transcatheter procedures o Surgical Maze procedure o Cardiac resynchronization therapy o Echocardiography … Assessing Applicability We will assess applicability across our key questions using the method described … in AHRQ’s Methods Guide.51,54 In brief, this method uses the PICOTS format as a way to organize information

159. Ced-Appendix-3 (xls file)
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     June 24, 2022 - sufficient answer the question to meet the evidentiary standard Pearson Transparency Establish the method … NAM2019 Could the source data elements (e.g. diagnosis codes, procedure codes, clinical text, sensed … CMS Design_bias For observational, and in some cases randomized controlled trials, the method in that … concepts of the condition, FDA2021 Date_outcome Generate operational definitions using diagnosis and procedure … definition of the outcome FDA2021 Design_definitions Generate operational definitions using diagnosis and procedure

160. Disposition of Comments Report for Nitrous Oxide for the Management of Labor Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/labor-nitrous-oxide_disposition-comments.pdf
     August 23, 2012 - We do not have a method to determine the rationale of hospitals using nitrous oxide. … N2O is an anxiolytic and anxiety is a major problem during labor) or effects on use of obstetric procedures … Effects on use of other procedures and restrictions imposed on the woman may be intermediary outcomes … on use of other procedures and restrictions on the mother, with feedback loops to complications. … method of search and inclusion/exclusion of specific studies.