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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/public-reporting-quality-improvement_disposition-comments.pdf
July 26, 2012 - the method for Rating the Body of Evidence for Each Key Question (pp.
15-16)
The approach to rating … Peer Reviewer 1 Methods One comment to methods targets the issue of how the studies addressed
the … 2) line 20: surgery specific rates decline – for what procedure? Over what
time? … reported for longer periods of time in several venues, and
since they represent the sort of elective procedures … patient satisfaction and patient
recommendation data (as opposed to HEDIS and medical condition or
procedure
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/diabetic-neuropathy-disposition-170707.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetic-neuropathy-disposition-170707.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-235-pharma-nonpharm-ptsd-update-appendix-g-1.xlsx
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-applicability.ppt
January 01, 2009 - What types of care or procedures are routine or represent standard of care? … What types of care or procedures are routine or represent the standard of care? … Effectiveness trials have greater applicability than efficacy trials and, in this method, meet at least … In the intervention column, the type of surgical procedure is described. … /methods).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/field-triage-glascow-disposition-170415.pdf
January 12, 2017 - treatment
but I am not sure that is the same as determined in
the ED by a trained observer or some other method … in the AHRQ Methods
Guide, which is similar to the methods used by
GRADE. … The methods for assessing study
quality are also described in the Methods
section. … TEP Reviewer #6 Methods Methods are fine Thank you. … Peer Reviewer #5 Methods The methods were well developed.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antidepressants-update_disposition-comments.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Peer Reviewer #3 Methods The methods are very sound and present no significant problems. … In the original report we used a
method termed “network meta-analysis” by
Chumley. … We
acknowledge that our dosing classification
method might not perfectly reflect all dosing
practices … The dosing classification method used in this
report follows a structured process that begins
with … We
acknowledge that our dosing classification
method might not perfectly reflect all dosing
practices
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pharma-nonpharma-ptsd-2023-update-executive-summ.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Methods
We followed methods outlined in the AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center
Program Methods Guidance … (https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/cer-methods-
guide/overview) where applicable.6 For this … /overview
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/cer-methods-guide/overview
3 … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Chapters available at:
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/ce
r-methods-guide/overview.
7.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hemorrhage-postpartum_disposition-comments.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antipsychotics-children-update-disposition-170621.pdf
March 16, 2017 - Peer Reviewer 9 Methods It is fine to use Bayesian method to conduct pairwise
meta-analyses. … Peer Reviewer 9 Methods Provide a reference for inconsistency factor plotting –
The method is not called … This method provides very low
power to detect inconsistency. … It helps to employ more than one method. … TEP 6 Methods Methods appear to be solid, logical, and explicitly
stated.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/antipsychotics-children-update-disposition-170621.pdf
March 16, 2017 - Peer Reviewer 9 Methods It is fine to use Bayesian method to conduct pairwise
meta-analyses. … Peer Reviewer 9 Methods Provide a reference for inconsistency factor plotting –
The method is not called … This method provides very low
power to detect inconsistency. … It helps to employ more than one method. … TEP 6 Methods Methods appear to be solid, logical, and explicitly
stated.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cerebral-palsy-feeding_disposition-comments.pdf
March 20, 2013 - The conclusions for
surgical procedures can be used to inform policy and/or
practice decisions. … 24- 26 Fundoplication/Nissen
Fundoplication: first sentence might be clearer if it read:
Surgical procedure … The “esophagus is closed off” is not an
approprite description of the procedure. … Peer
reviewer#7
Methods The methods clear, transparent, and of high quality. … TEP
Member#4
Methods Methods: Well articulated and appropriate methods.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/celiac-disease_disposition-comments.pdf
January 28, 2016 - and genome wide SNP profiles to
predict celiac disease in subjects with family history;
this method … Perhaps inclusion of a review
We found no safety data specific to persons
undergoing these procedures … Such HLA-DQ haplotypes can only be identified
when using molecular method for HLA typing but
not by … serological method for typing. … disease (including
dermatitis herpetiformis, anemia, joint pain, just to
name a few) for which the procedure
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antiplatelet-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
September 25, 2013 - It is the most common method that used
for comparison of newer methods for measuring platelet
reactivity … and is the predicate method cited for most modern
commercially‐available methods for measuring platelet … The reviewers provide a detailed description of the
laboratory procedures and factors affecting analytic … Online: September 25, 2013
30
Commentator &
Affiliation Section Comment Response
The LTA procedure … to another method for measuring platelet reactivity.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
October 01, 2010 - method even in situations where the exact methods would theoretically be
advantageous.
25
Therefore … However, a combined
estimate can be obtained using the Peto method, the Mantel-Haenszel method, or … method with the
0.5 correction. … methods. … Adjusted indirect comparison methods, such as Bucher’s method or mixed treatment comparison, should
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/clinical-pathway-methods-report-appendix-k.pdf
February 01, 2018 - /cep/methods). … http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/cep/methods
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/cep/methods
K-6
Literature Search … • Subtotal colectomy with ileostomy is typically the operative procedure of choice for C difficile … may be more effective
than retention enemas, however there are greater risks associated with these procedures … (Interventional procedures guidance;
no.485).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/smoking-pregnancy-infants_disposition-comments.pdf
February 25, 2014 - Reviewer 5 Methods
The definitions for the outcome measures are stated in the
Methods section, self … Reviewer 5 Methods The statistical methods are OK. Thank you. … important to define who (What
percent of eligibles) participated and what core assessment
and treatment procedures … It documents for each provider and all
providers how well they provided each/all “Procedures (P)”. … Although the lack of
clear evidence in favor of one method or combination of
methods prohibits a definitive
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/labor-nitrous-oxide_research-protocol.pdf
August 24, 2011 - percent used nitrous oxide (likely an overestimate considering how few U.S. facilities offer this
method … women’s self-reporting of analgesia use, it provides a general sense of the relative use of each
method … widespread use of nitrous oxide in other countries suggests it is an effective labor
pain relief method … Inhaled self-administered nitrous oxide in a 50/50 mix (e.g., Nitronox) is the most common
method of … Methods
A.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breastfeeding-health-outcomes-disposition-comments.pdf
March 31, 2025 - Jennifer Day,
United States
Breastfeeding
Committee
Methods The review's methods provide a strong … Additionally, more
cluster randomized studies to look at method that
increase breastfeeding as the … and
Conclusions
Limitations: Regarding the sibling studies highlighted as
the most robust design method … While
the method and focus were clear and specific followed
by very comprehensive review findings and … Additionally, the Conclusion section
should acknowledge the overall findings in this specific
review method
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-test_disposition-comments.pdf
April 01, 2013 - biopsies based on PSA elevation
generally because of a limited likelihood of clinical benefits from the
procedure … Five of
these studies were performed using a sample processing and/or assay
procedure different than … The paragraph containing this phrase was intended
to describe a method for estimating a difference … AHRQ’s
procedures support the use of ‘grey literature’, including
abstracts/conference proceedings … AHRQ’s procedures indicate
that regulatory documents and abstracts/conference proceedings may be
used