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41. Layout 1 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment_executive.pdf
    October 01, 2011 - proposed that screening for and treating subclinical thyroid dysfunction might lead to a decrease in the morbidity … acknowledging that evidence to support treatment is lacking, suggest that screening could decrease morbidity … USPSTF established that subclinical thyroid dysfunction is quite prevalent, may be responsible for morbidity … Does screening for subclinical thyroid dysfunction reduce morbidity or mortality? Key Question 2. … Does screening for subclinical thyroid dysfunction reduce morbidity or mortality?

42. Pregnancy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 06, 2025 - Systematic Review December 21, 2023 Social and Structural Determinants of Maternal Morbidity … Women Up to One Year After Pregnancy Research Protocol December 9, 2021 Maternal Morbidity

43. Pregnancy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 06, 2025 - Systematic Review December 21, 2023 Social and Structural Determinants of Maternal Morbidity … Women Up to One Year After Pregnancy Research Protocol December 9, 2021 Maternal Morbidity

44. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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    December 14, 2010 - are now routinely performed laparoscopically, and they have demonstrated reduced obesity-related morbidity … bariatric surgery: individuals with Body Mass Index (BMI) > 40 kg/m² or BMI ≥35 kg/ m² with significant co-morbidities … & Medicaid Services (CMS) has also made a decision to cover bariatric surgery for treatment of co- morbidities … Band and port-related morbidity after bariatric surgery: an underestimated problem. … CMS National Coverage Decision for Bariatric Surgery for Treatment of Co- morbidities Associated with

45. Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) - defined as peripheral artery disease of the lower extremities 1) Does aspirin reduce the risk of adverse cardiovascular events (MI, stroke, cardiovascular death) in patients with PAD? Is there a… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - Improvements in mortality and morbidity and quality of life Describe any health-related risks, side

46. Comparative Effectiveness Research to Improve Anemia Management and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - effectiveness of prescribed antihypertensive therapeutic regimens with all cause and CVD mortality and morbidity … least two scientific reports will be generated regarding the different outcomes examined (mortality and morbidity

47. Obesity (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - Current data suggest that risk of overweight/obesity-related morbidity and mortality increases as BMI … The surgery carries significant risks of morbidity and mortality, and the drug therapy has undesired

48. Effects of Dietary Sodium and Potassium Intake on Chronic Disease (pdf file)
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    April 18, 2017 - /mortality and combined CVD morbidity/mortality (using the following prioritization: if a study reports … /mortality Combined CVD morbidity/mortality Mean difference between groups in eGFR Number of patients … /mortality Combined CVD morbidity/mortality Mean difference between groups in eGFR Number of patients … /mortality Combined CVD morbidity/mortality Mean difference between groups in eGFR Number of patients … /mortality Combined CVD morbidity/mortality Mean difference between groups in eGFR Number of patients

49. What is the effectiveness of interventions intended to treat anxiety disorders in children (
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    November 01, 2017 - Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment can minimize morbidity and mortality. … Understanding treatment effects and harms and instituting appropriate treatment can reduce morbidity … appropriate) Understanding treatment effects and harms and instituting appropriate treatment can reduce morbidity

50. In patients with cerebral palsy (CP) and difficulties with feeding, what is the effectiveness of of anti-reflux procedure (since often done in conjunction with gastrostomy placement) or type of tube (J-tube or G-J tube versus typical PEG… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - Harms from complications of surgical interventions, chest infections, morbidity, and mortality. … Feeding interventions can be costly and/or dangerous for patients and must be balanced against the morbidity … Feeding interventions can be costly and/or dangerous for patients and must be balanced against the morbidity

51. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 -  Diagnostic accuracy (with pathological confirmation as the reference standard)  Cancer-related morbidities … The effect of these imaging techniques on clinical outcomes, such as morbidity and mortality, is unknown

52. Prostate-Cancer-Test Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    October 14, 2011 -  Long-term health outcomes (clinical utility), including reduced mortality/ morbidity and improved …  Long-term health outcomes (clinical utility), including reduced mortality/ morbidity, improved quality … KQ 3  Long-term outcomes: Prostate cancer-related mortality, morbidity, function, quality of life … Direct evidence of the impact of testing on health outcomes (e.g., mortality/ morbidity, quality of … Long-term outcomes – morbidity, mortality, function, and quality of life Harms – treatment-related

53. PCA3 Testing for the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Long-term health outcomes (clinical utility), including reduced mortality/ morbidity and improved quality … Long-term health outcomes (clinical utility), including reduced mortality/ morbidity, improved quality … KQ 3 Long-term outcomes : Prostate cancer-related mortality, morbidity, function, quality of life … Direct evidence of the impact of testing on health outcomes (e.g., mortality/ morbidity, quality of life … Long-term outcomes – morbidity, mortality, function, and quality of life Harms – treatment-related

54. Topic 0589 Cleaning and Monitoring of HAIs NSD SJ Clean (pdf file)
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    March 11, 2013 - acquired infections (HAIs) creates a significant burden on Summary: the health care system in terms of morbidity … § HAI rates create a significant burden on the health care system, in terms of morbidity

55. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Use of Report Cards and Outcome Measurements To Improve the Safety of Surgical Care (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2023 - which use report card data to implement quality improvement initiatives, often reported decreases in morbidity … Morbidity and Mortality of Total Gastrectomy: a Comprehensive Analysis of 90-Day Outcomes. … National Surgical Quality Improvement Program integration with Morbidity and Mortality conference is … Reliability Of A Surgeon-Reported Morbidity And Mortality Database: A Comparison Of Short-Term Morbidity … Morbidity and Mortality of Total Gastrectomy: a Comprehensive Analysis of 90-Day Outcomes.

56. Antenatal Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2020 - alternative frequency or spacing of visits versus routine frequency or spacing of visits Outcomes: maternal morbidity … , maternal mortality, fetal/neonatal morbidity and mortality, NICU, preterm birth, patient satisfaction

57. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2007 - Different types of weight gain (central vs. peripheral) may have different effects on morbidity, with … Cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. … There were too few studies to support any conclusions about how cardiovascular morbidity or mortality … Only pioglitazone and metformin improved cardiovascular morbidity when compared with placebo or diet … cardiovascular morbidity differed between the medications. 2d.

58. For the disabled and elderly with multiple comorbidities, what is the comparative effectiveness of physician housecalls on outcomes and total cost? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - Housecall practices aggregate the high-cost patients with multiple co-morbidities and vastly disproportionate

59. Postpartum Home Blood Pressure Monitoring, Postpartum Treatment of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, and Peripartum Magnesium Sulfate Regimens for Preeclampsia With Severe Features | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 01, 2022 - or develop de novo after discharge from hospitalization for the delivery, and may result in severe morbidity … Harms Severe adverse events* (e.g., electrolyte abnormalities, severe hypotension) Infant morbidities … * (e.g., eclampsia* , stroke ) Newborn/child outcomes Infant morbidities* (e.g., respiratory … Breastfeeding Reduction (or generation) of health disparities Severe adverse events Severe infant morbidities … KQ 3 Maternal morbidity and mortality Infant morbidities Breastfeeding Satisfaction with

60. Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - For the same reasons, uncertainty surrounds the BNP or NT-pro-BNP test’s ability to predict morbidity … As well, the review will investigate whether BNP and NT-proBNP are independent predictors of morbidity … KQ3, KQ4 Inclusion: patients with all types of HF (with or without any co-morbidity). … KQ3 to KQ6: Mortality including all cause and HF; Morbidity including hospitalization (including HF, … Subgroup analyses for age, gender and co-morbidities will be undertaken to assess clinical diversity