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4521. Atherosclerosis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      March 29, 2016 - Questions and Draft Reports Submit SEADs Resources for Getting Involved Research Methods … & Tools Research Methods & Tools Tools & Software Education Resources About … Your doctor may also recommend procedures such as angioplasty to open the arteries, or surgery on the … Research Needs Systematic Review Archived February 26, 2013 Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures … Effective Health Care (EHC) Program Evidence Reports Health Topics Research Methods

4522. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 5. Network Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2018 - Adjusted indirect comparison method of Bucher et al.5 ► 2. Logistic regression ► 3. … Random effects meta-regression • With only 2 sets of trials (e.g., A vs B; B vs C), Bucher’s method … Choice of NMA method • There has been no systematic evaluation of the comparative performance of NMA … methods … • Investigators should test relevant assumptions where possible, regardless of method chosen.

4523. Diabetic Heart Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      Questions and Draft Reports Submit SEADs Resources for Getting Involved Research Methods … & Tools Research Methods & Tools Tools & Software Education Resources About … You also may need surgery or some other medical procedure. Lifestyle changes also help. … Effective Health Care (EHC) Program Evidence Reports Health Topics Research Methods

4524. Guillain-Barre Syndrome | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      Questions and Draft Reports Submit SEADs Resources for Getting Involved Research Methods … & Tools Research Methods & Tools Tools & Software Education Resources About … Treatment can help symptoms, and may include medicines or a procedure called plasma exchange. … Effective Health Care (EHC) Program Evidence Reports Health Topics Research Methods

4525. Miscarriage | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      Questions and Draft Reports Submit SEADs Resources for Getting Involved Research Methods … & Tools Research Methods & Tools Tools & Software Education Resources About … Doctors use a procedure called a dilatation and curettage (D&C) or medicines to remove the tissue. … Effective Health Care (EHC) Program Evidence Reports Health Topics Research Methods

4526. Bone Marrow Transplantation | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      Questions and Draft Reports Submit SEADs Resources for Getting Involved Research Methods … & Tools Research Methods & Tools Tools & Software Education Resources About … A bone marrow transplant is a procedure that replaces a person's faulty bone marrow stem cells. … Effective Health Care (EHC) Program Evidence Reports Health Topics Research Methods

4527. Disposition of Comments for CER 151 Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage (pdf file)
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      April 28, 2015 - The term “initial second line procedure” may be confusing. … I believe the term “second line procedure” or “second line therapy” suffices. … We deliberately used “initial” as some women may undergo multiple procedures or surgeries considered … Key Informant #1 Methods Methods are clearly defined and logical for this systematic review. … A universally accepted definition of postpartum hemorrhage and a universally accepted method to measure

4528. Treatments for Adults with Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      September 23, 2016 - include clear descriptions of the population, setting, interventions, and comparison groups; a valid method … the past, this evidence will not undergo this sufficiency assessment process and will undergo the procedures … Assessment procedure to ascertain sufficiency of evidence: All studies will undergo quality assessment … for all intervention areas in Key Question 2 were to undergo full data abstraction and synthesis procedures … Those areas deemed insufficient would undergo limited data abstraction and synthesis procedures.

4529. Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2012 - One method is often referred to as a components approach. … The basic requirement is adequate explanation of the method used. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. AHRQ Publication No. 08-05118-EF. … Although the Risk of Bias tool is now the recommended method for assessing risk of bias of RCTs in systematic … complications (for studies of carotid endarterectomy, someone other than the surgeon who performed the procedure

4530. Colorectal-Surgery-Preparation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      March 26, 2013 - not in surgical procedures. … Additional interventional procedures (endoscopy, interventional radiology) d. … Methods A. … Intervention characteristics include the specific OMBP method used and the coadministration of oral … be considered a one-stage procedure?

