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4781. Comparative Effectiveness of Coronary Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Multivessel Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data from Ten Randomized Trials (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_addendum.pdf
      February 01, 2010 - death or repeat revascularization was significantly lower (p<0.0001) in patients assigned to CABG than … follow-up was significantly less frequent (p<0.0001) in the CABG group (439 [14%] of 3228 patients) than … Additionally, the results of observational studies might represent the residual effects of selection bias rather … than a true variation in clinical effectiveness, since the extent of coronary disease is the strongest … Data show overall unadjusted mortality rates for patients aged less than 55 years, 55 to 64 years, and

4782. Research Protocol for Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      October 02, 2018 - indicated,” noting that this recommendation was “not based on empirical research in adolescents but rather … Moderate effects correspond to mean changes that are more extreme than the measurements in 16% to 58% … of the controls, and large effects to changes that are more extreme than the measurements in 58% of … Technical Experts must disclose any financial conflicts of interest greater than $5,000 and any other … Invited Peer Reviewers may not have any financial conflict of interest greater than $5,000.

4783. Do Transient Working Conditions Trigger Medical Errors? (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Grayson.pdf
      January 01, 2003 - Errors that resulted in more than minimal harm to the patient were not included in this study. … ; 45 percent of participants had been employed in their current position for more than 3 years. … on the entire error shift, but were more prevalent on the error shift than the prior shift. … experienced staff members make more errors than their junior colleagues. … Rather, we believe that more experienced staff felt more secure in their position and thus felt more

4784. Benefits and Harms of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Programs for High Risk Populations (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2013 - smokers ages 55 to 74 years with at least 30 pack-years of cigarette smoking history and no more than … Triennial screening programs lead to rather limited lung cancer mortality reductions, on the order … This 12% reduction is notably lower than the observed point estimate of 20% or the recently updated … the most intensive biennial program (A50-85-20-25 leads to more than double the lung cancer deaths … averted than B60-85-30-20).

4785. Facts and Figures 2005
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      January 01, 2005 - Nevertheless, this was lower than for all conditions (35 percent). … In 2005, more than 1.2 million circumcisions were performed in the hospital. … SOURCES AND METHODS Unit of Analysis The unit of analysis is the hospital stay rather than the patient … is also generally more than the hospital’s costs of care. … Procedures Principal procedure is the procedure that was performed for definitive treatment rather

4786. Recommendation: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 19, 2021 - outcomes from trial evidence is mixed, although most studies reported findings in the direction of benefit rather … than harm. … cessation, 1 , 12 , 47 most of the research on interventions for smoking cessation focuses on cessation (rather … than health outcomes) as a primary outcome. … Substances other than tobacco can also be used to smoke or vape.

4787. Microsoft Word - Deliverable #94.10 - Final 2001 NIS Comparison Report 10-2. (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2001 - 65 and older than 84 … For example, a medium-sized urban, teaching hospital would be considered a rather large rural hospital … of hospitals than the NHDS. … 65 and older than 85. … The NHDS and MedPAR, however, both offer data drawn from all 50 states, rather than the 33 states that

4788. 2001 HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Comparison Report
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      November 01, 2015 - 65 and older than 84. … For example, a medium-sized urban, teaching hospital would be considered a rather large rural hospital … of hospitals than the NHDS. … 65 and older than 85. … The NHDS and MedPAR, however, both offer data drawn from all 50 states, rather than the 33 states that

4789. The Role of Patient Safety in the Device Purchasing Process (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Johnson.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - evaluation often was limited to technical safety issues, such as operating to technical specifications, rather … than device interface issues that may induce or prevent device usage errors; and (5) no explicit, … Introduction Studies show that more problems are caused by medical device usage errors, than are the … Rather, the weaknesses are a reflection of the participants’ lack of training in device safety, its

