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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-217-management-of-infertility-comments.pdf
May 14, 2019 - This procedure is not currently
used in clinical IVF and as such, the finding that it isn't
beneficial … There is wide variation in how this
procedure is performed. … The issue of how to compare
results of studies which evaluate a
procedure that may be performed
in … There is wide variation in how this
procedure is performed. … We have expanded the description
of the national registry of ART
procedures to clarify these points
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/respectful-maternity-care-protocol.pdf
September 16, 2022 - care as measured by a validated
tool
KQ 2
• RMC provider knowledge and/or practices
• Rates of procedures … outcomes for pregnant persons
o Length of stay
o Healthcare utilization post-
discharge
o Rates of procedures … Methods Guide for
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Furlan AD, Malmivaara A, Chou R, et al. 2015 Updated Method Guideline for
Systematic Reviews in the … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/telehealth-during-COVID-19-amendments.pdf
April 28, 2022 - Methods
A. … Proposed methods by key question. … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care. … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group
guidance series-paper 5: methods for integrating
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-size-planning-chapter-9.pptx
January 01, 2013 - Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm. … Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm. … Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm. … Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm. … Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asd-interventions-disposition.pdf
May 26, 2017 - TEP
Reviewer #4
Methods Inclusion / exclusion criteria are justifiable. … Statistical
methods are appropriate.
Thank you for your comments. … Peer
Reviewer #7
Methods p.36, line 38/39 - Please review the grammar of this sentence. … TEP
Reviewer #3
Methods Clear and logical. … from Sensory
Integrative approaches is a key flaw in your methods.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_research-protocol-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Methods
In general, this systematic review will follow the procedures of the Methods Guide for
Medical … few studies will address the question of adverse
outcomes or patient satisfaction with diagnostic procedures … Data Abstraction and Data Management – Data abstraction will follow the
procedures described above. … For studies that assess the validity of an alternative diagnostic
method against that of analysis of … , given the limitations of the oldest, gold standard
method, the newness of most methods that rely on
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May 26, 2017 - TEP Reviewer
#3
Methods Inclusion / exclusion criteria are justifiable. … Statistical methods are appropriate.
Thank you for your comments. … TEP Reviewer
#4
Methods p.36, line 38/39 - Please review the grammar of this sentence. … The statistical methods used
are also appropriate and well explained. … Public
Reviewer #2
(Tristram
Smith)
Methods The Methods are generally appropriate.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-252-infantile-epilepsies-executive-summary.pdf
October 01, 2022 - Surgical mortality for functional
hemispherectomy/hemispherotomy and non-hemispheric procedures is rare … • No studies assessed neuromodulation or gene therapy.
2
Methods
We utilized standard methods … discussed all
included studies narratively, and we rated the strength of evidence (SOE) using EPC
methods … procedures (such as intralobar, lobar, or multilobar resections and focal cortical
resections, n=8 … patient outcomes after
different surgical procedures.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ambulatory-safety_disposition-comments.pdf
October 19, 2016 - We moved this to the method section
Source: https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports … outpatient departments vs independent as well as
those that are primary care and specialty care where
some procedures … Peer Reviewer #3 Methods c. … Peer Reviewer #3 Methods d. … We validated this method with
three of the topics and are therefore confident
that our methods were
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
May 08, 2013 - Peer Reviewer
#1
Methods Methods: Methods generally are appropriate; I have one
concern regarding … Although by the results it is
mentioned that there were dual reviews, I would like to see this
in the method … We re-rated
randomization method as unclear because the method used
to generate the randomization sequence … We re-rated the allocation concealment as
adequate; it is preferable to use standardized method such … knowledge of patients by the person allocating interventions
or sealed opaque envelopes but we judged this method
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_disposition-comments.pdf
