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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antipsychotics-children-update-disposition-170621.pdf
March 16, 2017 - There is more data on
disruptive behavior in ID than for a number of the
conditions included. … The estimates from three
studies are more stable than those from two studies,
though the number of … In general the
number of studies included in the metaanalyses were
small, in particular, for the within … Also some
numbers in the forest plot have many digits – keep
the number of digits consistent and two … The bulleted points could generate a number of future
studies.
Thanks for the comment.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/antipsychotics-children-update-disposition-170621.pdf
March 16, 2017 - There is more data on
disruptive behavior in ID than for a number of the
conditions included. … The estimates from three
studies are more stable than those from two studies,
though the number of … In general the
number of studies included in the metaanalyses were
small, in particular, for the within … Also some
numbers in the forest plot have many digits – keep
the number of digits consistent and two … The bulleted points could generate a number of future
studies.
Thanks for the comment.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-test_research-protocol.pdf
October 14, 2011 - Intermediate outcomes: Diagnostic accuracy; impact on decisionmaking that leads to
reduction in the number … of cores per biopsy
o Number of positive cores per biopsy
o Percentage of cancer per biopsy core … After taking into account the number and seriousness of any methodological shortcomings,
categorical … Populations
with higher frequency of screening (e.g., larger number of men; shorter intervals between … The number of core biopsies used in each study may impact the number of cancerous
tumors identified.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 01, 2014 - After 24
weeks of treatment, 53.8% of patients treated with teduglutide reduced the number of infusion … SBS affects a
relatively small number of patients, but those affected have few treatment options. … However, the number of patients with SBS only number in the tens of thousands.”34
However, some experts … CIGNA pharmacy coverage
policy number 1318: teduglutide (Gattex). … CIGNA pharmacy coverage
policy number 1318: teduglutide (Gattex).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-updates_methods.pdf
July 01, 2011 - This research was funded through contract number 290-02-0021 (EPC2) from the Agency for Healthcare
Research … To limit the number of citations to review, one strategy is to limit the start date for update
searches … It requires searching, screening, and only partial data extraction
(i.e., number of newly identified … incorporation of an update in
a CER will depend on the amount of newly identified evidence (e.g., number … to incorporate the new evidence into the previous review
by updating results (i.e. search yield, number
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/telehealth-acute-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
February 15, 2017 - Information relevant for assessing applicability will include the number of
patients randomized/eligible … The DM will be limited to a small number of models
(two to four) of telehealth consultation for specific … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 24. AHRQ Publication Number 01-
E011. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 131. … Evidence
Report/Technology Assessment: Number 24, Supplement. AHRQ Publication Number
01-E059.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/horizon-scan_research-2015.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Number of cost analyses in each of 14 priority areas
Priority Area Number of Topics With Cost Analysis … Based on available prevalence data, severe cases number 15,000 or
fewer Americans. … The number of transplantations performed was limited by the number of suitable
donor lungs available … OCS would increase the number of acceptable donor
lungs, which in turn would increase in the number … medication considering the number of prescriptions that could be filled.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-215-depression-older-adults-comments.pdf
March 28, 2019 - If it is describing a
number, fewer would be correct. … P. 14, 2nd indented bullet under Key Points:
“evidence was limited in number” Number of what? … “limited in
the number of studies?” … The evidence was limited in number of
trials and reported outcomes. … We have added the number of trials
throughout the key points as suggested.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-size-planning-chapter-9.pptx
January 01, 2013 - Study feasibility relies on whether the projected number of accrued patients is adequate to address the … Introduction
Introduction
An important aspect of assessing study feasibility is whether the projected number … Consider potential reductions in the number of recruited patients available for analysis. … Potential reductions in the number of recruited patients available for analysis (e.g., due to loss to … Report the expected absolute risk or rate for the reference or control cohort, including the expected number
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-surveillance_research-protocol.pdf
May 19, 2011 - It is
likely that a large number of men are receiving treatment with curative intent without much … Number of cores
iii. Histopathologic grading changes
d. System Characteristics
i. … Number of cores
iv. Percentage of cores
v. PSA (velocity, doubling time)
vi. Imaging
vii. … Number of cores
iii. Percentage of cores
iv. PSA
v. Imaging
vi. … These systematic reviews, collectively, analyzed a small number of randomized
controlled trials and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/urinary-incontinence-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
September 30, 2010 - Previously published reports need to be updated with evidence from the large number of new
publications … Urodynamic observations:
Observations made during urodynamic studies that have a number of possible … The number of incontinent women after active and control interventions.
2. … The number of women who became continent after clinical interventions.
3. … The number of women with improved continence.
4.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antiplatelet-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
September 25, 2013 - Note that the report has been updated to include a large
number of studies published after our original … Peer Reviewer #6 General
Comments
Quality of the Report: Good
Number of Hours Spent to Review the … Peer Reviewer #7 General
Comments
Quality of the Report: Fair
Number of Hours Spent to Review the … Peer Reviewer #9 General
Comments
Quality of the Report: Superior
Number of Hours Spent to Review … As already stated the number of
events for cardiovascular mortality was tiny.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
April 18, 2013 - We revised the table for simple tracking of
the number of the subjects in the trials.
5. … The executive summary has
restricted reference number. … We calculated the number needed to screen
from the reported number of screened, eligible,
enrolled, … where did you ever get that number. I can't come
within a power of 10 from your data. … The number of
attributable events per 1000 treated is 1000*
absolute risk difference or 713.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain_executive.pdf
October 01, 2011 - The number of
deaths in the United States due to use of non-aspirin
NSAIDs is not known with certainty … One study
estimated the number at 3,200 annually in the 1990s11,
though other studies have reported higher … high priority to the previous report on
analgesics for osteoarthritis based on an assessment of
the number … Celecoxib may be associated with
decreased risk of serious GI events and a number of
NSAIDs (selective … The report identified a number of important areas for
future research:
• Nearly all of the clinical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-cancer-staging_disposition-comments.pdf
November 20, 2014 - We have added a number of forest plots. … Peer Reviewer 4 Results Table 17, number of lesions for some studies? … Table 17 provides a general description of
the studies—study design, number of
enrolled patients. … It does not address the
number of lesions per patient or per study. … The error only occurs in
Table A; the number is given correctly
elsewhere in the report.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_policymaker.pdf
August 01, 2016 - 2 521 Reduced by topiramate ���
Percentage of heavy drinking days 2 521 Reduced by topiramate ���
Number … N = number; SOE = strength of evidence
a This column only includes studies rated as having a low or medium
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-205-predictors-trauma-care-disposition-comments.pdf
April 01, 2018 - We calculated the
sensitivity from the counts provided
in the publication of the number of
cases with … lactate at each of three
levels and the number patients
defined as with and without trauma
center … Including only
a 100 seems like too much of a round number/convenience/practical
number rather than … a number that was reached through rigorous
exclusion process. … We have update the search and
the number of articles included is
now 138.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s103.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Although the number of strata is left
to the discretion of the analyst, stratifying on quintiles is a … data, and they avoid the poten-
tial residual confounding that arises from stratification on a fixed
number … Curtis et al Medical Care • Volume 45, Number 10 Suppl 2, October 2007
© 2007 Lippincott Williams & … data set on a weekly (or even daily) basis, whereas individ-
Curtis et al Medical Care • Volume 45, Number … Medical Care • Volume 45, Number 10 Suppl 2, October 2007 Inverse Probability-Weighted Estimators
©
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ear-infection_disposition-comments.pdf
May 04, 2013 - A number of these studies have significant overall
flaws. … Overall there were a very small number of patients studied to make
the conclusions that were made. … Indeed
the 1994 3 academy guideline concludes that there is a number needed
to treat of about 7 to … We have also
separately counted the number of studies and the
number of articles. … A number
of studies do compare adenoidectomy to no
therapy in children with unilateral tubes.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/emt-naloxon_research-protocol.pdf
November 29, 2016 - In 2014, the
number of drug overdose deaths involving prescription or illicit opioids exceeded 28,000 … ,
the highest number on record.3 The strongest risk factor for opioid overdose is a prior
overdose … contribute to disparities in areas in which
more care is provided by EMRs and EMTs.33
Although a number … , including naloxone use,
guidance varies across these documents, and there are uncertainties in a number … Information that will be abstracted that is relevant for assessing applicability
will include the number