4790. Overview of Operating Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays in U.S. Hospitals, 2018 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb281-Operating-Room-Procedures-During-Hospitalization-2018.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - Thus, only differences greater than or equal to 10 percent are discussed in the text. … Discharge status was missing for less than 1 percent of stays. … 2 percent of stays and patient location was missing for less than 1 percent of stays. … for males) than among those aged 75+ years (16.5 percent higher for females). … data define this as the principal procedure—the procedure that is performed for definitive treatment rather

4791. Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Gabapentin Overdose_12.21.2022 FINAL.pptx (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/spotlight_overdose_of_gabapentin_and_oxycodone_in_a_patient_with_end-stage_renal_disease.pdf
      January 01, 2023 - • Less than 10% of the parent compound is excreted unchanged in the urine, and toxicity can occur … Relaxants) (2) • Baclofen is often prescribed for spasticity and musculoskeletal pain,18 but more than … • However, these data may not exist, may be out of date, may identify acute kidney disease rather … than chronic disease, and may not identify all dialysis patients—potentially leading to inappropriate

4792. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2012 - crown jewel of our democracy, but we've perverted the purposes and created this as a first resort rather … than the last resort it's intended to be. … by the number of cases that we have concluded our care was reasonable versus not; before 2001, more than … RB: Well, it's actually fascinating and I am more invigorated than ever over this.

4793. Medication Handling and Compounding Errors in the Operating Room. | PSNet
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      May 16, 2022 - It was recognized soon after the surgery that the ICG had been prepared using 50% dextrose, rather than … harm and longer hospital stays but can be very expensive, with reports of costing the US economy more than … Rethinking surgical safety: more than just a checklist.

4794. Meeting Minutes, April 2016 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2016 - Arnold stated that the FY 2016 AHRQ budget is $334 million, which is $29.7 million less than the previous … A new AHRQ Stat Brief indicates that mental or substance abuse disorders were involved in more than one-fourth … Schwartz suggested that AHRQ use possible new money to strengthen current programs rather than develop

4795. 019-Ss-Periop-Infection-Prevention-Fg (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - procedure, then it is advised to remove hair outside the OR and to use clippers or a depilatory agent rather … than a razor. … Generally speaking, continuous insulin-infusion strategies provide better control than insulin sliding … The Cardiac Surgery CUSP team at a local hospital reviewed their recent SSI rates, which were higher than

4796. 019-Perioperative-Infection-Prevention-Strategies-Notes (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/019-perioperative-infection-prevention-strategies-notes.docx
      April 01, 2025 - procedure, then it is advised to remove hair outside the OR and to use clippers or a depilatory agent rather … than a razor. … Generally speaking, continuous insulin-infusion strategies provide better control than insulin sliding … The Cardiac Surgery CUSP team at a local hospital reviewed their recent SSI rates, which were higher than

4797. 3. Building and Maintaining a Network of Primary Care Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2024 - recruit practices for a specific QI project and then develop a network of practices for ongoing QI work, rather … than the other way around as was intended. … addressing a real need that the county had identified, and they wanted to be part of something bigger than … found that the cost of recruiting practices without an existing connection was seven times greater than

4798. How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States using quality reports to drive health care improvements for children? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2015 - The practice facilitators reviewed the quality reports for more than 200 practices and helped them identify … example, suggested that practices work on the one or two measures with the greatest room for improvement, rather … than going over all measures in the practice reports. … improvements in the quality of care for children confirms previous findings that change requires more than

4799. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/results.html
      March 01, 2017 - lifestyle and behavioral factors that may influence poor health, and becoming "information seekers" rather … than just "passive recipients" of care. … Peer-Reviewed Literature The initial search strategies for the peer-reviewed literature yielded more than … 14.9 0 0 Not addressed 17 18.1 0 0 Peer-Reviewed Literature Slightly more than

4800. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ecWjjTgXCffjwPyqgNCEpR
      February 01, 2006 - • Specific groups of children who already have been identified as at higher than average risk … Untreated speech and language delay in children younger than 5 years of age has shown variable persistence … months); many studies have evaluated screening instruments that were designed for diagnostic assessment rather … than screening.