4531. Microsoft Word - Comparative_Effectiveness_Research_Review_Disposition_of_Comments_Report_Final_120710_refs_delinked1.docx (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2010 - multiple studies using single-subject designs to be a valid way to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment method … Procedures for conducting the Thank you for your comments. … Rather, it comprises a wide array of ABA procedures and is delivered in a variety of settings. … Introductio n Suggested re-wording: strictly defined UCLA/Lovaas method, which relies heavily on … Methods The report does not define what constitutes a correct randomization procedure, and the ratings

4532. Preventing Complications and Treating Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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      March 24, 2017 - The findings may have been different had a different analytical method been conducted. … in pain77 as clinically meaningful; findings may have been different with a different analytical method … Finally, invasive procedure which are richly reimbursed by insurance payers (epidural stimulators) … We agree that newer pharmaceutical agents and invasive procedures are more likely to have higher-quality … For nonpharmacologic treatments, invasive procedures involving devices (i.e., spinal cord stimulators

4533. Preventing Complications and Treating Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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      March 24, 2017 - The findings may have been different had a different analytical method been conducted. … in pain77 as clinically meaningful; findings may have been different with a different analytical method … Finally, invasive procedure which are richly reimbursed by insurance payers (epidural stimulators) … We agree that newer pharmaceutical agents and invasive procedures are more likely to have higher-quality … For nonpharmacologic treatments, invasive procedures involving devices (i.e., spinal cord stimulators

4534. Disposition of Comments Report for Decision Aids for Cancer Screening and Treatment (pdf file)
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      December 23, 2014 - TEP Reviewer #4 Methods P11. … Peer Reviewer #2 Methods Methods are all well justified, logical, appropriate and well described. … Peer Reviewer #3 Methods The statistical methods used are appropriate No action required. … The methods seem reasonable and well presented. … This is clearly described in the Methods Section.

4535. Rapid-Reviews-End-User White-Paper (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2016 - We welcome comments on this Methods Research Project. … Methods. … For the scientific systematic review community, eliminating key procedures meant to reduce reviewer … and the potential ramifications of streamlined methods. … EPC Methods: An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews.

4536. Use of Electronic Medical Records and Administrative Claims Data for Assessing Type 2 Diabetes Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - & Tools Research Methods & Tools Tools & Software Education Resources About … We incorporated text data-mining procedures to use the free-text visit data most efficiently for the … Although text-mining methods were helpful in addressing this issue, comparison of WebCIS data versus … Text-mining methods may be useful for ascertaining information critical to research studies and drug … Greater focus should be placed on methods to maximize automated extraction of clinically relevant text

4537. Managed Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      December 02, 2009 - Questions and Draft Reports Submit SEADs Resources for Getting Involved Research Methods … & Tools Research Methods & Tools Tools & Software Education Resources About … Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: Report of an Initial Rapid Program Assessment (2005-2009) Methods … Failure Overview September 25, 2007 Comparative Effectiveness and Safety: Emerging Methods … Effective Health Care (EHC) Program Evidence Reports Health Topics Research Methods

4538. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness Review 128 Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
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      April 30, 2014 - Introduction I have no clinical knowledge of the subject matter, but was still able to understand the procedures … Peer Reviewer #6 Methods The analytical process and methods were sound. Thank you. … Peer Reviewer #7 Methods Methods are well described and are appropriate. Thank you. … TEP #5 Methods No issues with search terms or statistical methods. Thank you. … the outcomes of interest to this report are rare, observational data may offer the only reasonable method

4539. FRN 39 - Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2013 - randomized controlled trials/ (71901) 18 exp Random Allocation/ (70749) A-2 19 exp double-blind method … / (108914) 20 exp single-blind method/ (14735) 21 clinical trial.pt. (460613) 22 (clin$ adj25 (trial … Prioritization Methods and Tools Specific Methods 1. … Stakeholders will then engage in a ranking procedure by using a web-based prioritization software through … Associated procedures: When should associated procedures be performed (distal clavicle excision, biceps

4540. Chest Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 14, 2017 - Questions and Draft Reports Submit SEADs Resources for Getting Involved Research Methods … & Tools Research Methods & Tools Tools & Software Education Resources About … Impairment Systematic Review Archived February 26, 2013 Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures … Effective Health Care (EHC) Program Evidence Reports Health Topics Research Methods