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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
February 01, 2008 - We will
address KQ 1 qualitatively by reporting VTE and bleeding events rates. … Baseline risk of bleeding will be summarized using event rates from trials or large
observational studies … KQ 3
will be addressed by qualitatively reporting event rates of both asymptomatic and
symptomatic … between patients in
study and the community
Eligibility criteria,
demographics
Population Events rates … markedly different
than in community
Event rates in treatment and
control groups
Intervention
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pelvic-pain-therapies-future_research.pdf
January 01, 2015 - one outcome per
study; threats to validity include recall
bias, control selection, and response
rates … one outcome per
study; threats to validity include recall
bias, control selection, and response
rates … facilitate convenience, although we did not systematically evaluate
whether this affected participation rates … This approach resulted in
stakeholder participation rates of over half of the team members; it is unknown
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-test_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - GRADE addresses four domains of evidence
(risk of bias, consistency, directness, and precision), and
rates … The table then compares sensitivities of the
two markers at lower false positive rates. … The bottom of
Table B displays differences in the false positive rates for
selected sensitivities. … For each study, the sensitivities of PCA3 and tPSA at preselected false positive (1-specificity) rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_disposition-comments.pdf
December 01, 2011 - We have provided the baseline rates for this study in the
Executive Summary. … The actual decline in prostate cancer
mortality rates should be noted here, not just
that there was … We have reported estimates of the change in population
mortality rates. … Again, the Jang ref is useful re: rates
of AS/WW after consult w/ just a urologist vs. … We have used population
mortality rates as an example of this complexity.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism-adolescents_executive.pdf
August 01, 2012 - supports (broadly defined as services to
promote job placement and job retention) reported increased rates … on employment as an
outcome of interest reported that supported employment
interventions increased rates … For example, only one study examined rates of
employment for programs that lasted 3 years or longer.8 … Further, this longer term study did not include a control
group, making it impossible to determine the rates … Finally, none of the studies examined whether
increased employment rates or improvements in other
outcomes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_research-protocol.pdf
December 16, 2011 - clinical
status.
3,4
GDM incidence has increased over the past decades, alongside the increase in rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_executive.pdf
January 27, 2012 - indicating a lifetime risk of more than 20
percent for men.9-12 Alcohol dependence
has lifetime prevalence rates … Effective
Health Care
AUDs cause substantial morbidity and
mortality—threefold to fourfold increased
rates … High attrition rates are not
uncommon in studies of psychiatric conditions, but
methods of handling
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-postpartum-screening_research-protocol.pdf
May 01, 2013 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: March 9, 2012
Page 1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression
I. Background and …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hip-feature-treatment-future_research.pdf
September 23, 2010 - Rates of complications
and mortality similar. … hemiarthroplasty
Reoperations,
mortality,
complications,
function, QoL
THA may lead to
lower reoperation
rates … hip screw
superior for
trochanteric
fractures compared
to IMN due to lower
device complication
rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0365_10-28-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number: 0307
Document Completion Date: 02-25-11
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Post-traumatic stress disorder will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this
topic, including populations, interventions, comparators, and …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND__0250_05-20-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0268a-b-c
Document Completion Date: 02-25-11
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke prevention in AF will go forward for refinement as
systematic reviews. Primary prevention of AF will not go f…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-disease-medicine_surveillance.pdf
October 01, 2012 - screening tests for
detecting one-time kidney
abnormalities that may reflect
CKD, but false positive rates … screening tests for detecting one-time
kidney abnormalities that may reflect
CKD, but false positive rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine-prevention_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - For
categorical variables we abstracted the number of events
among treatment groups to calculate rates … percent reduction
in monthly migraine frequency, patient global assessment
of treatment success, rates … Attrition rates with drugs averaged 6.9 percent.
7
Risk of Bias
Of all included trials, we concluded … Rates
of adverse effects did not differ among 50, 100, and
200 mg/day of topiramate. … Moreover, we observed greater rates of treatment
discontinuation due to adverse effects with divalproex
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vte-prophyalaxis_disposition-comments.pdf
May 29, 2013 - The
authors do a lot of pooling of data (including, it appears, both absolute event rates as
well as … I found an error in Table
21, the rates of VTE are reported as rates of PE in the Birkmeyer et al study … Similarly,
because the rates of events are so low in
patients with pharmacological treatment,
exposing … over
the existing low rates. … smaller
reports
Reviewer 15 General Page 69 of the PDF (page 27 of the document) - "The overall rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/c-difficile-update_disposition-comments.pdf
March 29, 2016 - Narrowing the
spectrum of coverage could also decrease CDI
rates potentially. … KQ2, p 15, line 25: not clear why cipro versus
levo would make a difference with regards to C
diff rates … , including the
issue of possible bias in the
positive results from the unusually
high incidence rates … that oral vancomycin is not
absorbed and thus may not
directly cause nephrotoxicity, the
observed rates … In addition local and national
regulatory agencies are asking facilities to report
their CDI rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_disposition-comments.pdf
February 13, 2012 - , with
an updated reference that refers to data from 2010, and updated the
numbers about survival rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/adhd-future_research.pdf
May 01, 2012 - • KQ 3: How do (a) underlying prevalence of ADHD, and (b) rates of diagnosis (clinical
identification … among those ages 18 or younger at 5.29 percent, with more
boys than girls identified and the highest rates … years or older with ADHD, there is a paucity of studies documenting
adverse events or noncompliance rates … KQ 3: How do (a) underlying prevalence of ADHD, and (b) rates of diagnosis (clinical
identification) … Rates of identification and treatment also vary from state to state.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-addendum-140619.pdf
June 19, 2014 - AHRQ: CER #119, Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Report Addendum (Submitted June 13, 2014)
All searches run for the AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review (CER #119,
Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation); found at:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24887617
were updated for the Annals of Internal Medicine publicati…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/systematicreviewsreplacedenovo.pdf
September 01, 2009 - M
Methods Guide for
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
Using Existing Systematic Reviews To Replace
De Novo Processes in Conducting Comparative
Effectiveness Reviews
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews are systematic reviews of existing research on the effectiveness,
comparative effectiv…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-de-novo-processes_methods.pdf
September 01, 2009 - M
Methods Guide for
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
Using Existing Systematic Reviews To Replace
De Novo Processes in Conducting Comparative
Effectiveness Reviews
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews are systematic reviews of existing research on the effectiveness,
comparative effectiv…