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61. Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment of C. difficile Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - rates in the United States (and globally) have increased in the last decade, along with associated morbidity … The vast majority of severe morbidity and mortality is experienced in the elderly population. 2-4 Residents … Increasing morbidity and mortality of C. difficile infection, the limited therapeutic options and difficulty … Does effectiveness vary by patient characteristics: age, gender, co-morbidity, hospital vs. community … predominantly clonal multi-institutional outbreak of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea with high morbidity

62. Diabetes Medications for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: An Update Focused on Monotherapy and Add-on Therapy to Metformin | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - complications impose a substantial public health burden as they contribute significantly to mortality, morbidity … 1 Medication Management of Type 2 Diabetes in 2014 Diabetes medications can effectively reduce morbidity … 1 ) for the long-term clinical outcomes of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular morbidity … 1 ) for the long-term clinical outcomes of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular morbidity … following confounders in their analysis: age, sex, and co-morbid conditions (defined by using a co-morbidity

63. Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m² | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - evidence regarding major clinical endpoints such as all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality and morbidity … patients are needed to assess overall safety and comparative effectiveness regarding diabetes-related morbidity

64. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    May 07, 2010 - one attributable risk factor for death throughout the world,2 hypertension results in substantial morbidity … Despite the high morbidity and mortality attributable to hypertension, control remains suboptimal. … o Mortality (all-cause, cardiovascular disease-specific, and cerebrovascular disease-specific) o Morbidity … as mortality (all cause, cardiovascular disease-specific, and cerebrovascular disease-specific) or morbidity … o Mortality (all-cause, cardiovascular disease-specific, and cerebrovascular disease- specific) o Morbidity

65. Comparative Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m² | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - techniques are now routinely performed laparoscopically and have demonstrated reduced obesity-related morbidity … Band and port-related morbidity after bariatric surgery: an underestimated problem.

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

67. A Systematic Review of Postpartum Home Blood Pressure Monitoring, Postpartum Treatment of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, and Peripartum Magnesium Sulfate Regimens for Preeclampsia With Severe Features (pdf file)
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    April 20, 2022 - or develop de novo after discharge from hospitalization for the delivery, and may result in severe morbidity … ● Harms o Severe adverse events* (e.g., electrolyte abnormalities, severe hypotension) o Infant morbidities … * (e.g., eclampsia*, stroke) ● Newborn/child outcomes o Infant morbidities* (e.g., respiratory depression … Breastfeeding • Reduction (or generation) of health disparities • Severe adverse events • Severe infant morbidities … KQ 3 • Maternal morbidity and mortality • Infant morbidities • Breastfeeding • Satisfaction with

68. Topic 0559 Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children NSD FINAL SJ (pdf file)
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    May 22, 2013 - community based care, school, home), and sub-populations (e.g., sex/gender , age groups, youth with co-morbidities … 12 years, 13-18 years) o Racial/ethnic minority groups o Socioeconomic strata o Youth with co-morbidities

69. Data Points 17: Trends in Bariatric Surgery: Trends in bariatric surgery in Medicare beneficiaries (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2012 - Morbidity and mortality rates following bariatric surgery continue to be a major concern.7 Data Points

70. serious-mental-illness-outcomes-140303 (pdf file)
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    March 03, 2014 - First, the prevalence and morbidity of SMI are striking. … (length of time in remission, decreased morbidity and mortality from psychiatric diagnosis) § Medical … health outcomes: Intermediate; long term (e.g., decreased morbidity and mortality from medical illness … Morbidity and Mortality in People with Serious Mental Illness. … PowerPoint presentation available at http://www.nasmhpd.org/docs/publications/MDCdocs/Morbidity%20and

