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Treatment Strategies for Patients With
Peripheral Artery Disease
Executive Summary
Background
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) refers
to chronic narrowing or atherosclerosis
of the lower extremities1 and represents
a spectrum of disease severity from
asymptomatic disease to intermittent
claudication (IC), to …
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AHRQ Systematic Review Surveillance
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Women: Comparative Effectiveness
Original Release Date: Jan…
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Evidence-Based
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Evidence-based Practice
Program
The Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ), through its Evidence-
based Practice Centers (EPCs), sponsors
the development of evidence reports and
technology assessments …
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Background
Antipsychotics medications are approved
by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) for treatment of schizophrenia and
bipolar disorder. These medications are
commonly divided into two classes,
reflecting two waves of historical
development: the conventional
antipsychotics and the atypical. T…
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February 01, 2014 - Protocol for Quantitative Assessment of Benefit and Harm analysis of Aspirin for primary prevention
Methods Research Report
Evaluation of the Benefits and Harms of Aspirin for
Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: A
Comparison of Quantitative Approaches
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Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 127
Chronic Venous Ulcers: A Comparative
Effectiveness Review of Treatment Modalities
Executive Summary
Background
Venous leg ulcers are extremely common
in the United States. They affect between
500,000 and 2 million people annually, and
are responsible for over 50 pe…
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January 01, 2013 - CER #59:
Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness
Original release date:
April, 2012
Surveillance Report:
May, 2013
Key Findings:
- A number of new studies were identified assessing the
sensitivity and specificity of the Heidelberg Retina
Tomograph 3, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and …
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This report is based on research conducted by the Tufts-New England Medical Center
Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contract No. 290-02-0022). The findings and
conclusions in this d…
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January 01, 2013 - Evaluating Practices and Developing Tools for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy: Methods for the Joint Meta-Analysis of Multiple Tests
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Methods Research Report
Evaluating Practices and Developing Tools for
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Test Accuracy: Met…
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February 01, 2013 - FRN 41 - Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Women: Future Research Needs
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 41
Noninvasive
Technologies for the
Diagnosis of Coronary
Artery Disease in
Women: Future Research
Needs
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 41
Noninvasive Techno…
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Methods White Paper
Improving the Utility of Evidence Synthesis for
Decision Makers in the Face of Insufficient
Evidence
Methods White Paper
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Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 119
Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Executive Summary
Background
Definition and Impact of Atrial
Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a supraventricular
tachyarrhythmia (any tachycardic rhythm
originating above the ventricular tissue)
and is characterized by unc…
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June 01, 2017 - Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 191
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in
Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic
Review Update
Executive Summary
Introduction
Major orthopedic surgery carries a high
risk for venous …
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June 01, 2017 - Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 191
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in
Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic
Review Update
Executive Summary
Introduction
Major orthopedic surgery carries a high
risk for venous …
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April 01, 2015 - Research White Paper
Change Score or Followup Score?
An Empirical Evaluation of the Impact of Choice of Mean Difference Estimates
Research White Paper
Change Score or Followup Score?
An Empirical Evaluation of the Impact of Choice of Mean Dif…
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August 01, 2014 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 135
Cardiac Troponins Used as Diagnostic
and Prognostic Tests in Patients With
Kidney Disease
Executive Summary
Background
Cardiac Troponin Assays
Troponin Detection in Normal and
Disease States
Troponin is a protein complex of three
subunits (T, I, and C) that is …
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May 01, 2022 - Systematic Review on Treatments for Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 1
Systematic Review on Treatments for
Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 1
Literature Update Period: August 2020 through October 2021
Background and Purpose
This is the first update for the 2020 report Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review…
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/main-apps-surv-report-2-acute-pain.pdf
May 01, 2022 - Systematic Review on Treatments for Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 2
Systematic Review on Treatments for
Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 2
Literature Update Period: November 1, 2021, through January 22, 2022
Background and Purpose
This is the second surveillance report for the 2020 report Treatments for Acute P…