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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-research-report-unhealthy-alcohol-use-final.pdf
September 01, 2018 - Please rate the usefulness of each of the sections below, on a scale of 1 to 4, where 1 =
very useful
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-protocol-acute-pain-treatments.pdf
August 08, 2019 - Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Pain is nearly universal, contributing substantially to morbidity, mortality, disab…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stone-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
July 26, 2012 - Although there were 1009 subjects enrolled in the
trial, the mortality rate (0.2%) is surprising in … That said, we would caution this reviewer
regarding comparing the event rate in the low
calcium group … in the Borghi 2002 trial with the
event rate in the control group in different
studies. … complications required in patients with
asymptomatic stone growth above some
absolute stone size or growth rate … They could randomize patients
with stone growth above some absolute stone
size or growth rate threshold
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-test_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Analyses included clinical sensitivity, clinical specificity
(or the false positive rate equal to 1- … The first row of Table
B shows that at a set false-positive rate of 80 percent
(specificity of 20 percent … tPSA measurements to identify men with prostate cancer,
holding constant either the false-positive rate … (1-specificity) or sensitivity
Part 1: False-positive rate (FPR) held constant
FPR
(1-specificity … from
the published ROC curves; median consensus sensitivities were derived for each (1-specificity) rate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/schizophrenia-adult_research-protocol.pdf
September 23, 2016 - and physical health)
§ Ability to maintain treatment (e.g., treatment
discontinuation/switching rate … and physical health)
• Ability to maintain treatment (e.g., treatment
discontinuation/switching rate … Overall/any adverse events (rate or proportion)
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-bias-individual-studies_methods.pdf
March 01, 2012 - o Not rely solely on poor reporting, industry funding, or disclosed conflict of interest, to
rate a … A review of tools to rate observational studies identified 14 “best”
tools. … A third example of a criterion requiring topic-specific evaluation is the
expected attrition rate. … Systems
to rate the strength of scientific evidence. … Systems
to rate the strength of scientific evidence.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-233-diverticulitis-evidence-summary.pdf
October 01, 2020 - Evidence Summary: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 233
Management of Colonic Diverticulitis
Evidence Summary
Main Points
• Computed tomography (CT) diagnosis and clinical sequelae
o CT accurately diagnoses acute diverticulitis (moderate strength o…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mrsa-screening-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2010 - evidence also supports
Universal surveillance in facilities servicing communities with a significant rate … also be performed
on all patients entering a facility from communities with a high MRSA
colonization rate … Active screening
in high-risk units is an effective and cost-avoidant method to reduce the rate
of … “The MRSA bacteremia rate decreased by 80%,
whereas the rate of bacteremia due to methicillin-susceptible … of hospital-acquired MRSA infection rate from
0.27% to 0.15%.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/angina-heart-attack-treatments_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Additionally, the clopidogrel event rate for
TRITON-TIMI study (12.1%) was omitted. … We have added the missing TRITON-TIMI event
rate. … Additionally, the clopidogrel event rate for TRITON-TIMI
study (12.1%) was omitted. … We have added the missing TRITON-TIMI event
rate. … The FDA approved BRILINTA™ (ticagrelor)
Tablets to reduce the rate of thrombotic cardiovascular events
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-medicare-use_research.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Beneficiaries with type 2
diabetes not using insulin had the lowest
mortality rate (5.8%). … Table 7: Rate of hospitalizations and emergency room visits per 100 Medicare FFS
beneficiaries, by type … note that for every
preventive care measure, beneficiaries with type 2 using insulin had the
lowest rate … Across all three
groups, the rate of medical hospitaliza-
tions only (no procedure) was greater than … the rate of hospitalizations involving a
procedure, but hospitalizations for benefi-
ciaries with
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adults-trauma-interventions_disposition-comments.pdf
April 02, 2013 - ES-1, line 26, the rate of PTSD in adults who have been traumatized is
substantial but the atypical … This also should be distinguished from
the rate in children--it seems from the available data that PTSD
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asd-medical-executive-170505.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Update
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Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 189
Medical Therapies for Children With Autism
Spectrum Disorder—An Update
Executive Summary
Introduction
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a
neurodevelopmental disorder broadly
defined by impa…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
November 08, 2011 - area
• Healing time
• Pain
• Prevention of sepsis
• Prevention of osteomyelitis
• Recurrence rate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dcis-endocrine-therapy_research.pdf
August 01, 2012 - In all groups, women who received
State assistance used endocrine therapy at a higher rate than women … Non-Hispanic white
women had the second lowest rate of use
in all groups (Table 3). … Among
women in the first year after diagnosis,
Iowa had the lowest rate, at 58.7 per-
cent, and New … Among women 49-60 months
postdiagnosis, Atlanta had the lowest rate
(43.4%) and Hawaii the highest … unlike the DCIS popula-
tion, women who received State assistance
used endocrine therapy at a lower rate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/improving-utility-evidence-synthesis-white-paper.pdf
April 01, 2021 - Center (EPC) Program
aims to support healthcare decision makers by producing evidence reviews that rate … of Technical Briefs
1
Introduction
Systematic reviewers synthesize a body of evidence and rate … into five topic areas: (1) types and definitions of insufficient evidence,
(2) existing frameworks to rate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_surveillance.pdf
August 01, 2012 - Up-to-date Up-to-date
Hospitalization
rate:
Pooling of 4
RCTs found an
improvement
with rhGH … In controlled trials, rhGH therapy
significantly improved two markers of
protein turnover (rate of … leucine oxidation
[LeuOx] and rate of nonoxidative leucine
disappearance [NOLD]) and had no effect … on
leucine rate of appearance (LeuRa)
concentrations. … There is moderate evidence to
suggest that rhGH therapy reduces the rate of
hospitalization.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/acs-pci-adjunctive-devices_disposition-comments.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Peer Reviewer #3 Methods What was the reference community and its event rate? … The events rate in the control and intervention
groups can be derived from the evidence
tables in the … Peer Reviewer #3 Results If the event rate is quite low, some statisticians might object to the
use
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-table-e5-2022-update_0.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - Table E-5. Can. Cohort Studies
Table E-5. Cannabis cohort studies
PMID Author, Year Study Design Setting Pain Population Pain Condition Age Measure (Mean, Median) Age, Years Female % Race, White % Race, Black % Race, Hispanic/Latino % Race, Asian % Race, Other % Pain Duration Measure
(Mean, Median) Pain Duration, Mon…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-fatigue_research-protocol.pdf
May 01, 2014 - adults with the disorder in the U.S.8 By using different case definitions, some suggest
that the rate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/clinical-pathway-methods-report-appendix-k.pdf
February 01, 2018 - or cure (study defined),
complications, symptom resolution (study defined), CDI-related colectomy rate … recurrent infections (JAMA 2017 Nov 28)
3. fecal microbiota transplantation reported to have
high rate … significant improvement in diarrhea outcomes compared to placebo: duration (0.0 vs 1.0 days,
p=0.039) and rate … for severe-complicated
Clostridium difficile infection: Description of
a protocol with high success rate