71. Dementia-Nursing-Home-Characteristics Executive (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2012 - Impact of Dementia Dementia causes significant morbidity and mortality and creates a substantial burden … people with dementia, such as pain or discomfort; depressive symptoms; sleep quality; health decline/morbidities … for informal caregivers of people with dementia, such as depressive symptoms; sleep quality; and morbidities … Among four other morbidity measures the evidence was insufficient. 7 Evidence on dementia SCUs … Low New/worsening morbidity and various discrete measures Morbidity across multiple measures differed

72. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2011 - are available at www.effectivehealthcare. ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm. 2 may reduce cardiovascular morbidity … possibility that intensive glycemic control has either no effect or a negative effect on cardiovascular morbidity … Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular morbidity (e.g., myocardial infarction and stroke) 4. … (continued) Cardiovascular and Low A comparison of the risk of cardiovascular morbidity between metformin … and cerebrovascular thiazolidinedione as monotherapy was inconclusive, with high imprecision and morbidity

73. RENAL MASS AND LOCALIZED RENAL CANCER *the following questions are recommended to address the healthcare tests and/or treatments this program should consider: • What indicators can be used to predict malignancy and/or aggressiveness of… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - What are the implications of renal functional outcomes (survival, morbidities, quality of life) in this … What is the role of competing risks of death, related to age and medical-co-morbidities, in managing … Patient Characteristics Age, gender Obesity (BMI and other measures) Renal function Medical co-morbidities … Health-related benefits of interest include the following: treatment-related morbidity, renal functional … This data should be evaluated based on timeframe after procedure as morbidity can differ between early

74. Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture to Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    October 01, 2022 - Background Despite sizeable resources invested in US maternity care, severe maternal morbidity … , 9 Access to high-quality maternal health care is associated with reduced maternal and perinatal morbidity … of procedures and interventions KQ 3: Health outcomes for pregnant persons Maternal morbidity … Severe Maternal Morbidity in the United States: A Primer Fund TC; October 28, 2021 2021. … Advancing Maternal Health Equity and Reducing Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: Proceedings of a Workshop

75. Environmental Monitoring in Healthcare to Ensure Adequacy of Housekeeping Cleaning and Reduce the Spread of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - Hospital acquired infection (HAI) rates create a significant burden on the healthcare system in terms of morbidity … arise from the patient's "endogenous" microorganisms and be related to the patient's underlying co-morbidities … acquisition of HAIs from environmental reservoirs can cause significant patient harm in the form of increased morbidity

76. Obesity (pdf file)
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    April 17, 2012 - Current data suggest that risk of overweight/obesity-related morbidity and mortality increases progressively

77. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_research-protocol.pdf
    December 20, 2011 - 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

78. Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs), Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ARBs), and Direct Renin Inhibitors for Treating Essential Hypertension – An Update of the 2007 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - one attributable risk factor for death throughout the world, 2 hypertension results in substantial morbidity … Despite the high morbidity and mortality attributable to hypertension, control remains suboptimal. … reported) Mortality (all-cause, cardiovascular disease-specific, and cerebrovascular disease-specific) Morbidity … as mortality (all cause, cardiovascular disease-specific, and cerebrovascular disease-specific) or morbidity … Mortality (all-cause, cardiovascular disease-specific, and cerebrovascular disease-specific) Morbidity

79. Procalcitonin for Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Sepsis is a condition with high morbidity and mortality … Health outcomes such as morbidity, mortality, function, quality of life, and adverse events of therapy … Health outcomes, such as morbidity, mortality, function, quality of life, and adverse events of therapy … Length of stay Antibiotic exposure Accuracy for response to therapy Health outcomes Morbidity … Direct evidence of the impact of testing on health outcomes is shown by link A (morbidity, function,

80. Does the use of Cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) testing to predict response to clopidogrel in people: (1) with acute coronary syndrome, (2) who have suffered other cardiovascular disease-related events (e.g., ischemic stroke, symptomatic… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - recurrent ischemic events, reduction of stent thromboses, reduction of cardiovascular-disease related morbidity … While clopidogrel may decrease morbidity and mortality associated with several cardiovascular diseases