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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/restless-legs-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2013 - question received three points; number two ranking—two points; number three ranking—one
point. … received five points; number two ranking—four points; number three ranking—three
points; number four … ranking—two points; number five ranking—one point. … question received three points; number two ranking – two points;
number three ranking – one point. … received five points; number two ranking – four points; number three ranking – three points; number
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Number of cores
One study examined trends in the number of biopsy cores
obtained during diagnostic workup … Number of cores positive for cancer
Eight cohorts used a maximal number of biopsy cores
positive for … Number of cores positive for cancer
Eight cohorts included the minimum number of biopsy
cores positive … Number of cores positive for cancer
No cohort used this factor. … Number of cores positive for cancer
No cohort used this factor.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/AI-tools-protocol.pdf
August 15, 2023 - For example:
o Literature screening:
The number of finally included papers correctly identified … reduction in screening burden (e.g., precision, specificity, work saved
over sampling, gain, f-score, number … Model types (e.g., SVM, deep learning, LLM), as reported in the studies
Version and extension number … Claude 2)
Developer
Environment (e.g., web-based, Python, R)
• The ESP task(s) automated
• The number
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/partial-breast-irradiation-disposition-comments.pdf
January 31, 2023 - age, size, margins) but that
is not provided anywhere in a collated way to examine these and see the number … These include
the absolute number of patients with the following characteristics who participated in … For example, right after listing the 15,045-patient number, there is a
sentence stating: “In aggregate … they refer to as many as 69% of patients
having telangiectasias – I do not understand why this high number … Pls clarify if this number is including
ITCs, micromets, and/or macromets.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pharma-nonpharma-ptsd-2022-update-executive-summ.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Most studies had sample sizes in the range of 25
to 99 participants (69%), with a relatively small number … Data elements that were infrequently reported include the number of
participants with a history of traumatic … brain injuries, SUD, or suicidal ideation/behavior,
and mean number of trauma types per participant
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-diagnosis-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2012 - Future Research Needs for Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 11 … The median number of comments across topics was only two. … Where there is only one gap
identified, the last number is dropped. … Where there is only one gap
identified, the last number is dropped. … Since the larger number needed to
screen for the given sensitivity would also satisfy the number needed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hemorrhage-postpartum_executive.pdf
April 01, 2015 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 151
Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage
Executive Summary … However, these data come from a limited number of
studies with a small number of participants. … However, a number of studies
of misoprostol and oxytocin have been conducted in
developing countries … Studies frequently included a number of
women with PPH who were transferred from smaller or
community … However, these data come from a limited number of
studies with a small number of participants.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-256-telehealth-women-preventive-services-executive-summary.pdf
June 01, 2022 - 256_Effectiveness of Telehealth for Women's Preventive Services
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number … telehealth interventions versus comparator
Preventive
Service Outcome Intervention Comparison
Number … Low
5
Preventive
Service Outcome Intervention Comparison
Number of
Studies;*
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-194-disposition-comments-inhaled-corticosteroids.pdf
March 19, 2018 - While
the reviewer’s point is understood,
it is more straightforward to use
the number affected to … describe
the trend, because the number
affected has increased steadily
whereas percentage has not … Public Reviewer
#1, Anonymous
Here, it may be more meaningful to cite the
number of deaths (3,651 … However, we can keep the
proportion of deaths attributed to
asthma and add the absolute
number as … of
subjects enrolled in each study and on the
number of studies available for each KQ.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-242-radiation-therapy-brain-metastases-disposition-comments.pdf
June 09, 2021 - Questions that don’t take into account number
and volume of lesions, location of lesions, and
performance … It is certainly true that clinicians
use a nuanced framework
incorporating a number of factors
such … For factors such
as number of lesions and volume
of lesions, this information was
abstracted when … For factors such as number of
lesions and volume of lesions, this
information was abstracted when … reports number (and %) of
