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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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).
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. 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).
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. 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

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