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141. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_disposition-comments.pdf
     March 10, 2010 - from the discussion of the studies relied upon that they are not really comparable for a number of reasons … We included one descriptive study reported reasons for women not selecting risk reducing medication … Appendix In general, I did not feel it was necessary for the experts to give reasons for exclusions

142. Disposition of Comments for CER 171 Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2016 - reliability of the degree of stenosis has been shown to be relatively low (IRR ~0.7), likely for the reasons … The reasons for the significantly small number of studies should be discussed. … Possible reasons for the paucity of literature are offered in the discussion section of the full report … For the reasons mentioned above, single center trials may tend to favor newer tests which may have … formal inclusion criteria for the systematic review portion to answer the key questions (exclusion reasons

143. Microsoft Word - 3-DKE274__ACEI-ARB-DRI__Comments_Disposition_Table-21_Jan_2011 cyk _2_.docx (pdf file)
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     October 07, 2011 - Therefore, we recommend that AHRQ consider including the ONTARGET data for the reasons outlined above … General (study inclusion) The report does state that there are several reasons by which a study

144. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 24, 2017 - [See the report’s Appendix D for reasons for exclusions for any reference supplied by the reviewer. … [See supplemental materials for reasons for exclusions for any reference supplied by a reviewer.] … We do provide reasons why we emphasize the ACTIVE trial. … Much of the loss was not for non-preventable reasons. … [See supplemental materials for reasons for exclusions for any reference supplied by a reviewer.]

145. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 24, 2017 - [See the report’s Appendix D for reasons for exclusions for any reference supplied by the reviewer. … [See supplemental materials for reasons for exclusions for any reference supplied by a reviewer.] … We do provide reasons why we emphasize the ACTIVE trial. … Much of the loss was not for non-preventable reasons. … [See supplemental materials for reasons for exclusions for any reference supplied by a reviewer.]

146. Addressing Knowledge Gaps in the Treatment of Hypertension Using ACE/ARB Therapies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2005 - Addressing Knowledge Gaps in the Treatment of Hypertension Using ACE/ARB Therapies Abstract Archived January 1, 2005 Topic Abstract Hypertension is common in older persons (2 in 3 have the condition) and a major reason to see doctors and take medications. The condition poses substantial burden by inc…

147. Antidepressant Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2014 - Indirect comparisons can be difficult to interpret for several reasons; in the case of comparison with … heterogeneity in effects between studies.26,27 When we found statistical heterogeneity, we explored reasons … The main reasons are that, for this population, we had only observational evidence and the studies did … For multiple reasons, the evidence base at present is extremely limited in the specific guidance it … in nonpregnant populations is directly applicable to pregnant women may not be valid for various reasons

148. Changing Patterns of Medication Use in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Medicaid Population | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 30, 2009 - Although the precise reasons for DMARD prescribing preferences cannot be assessed in our study, these … Similarly, the reasons for the changes in the utilization of non-DMARD medications cannot be determined

149. Hip-Fracture-Pain Consumer (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2011 - Traction may be needed for reasons other than pain.

150. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2022 Update of the PTSD-Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - surprised to see that problems with missing data or measurement of the outcome were the most common reasons

151. Kidney-Stone-Prevention Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 15, 2011 - inclusion of all randomized participants in outcomes analyses, i.e., intention-to-treat); and 4) whether reasons … for dropouts/attrition were reported (to judge whether those reasons could possibly be related to … trial reported adequate allocation concealment, blinding, analysis by intention-to-treat, and that reasons … inadequate or not defined, blinding was not defined, analysis by intention-to-treat was not utilized, and reasons

152. Disposition of Comments Report for Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions: An Update to the 2009 Report (pdf file)
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     September 10, 2014 - surgical biopsy to fail because of poor localization or poor surgical technique, or patient-related reasons … only the aggregate number of inconclusive/non- diagnostic procedures and did not report specific reasons … There are two reasons that this is important: 1) Patients with palpable breast lesions undergo a different … I am not sure the evidence for all the reasons I describe are complete enough to deal with over diagnosis

153. Comments to Effective Heath Care Program Draft Documents (pdf file)
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     March 03, 2010 - If they are not anticipated, the reasons for stopping should be in the final report and/or publications … important that any final reports or publications linked to registry include a clear discussion of the reasons … Stopping an Open-Ended Study For stopping an open ended length non‐experimental study: the reasons for … important that any final reports or publications linked to registry include a clear discussion of the reasons … Published Online: March 3, 2010 On Page 2 of 10, final paragraph and page 3 of 10, key point, "Reasons

154. Lower Limb Prosthesis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 03, 2017 - What were the reasons for suboptimal use of the prosthetic device? … Possible reasons for statistical heterogeneity will be explored qualitatively and, if appropriate data

155. Radiotherapy-Proton-Beam Research (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - Proton beam radiotherapy is a form of external beam radiation that offers better precision for localized dosage than other types of external beam radiotherapy. Because proton beams deposit most of their energy during the final portion of their trajectory, they diminish the risk of damage to tissue surrounding the t…

156. Disposition of Comments for CER 161 Major Depressive Disorder (pdf file)
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     December 08, 2015 - It may be helpful to explicitly discuss the reasons that the key questions (and thus the exclusion … Then later in the report, the reasons for lack of use of St. … This enrollment pattern occurs for a number of reasons including the ambulatory setting for most such … Somewhere in the introduction or methods it would be useful to explain reasons for not including studies … This is problematic for the reasons discussed above. Thank you for the comment.

157. Comparative Effectiveness of Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average-Risk Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 18, 2011 - In addition, we will code the reasons for exclusion of articles considered at the full-article review … using Reference Manager, so that we can easily compile a list of included and excluded articles and the reasons … While no articles will be excluded for quality reasons, studies rated as poor in quality will be discussed

158. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-screening_research-protocol.pdf
     May 18, 2011 - In addition, we will code the reasons for exclusion of articles considered at the full- article review … Reference Manager, so that we can easily compile a list of included and excluded articles and the reasons … While no articles will be excluded for quality reasons, studies rated as poor in quality will be discussed

159. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions To Improve Patient Adherence to Hepatitis C Treatment: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2012 - TEP #5 Introduction Page 35, line 13: “missed doses by decision”: Patients miss doses for other reasons … But, in fact, the explorations of reasons for heterogeneity is where risk of bias information should … The authors present the results of their search strategy, and report the excluded studies and reasons … In particular, it is probably difficult to explain the reasons for the differences, without carefully

160. Disposition of Comments for Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2013 - However, for methodological reasons we are not able to apply a different set of quality standards to … was very helpful, however, I have concerns about the exclusion reasons or terminology documented … The reasons for exclusion have been changed to clarify this. … The reasons for exclusion have been changed to clarify this. … The reasons for exclusion have been changed to clarify this.