patients with intracranial
progression.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/infantile-hemangioma_executive.pdf
January 01, 2016 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 168
Diagnosis and Management of Infantile
Hemangioma
Executive … What characteristics of the hemangioma (e.g., subtype,
size, location, number of lesions) indicate risk … Limitations of the Evidence Base
The evidence base for IH treatment is limited by a small
number of … comparative studies including a limited
number of participants. … Research Gaps
While a growing number of comparative studies address
treatments for IH, a number of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_executive.pdf
March 01, 2015 - In the United States, the number of women
entering menopause each year is estimated
to be approximately … Effective
Health Care
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 147
Approximately 85 percent of women … The following data were abstracted:
• Trial characteristics: Author, year, country, number of
trial … There
were a number of ways to obtain effect sizes from the
continuous measures reported. … • A large number of nonprescription agents were studied
in individual trials.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0074_03-10-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Effective Health Care
Topic Numbers: 0125
Document Completion Date: 1-12-10
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Effectiveness of nurse case managers will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The
scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, comparators…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/echocardiography_research.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Allowed health care charges for echocardiog-
raphy decreased from 2007 through 2011
while the number … of procedures rose slightly
and the average number of procedures per
beneficiary per year remained … The number of beneficiaries receiving
echocardiography procedures was rela-
tively constant between … and the average
number of procedures per beneficiary per year
remained essentially unchanged. … Thus, we may have slightly under-counted
the total number of procedures if a
significant number of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/machine-learning-quality_research.pdf
September 01, 2012 - Information technology approaches are being integrated in a number of research fields and the
general … Balk et al. (2011) used a computerized screening approach
to reduce the number of abstracts needed … Once learned, the selection model can be applied to an essentially
unlimited number of publications … We tested a number of statistical prediction algorithms and a number of strategies to identify
the … LIMITATIONS: The study involved a small number of practices and
lacked a pure control group.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-foot-ulcer-amputation-incidence_research.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Incidence is the number of
new onsets of an illness in a specified pe-
riod of time. … This is distinct from preva-
lence, the number of people affected by
an illness during a period of time … LEA by the
number of beneficiaries in the Medicare FFS popu-
lation who were continuously enrolled … For each population, the numerator
was the number of beneficiaries within the particular
population … who died in the given year, and the denom-
inator was the total number of beneficiaries in the popu-
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-911-workforce-mental-health-executive-summary.pdf
February 01, 2025 - The
PROSPERO protocol registration number is CRD42023465325. … either not reported in any included
study for specific comparisons or were reported in an insufficient number
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-cholestorol-medications_disposition-comments.pdf
March 10, 2010 - Table A was a summary of conclusions based on a (apriori) select
number of important outcomes for which … However, 7440 would be a number that is way beyond
being practical and possible for one review. … Revised
Tables Table 22, first two rows of the results were same but different number of
studies … Table 35: the first four rows of the results were same but different number
of studies included? … Since number analyzed is
not equal to number randomized, we did not consider it as an ITTA.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/measuring-blood-pressure-surveillance-160412.pdf
May 29, 2025 - A"small"
number"of"high'impact"systematic"reviews"are"selected"for"surveillance"annually"based"on" … Ambulatory"BP"(as"either"mean"wake"or"daytime,"mean"sleep"
or"nighttime,"or"mean"24"hour"BPs)"
o" Number"and"dose"of"hypertension"medications"or"number"of … Optimal"
number"of"days"for"home"blood"pressure"measurement." … $The$small$number$of$studies$and$their$ mean$increase$of$one$general$
distribution$across$different$ … (of(Health(Care(Encounters(
SOE:(Low((
$
Five$trials$reported$number$of$health$care$encounters.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities_disposition-comments.pdf
June 30, 2015 - It is a test capable
of identifying a large number of conditions resulting in
ID. … Why do they not show the same number of tests? … the “Number of Tests Identified” from GTR (i.e. … The small number of clinical validity
studies are discussed in body text. … We
have corrected the typo with the table number.