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effectivehealthcare.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?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0334_08-04-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Outcome(s): Recurrent ischemic events, stent thromboses, cardiovascular disease-
related morbidity and … )
While clopidogrel may decrease morbidity and mortality associated with several cardiovascular
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sodium-potassium_research-protocol.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-loss-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-test_research-protocol.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-rapid-response-surgical-report-cards.pdf
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.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/10_obesity_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/type-2-diabetes-medications-2007_executive.pdf
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.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0488_12-27-2011.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0718-140819.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ace-inhibitor-arb-update_research-protocol.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/hypertensive-disorders-pregnancy-protocol-amendment.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-outcomes_research-protocol.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/10_obesity_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/type-2-diabetes-medications-update_executive.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dementia-nursing-home-characteristics_executive.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bariatric-surgery-trends_research.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Morbidity and mortality rates
following bariatric surgery continue to be a major concern.7
Data Points
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0655-131114.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment_executive.pdf
November 01, 2014 - HAP is associated with increased morbidity and mortality,
longer lengths of inpatient stays, and higher … Morbidity or mortality?
c. Rates of antibiotic-related adverse events?
Key Question 2. … Morbidity or mortality?
c. Rates of antibiotic-related adverse events?
Key Question 3. … with hospital-acquired
pneumonia, does the evidence for clinical response,
mechanical ventilation, morbidity … effect
of intermittent infusions on outcomes related to clinical
response, mechanical ventilation, morbidity