October 01, 2012 - Limitations of the review: “Due to the
heterogeneity in the types of studies and
the need to use one method … suggestions of other reviewers): “Due to
the heterogeneity in the types of studies
and the need to use one method … or intervention methods. … We used
risk of bias methods to review the quality
of accepted studies, as detailed in the
methods … Thank you for your comment
57 6 Methods Definitions and methods are clear and appropriate.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer-therapy_disposition-comments.pdf
May 24, 2013 - It would be reasonable
to compare ablative procedures vs. each other (RF
ablation, microwave ablation … The selection criteria for these procedures
is different - the percutaneous ie RFA , PEI, Cryo
are … The principle reason
is in the approach to the 'lesions' - if small <3cm
and accessible the default procedure … hands on expertise,
qualified MDs may not be available at a given site
and therefore the default procedure … Further, surgeons perform
ablation procedures as do interventional
radiologists.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_chou_assessing_harms_when_comparing.pdf
November 01, 2008 - For example, surgical procedures and
medical devices often become widely disseminated with few or no … from surgical or other invasive interventions often consist of a series of
patients who received the procedure … Principles and
Quantitative Methods. … The
Cochrane Non-Randomised Studies
Methods Group (NRSMG); 1999. … A novel
method based on the conclusions of
international consensus meetings:
application to drug-induced
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-disease-ace-inhibitor-arb-disposition.pdf
March 10, 2010 - Methods Need a clear statement defining "risk equivalents" We have added text throughout the methods … Methods Methods overall very well written and clearly described. Thank You. … Methods Why were ACE/ARB comparisons to CCB included (and not other
anti-htn)? … Methods Was the lisinopirl-amlodipine comparison in allhat omitted? … It seems like beginning an ACE inhibitor or ARB 3-6
months following a revascularization procedure and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-200-comments-post-acs.pdf
November 14, 2017 - authors examined the
most significant, relevant resources and databases and
followed appropriate procedures … TEP #5 Methods Also, in Appendix E List of Excluded Studies. … Peer Reviewer #1 Methods All criteria, methods, and statistics, are reasonable. … Peer Reviewer #2 Methods The search strategy was appropriate. … We have added the
inclusion of power to our methods
description.
63.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s108.pdf
October 01, 2007 - was analyzed by Cox proportional hazards
regression and by a weighted regression analysis, using the method … The magnitude of bias was calculated for each method of
analysis. … Another term for this
method is inverse probability of treatment weighted estima-
tion. … This procedure was
performed for each category of effect of the adverse event:
(1) no effect; (2) indirect … However, this procedure may be misleading.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin_research-protocol.pdf
September 08, 2011 - o Did the analysis of outcome data incorporate a method for handling
confounders such as statistical … The
harms of the testing procedure itself
would relate to venipuncture.
II. … Methods,
D. … Methods,
D. … The pooling method
will involve inverse
variance weighting
and a random
The rationales for deciding
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer-update_disposition.pdf
December 09, 2014 - Peer Reviewer #2 Methods Methods described are straightforward. Thank you.
TEP #2 Methods Yes. … TEP #3 Methods 1. … Our conclusion
remains that BT, an invasive procedure,
is not widely used in RT for head and
neck … Our conclusion
remains that BT, an invasive procedure,
is not widely used in RT for head and
neck … Our conclusion
remains that BT, an invasive procedure,
is not widely used in RT for head and
neck
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-immunotherapy-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Thank you for your comment
5 Peer Reviewer
#1
Methods The methods are well written, easy to
understand … reduction in rhinoconjunctivitis scores over the whole season
(seasonal average), that is not the method … Reviewer
#4
Results In this context, the Intent-To-Treat (ITT) analysis
is the accepted primary method … We agree, Intent to treat analysis is an accepted method for the
evaluation of individual clinical studies … We used the GRADE tool, as
a recognized method when performing effectiveness reviews.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/phenylketonuria_research-protocol.pdf
March 29, 2011 - Methods
A. … partly subjective, we want to formalize the
process in the form of a meta-analytic model that makes the procedure … in EPC Methods
Guidance*. … Methods
A. … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews ...