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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/skin-lesions-evaluation_technical-brief.pdf
December 01, 2014 - (21 percent), and 108 were
technical reports (18 percent). … ), 77 diagnostic tests (22 percent), 64
comparative cohort studies (18 percent), 143 noncomparative … cohort studies (41 percent), and 55
case reports (16 percent). … (30.0 percent), and polarized light contact
dermatoscopes (21.8 percent).68 Dermoscopy was principally … of patients had nonpigmented
lesions (28.6 percent ) or papulosquamous conditions (8.8 percent).68
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disparities-quality-improvement_executive.pdf
August 01, 2012 - vs. 18.9
percent; p = 0.04) but not among patients whose primary
language was English (26.8 percent … vs. 30 percent) but
not among individuals with adequate health literacy
(39 percent vs. 36 percent … ) in the 20-percent subsample that
underwent literacy assessment (Table E). … (53 percent) and had more symptoms of depression
and lower mental health–related quality of life. … to 1 percent (QI–Meds) and 3 percent
(QI–Therapy) at 24 months.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/test-performance-metrics_appendixes.pdf
January 01, 2005 - Typical plot of sensitivity versus 100 percent specificity
Four hypothetical studies are depicted … in the square sensitivity/100 percent–specificity plot. … note that studies with high LR+ and low LR- can be readily identified in the square
sensitivity/100 percent-specificity
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-cholestorol-medicines-update_executive.pdf
February 01, 2014 - has estimated that CVD
affects 83.6 million individuals in the
United States, contributes to 32.3 percent … the expected response to a high-potency statin is
an LDL-c reduction of ≥50 percent. … However, low-potency statin in combination
with niacin raised HDL-c 15 percent to 27 percent more
than … greater LDL-c reduction) and ezetimibe (up to 21 percent
greater LDL-c reduction). … ) and niacin (up to
27 percent).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-235-pharma-nonpharma-ptsd-update-summary.pdf
November 01, 2020 - ROB) was assessed for all included studies; most were rated as
having a medium ROB (57%), and only 6 percent … Sixty percent of
all studies included in the PTSD-Repository were rated as having a medium ROB, and … only 6 percent were rated as having a low ROB.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_research-protocol.pdf
July 01, 2010 - population, the cumulative risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer by
age 70 is estimated to be 6 percent … , with a lifetime risk of 13 percent.2-4
Breast cancer is usually first detected by feeling a lump … 5-year survival rate for women with stage IV (cancer that has
spread beyond the breast) is only 27 percent … For example, Lacquement et al.11 examined a series of 668 women who underwent
biopsy; only 23 percent … Fifty percent or more of the subjects must have completed the study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/anal-cancer-protocol.pdf
September 26, 2023 - Background
Although anal cancer only represents1-2 percent of all gastrointestinal malignancies,
incidence … has risen steadily by 2-3 percent a year over the past decade.1 Squamous cell
carcinoma (SCC) is by … far the most common type, accounting for over 90 percent of anal
malignancies,2-4 and risk factors … Depending on the initial staging, treatment may yield a five-year
survival up to 89 percent.6
Treatment … balance benefits and harms.9-12 Indeed,
standard treatment is so difficult to tolerate that up to 55 percent
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-cancer-liver-metastases-therapies_disposition-comments.pdf
December 11, 2012 - The new text reads as follows:
Approximately 39 percent of new cases are
diagnosed in the localized … state, (i.e., no
metastases or spread to regional lymph nodes); 36
percent present with regional spread … to lymph
nodes; 20 percent present with distant, metastatic
cancer; and 5 percent present with unstaged … for
stage I, 64.5 percent for stage IIA, 51.6 percent for
stage IIB, 32.3 percent for stage IIC, 74 … percent for
IIIA, 45 percent for IIIB, 33.4 percent for IIIC, and 6
percent for stage IV.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-assessing-impact.pdf
September 01, 2018 - It took our health-system participants 68 to 82
percent less time to find quality measure information … Their scores for CMS quality measures
place them in the top 20 percent of health systems. … health systems have 93 percent appropriate monitoring for the
quality measure identified by NQMC # … In your
health system, 55 percent of patients are being assessed for modifiable causes and only 35 … hospitals which are at 75 percent and 60 percent, respectively.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-urinary-retention_research.pdf
September 01, 2014 - free at 6 months; 7 percent of the
microwave therapy group and 4 percent of the TURP group maintained … Gujral, et al., reported that 5 percent of TURP and 3 percent of laser therapy groups had
experienced … (7 percent), and other conditions such as stroke
or traumatic brain injury (29 percent). … Patient sex was fairly evenly distributed with 51 percent men and 49
percent women. … Neurogenic disorders among the patients included
MS (64 percent), SCI (7 percent), and other (29 percent
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-future_research.pdf
April 01, 2013 - OnabotulinumtoxinA was better than placebo in reducing monthly migraine attack by 50
percent or more … for self-reported vitality and more than 100 percent for improvement in pain and
general health. … Divalproex in a larger dose of 1,500 mg/day increased the likelihood of a 50
percent improvement in … For instance, a
treatment that decreases headache frequency by 50 percent may not be perceived as an … for self-reported vitality and more than 100 percent for improvement in
pain and general health.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-cancer-liver-metastases-therapies_executive.pdf
December 01, 2012 - 5 percent present with unstaged disease.8 The 5-year
survival rate estimated by the National Cancer … for
stage I, 64.5 percent for stage IIA, 51.6 percent for stage
IIB, 32.3 percent for stage IIC, 74 … percent for IIIA,
45 percent for IIIB, 33.4 percent for IIIC, and 6 percent
for stage IV.9 Survival … the 5-year survival
rate is 10 percent or less with treatment. … Local recurrence rates
have decreased from as high as 50 percent to less than
10 percent in some cases
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/measuring-blood-pressure_research-protocol.pdf
April 11, 2011 - healthy adults.1 In 2000, the estimated
prevalence of high BP in the adult population globally was 26 percent … with a predicted increase
by 24 percent in 2025 for developed countries and 80 percent in developing … Only 34 percent have their BP under control.1
Hypertension is also on the rise for children. … of cardiovascular deaths worldwide and 18 percent in high-income
countries.5 There is an increased … of developing hypertension within adults aged
55–65 years in the United States as greater than 90 percent
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c_research-protocol.pdf
November 30, 2011 - The prevalence of HCV infection in the U.S. is
estimated to be 1.6 percent, with a peak of 4.3 percent … in people 40 to 49 years of age.
5
Approximately 78 percent of those who test positive for anti-HCV … liver disease projected to
reach $10.7 billion by the year 2019.
7
The CDC estimates that 60 to 70 percent … factors is HCV genotype, with higher SVR rates
in patients with genotypes 2 or 3 (SVR of 70 to 80 percent … ) compared with those with genotype 1
(SVR of 40 to 50 percent).
14,15
Another factor that may be
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-208-bipolar-evidence-summary.pdf
August 01, 2018 - Prevalence studies estimate about 1 percent
of the population for BD-I, another 1
percent for BD-II … , and up to 5 percent for
the full spectrum of BD diagnoses, with
relatively similar prevalence in … rates, and psychosocial
morbidity.3, 4 People with bipolar disorder
account for between 3 and 14 percent … of all suicides, and about 25 percent of
bipolar disorder patients will attempt
suicide.5 Further … We excluded studies with
greater than 50 percent attrition (with the exception of
maintenance studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/phenylketonuria_executive.pdf
February 01, 2012 - , only 9 percent
of those on placebo achieved this effect after 6 weeks,
compared with 44 percent of … achieving a 30-percent reduction
in Phe levels. … ) at Phe over 400
µmol/L and leveling off at about 80 percent at 2,000
µmol/L. … participants (32 to 50 percent). … only 9 percent of those on
placebo achieved this effect after 6 weeks, compared
with 44 percent of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tympanostomy-tubes-executive-170523.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Probabilities (percent) that an intervention is among the three most effective with
respect to early … In the placebo group, 40 percent had
no further episodes of AOM, compared to 35 percent in
the TT group … TT Versus Antibiotic Prophylaxis
In the Gonzalez 1986 RCT, 54.5 percent of children in the
TT group … and 24 percent in the sulfisoxazole prophylaxis
group had no recurrent AOM (P = 0.02). … In this group at 12 months, 51
percent of those who had adenoidectomy failed whereas
70 percent of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-260-improved-cancer-outcomes-executive-summary_0.pdf
May 01, 2023 - examined dietary supplements and nutrition support in gastrointestinal and head
and neck cancers, 11 percent … (n=12) were rated as low risk of bias (higher
quality), 40 percent (n=46) medium risk of bias and 49 … percent (n=56) as high risk
of bias (lower quality) … (n=12) were
rated as low risk of bias (higher quality), 40 percent (n=46) medium risk of bias and 49 … percent (n=56) high risk of bias (lower quality).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cesarean-birth-future_research.pdf
August 09, 2012 - advocates (33 percent), 5 of the 13 clinicians (30 percent), 1 of the 2
researchers (50 percent), and … ), 2 of the 6
patient/consumer advocates (33 percent), 5 of the 13 clinicians (30 percent), 1 of the … 2
researchers (50 percent), and 2 of the 3 research funders (66 percent). … ); 2 of the 6 patient/consumer advocates (33 percent); 5 of the 13
clinicians (30 percent); 1 of the … 2 researchers (50 percent); and 2 of the 3 research funders (66
percent) (Table 1).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-review-no-touch-modalities.pdf
May 01, 2022 - (7 of 22) at baseline, 22.7
percent (after standard cleaning with hydrogen peroxide), 0 percent (after … The
proportion of surfaces contaminated was also lower: 7.2 percent at baseline, 4 percent after
standard … cleaning, and 0 percent after UVL disinfection (p=0.07). … Surface contamination rates decreased
from 13 percent to 0 percent in the aerosolized hydrogen peroxide … + silver ions group, and from
20 percent to 3 percent for rooms cleaned with sodium hypochlorite.