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181. Evidence Summary: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2020 - Misdiagnoses on CT may not increase the risk of poor clinical outcomes (low SoE). … diverticulitis, antibiotic treatment may not affect pain symptoms, length of hospital stay, recurrence risk … have similar rates of CRC diagnoses as those who did not; however, no studies evaluated comparative risks … or older or who had complicated diverticulitis (with abscess, peritonitis, etc.) are at increased risk … no evidence of differences, ultimately, in rates of CRC; however, no studies evaluated comparative risks

182. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0251_05-20-2010.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - Staff-Generated PICOS: Population(s): Patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers and patients with … pressure ulcers Intervention(s): Identification of patients at risk for, prevention, and treatment … specialized mattresses, undergarments, creams, and nursing routines Outcome(s): For measures of risk … How can we identify patients at risk for pressure ulcers in the hospital or long-term care setting … what is the evidence for the validity and reliability of various instruments for estimating these risks

183. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0488_12-27-2011.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - Staff-Generated PICO Population(s): People (primarily adults) at high risk for pancreatic cancer ( … sensitivity and specificity), practical issues (ease of use, costs, operator training), and potential risks … characteristics (e.g., family history, chronic pancreatitis, diabetes) compared with patients with no risk

184. Multiple-Sclerosis Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - • Because of high risk of bias and small sample sizes, evidence is insufficient to address the risks … Eight observational studies (all high risk of bias) addressed the risks of rebound disease activity … Twelve observational studies (all high risk of bias) addressed the benefits and risks to mothers and … Thus, personal preferences about risks take on more weight. … Multiple sclerosis patients’ benefit-risk preferences: serious adverse event risks versus treatment

185. Research White Paper Managing Missing Data in Patient Registries Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - ................................ 2 Threats From the Right: Loss to Followup, Censoring, Competing Risks … Finally, competing risks must be considered. … Competing risks can lead to missing data in certain settings; sometimes a study may be interested in … See Lau et al. for a more involved discussion of competing risks and missing data, as well as analytic … “Competing Risk Regression Models for Epidemiologic Data.”

186. Disposition of Comments for Epoetin and Darbepoetin for Managing Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2013 - Is it appropriate to focus exclusively on relative risk here? … also be smaller even if relative risk exceeds that seen with a larger baseline risk. … Whether to employ a relative risk that is constant or one that varies with underlying absolute risk … Which two relative risk estimates are being compared? … Control arm mortality versus relative risk.

187. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0002_03-04-2008.pdf
     January 01, 2008 - What are the health risks and benefits of aggressive versus less aggressive control of diabetes mellitus

188. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0095_04-10-2009.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - Outcome(s): Diagnostic accuracy and improvements in mortality, and risks associated with undiagnosed

189. Obesity (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/10_obesity_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - The surgery carries significant risks of morbidity and mortality, and the drug therapy has undesired … No Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy was required. … However, some patients who are super-morbidly obese are ineligible for surgery because of surgical risks … Qsymia approval, informing prescribers and “female patients of reproductive potential” of potential risks … , and such patients can have a high tolerance for risk.

190. Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 1-3: Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - on benefits and risks of screening, monitoring and treatment. … has been made to describe the impact of CKD stage (e.g., 1 versus 2 versus 3) on the benefits and risks … Stages 1 to 3 CKD conferred significant increases in the relative risk of all 5 parameters assessed … factors (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, etc.) on the benefits and risks of CKD screening, monitoring … factors including race on the benefits and risks of CKD screening, monitoring and treatment.

191. Medicare | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 09, 2009 - Research Report November 30, 2007 Comparative Effectiveness of Beta-Adrenergic Antagonists on the Risk … August 29, 2007 Comparative Safety of Conventional and Atypical Antipsychotic Medications: Risk … Archived January 1, 2005 A Multicenter, Observational Cohort Study to Assess the Cardiovascular Risks

192. Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults: Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 29, 2019 - many special considerations when using (or misusing) opioids.5 Aside from misuse, other important risks … The risks of harm may also be exacerbated by the high frequency at which older adults see multiple providers … anti-inflammatory drugs) due to impaired liver or kidney function, hypertension,22-24 other cardiac risks … Medicine text Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks … Pain management and the opioid epidemic : balancing societal and individual benefits and risks of prescription

193. Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2020 - many special considerations when using (or misusing) opioids. 5 Aside from misuse, other important risks … The risks of harm may also be exacerbated by the high frequency at which older adults see multiple providers … anti-inflammatory drugs) due to impaired liver or kidney function, hypertension, 22-24 other cardiac risks … Medicine text Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks … Pain management and the opioid epidemic : balancing societal and individual benefits and risks of prescription

194. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Supply Chain Disruption Monitoring Programs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2024 - Coordinator role, along with a number of policies to prevent drug shortages and mitigate supply chain risks … reported supply chain shortages in 2021, 8 and supply chain shortages were second among the top 10 risks … Supply chain shortages ranked second among Top 10 risks facing healthcare organizations [internet] . … ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomized studies of interventions. … The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias in randomized trials.

195. Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunization in the United States: An Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2022 - There continues to be no evidence of increased risk of adverse events for vaccines currently recommended … We documented observed rates and assessed the relative risks for key adverse events. … Regarding vaccines recommended for adults (KQ1), we found either no new evidence of increased risk for … Regarding vaccines recommended for pregnant women (KQ3), we found no evidence of increased risk for key … There is no evidence of increased risk of adverse events for vaccines currently recommended in pregnant

196. Modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of new diagnostic tests compared to established diagnostic tests – uses and limitations (pdf file)
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     November 19, 2009 - been directly studied.11 Instead, there is good evidence on the prevalence of diabetes in specific risk … the implications of screening for impaired glucose tolerance among 45-year-olds with above-average risk … Tradeoffs All testing procedures and treatment decisions are associated with benefits, risks, and … Simultaneously weighing the likelihood of encephalitis and the risks and benefits of brain biopsy and … For example, in very low risk populations (very low disease prevalence), even very specific tests can

197. Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Renal Artery Stenosis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - ARCHIVED Jun 21, 2018 Sodium and Potassium Intake: Effects on Chronic Disease Outcomes and Risks

198. PICO Population(s): Breastfeeding infants 6 months or less with ankyloglossia Intervention(s): Frenotomy, Frenectomy, or Frenulotomy Comparator(s): Breastfeeding management without surgical intervention Outcomes(s): Successful exclusive… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - breastfeeding For patients with ankyloglossia and breastfeeding difficulties, what are the comparative risks … Describe any health-related risks, side effects, or harms that you are concerned about. … Breastfeeding exclusively at the breast is associated with decreased risk of obesity. … a frenotomy may increase the likelihood of successful breastfeeding and therefore may decreases the risk

199. Disposition of Comments Report for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2013 - bleeding risk, our roundtable experts concluded that more research is needed into specific risks … stated a measure of “% reduction” and it’s not clear if this point estimate (95% CI) is calculated on relative … (95% CIs) are reported as HRs, however, Connolly et al 2009 reported RE-LY efficacy endpoints as relative … We now clarify that the % reduction was a relative risk reduction. … We have highlighted the risks associated with use of dabigatran re: risk of MI as well as dyspepsia

200. Vascular Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 02, 2008 - Archived January 1, 2005 A Multicenter, Observational Cohort Study to Assess the Cardiovascular Risks