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41. CER 229 Evidence Summary: Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2020 - nonopioids alone, and opioids plus nonopioids versus opioids alone at short-term followup.16 Pooled relative … of overdose; risks were higher at increased gabapentinoid doses (SOE: low). … of overdose; risks were higher at increased gabapentinoid doses (SOE: low). … and risks related to opioid use disorder, was lacking. … Annual Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and Outcomes--United States, 2017.

42. Thrombosis plays a a key role in the pathophysiology of myocardial infarction-a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. There have been a number of devices proposed for mechanical thrombectomy in patients with in the setting of acute… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - Identification of a disease or condition:   Screening or diagnosis/identification for a particular disease, or risk … assessment for a disease   Risks or harms that can come from a disease identification tool or test … Harms: Are there risks, side effects, or harms you are concerned about? … what those are: In addition to the inherent risks … associated with cardiac catherization, are there increased risk of bleeding vessel rupure, distal embolization

43. Opioid Abuse and Addiction | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 01, 2021 - They cannot be awakened or are unable to speak Their breathing or heartbeat slows or stops Other risks … The risks of dependence and addiction are higher if you abuse the medicines .

44. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 2. Presenting Different Effects for Different Data Types (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2018 - individual trials considered in meta-analyses - More likely to be consistent even with differing baseline risks … interpretable than OR Odds Ratio (OR) - More likely to be consistent even with differing baseline risks … considered in meta-analyses - Not easily interpretable - Can be misleading when interpreted like relative … risks - Widespread use in meta-analyses may be because of convenience and history rather than an assessment … differ in baseline risk

45. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2008 - 1 individual Nomination Summary: The anonymous nominator is interested in the comparative risks … What are the health risks and benefits of trabeculectomy as compared to alternatives, including laser … Does age modify this risk? From Nominator 2 (individual): 1.

46. McCullough (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - and inadequate risk assessment in  reaching judgments about medical reasonableness, the physician … should assume that these risks are clinically significant. … disapproval, discourage, but do not abandon  the patient  When evidence level  for judgment of  risk …  the benefit  of doing so  Relieved of the burden of decision making o Informed about  the risk … engage in  scientifically sophisticated moral management of medical uncertainty o First-­‐trimester risk

47. Assessing Harms when Comparing Medical Interventions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 01, 2020 - However, placebo-controlled RCTs may also provide important information on absolute and relative risks … trials. 35 There was no clear tendency for randomized trials or observational studies to report larger relative … risks. … three outcomes were more than 0.20. 76 However, the 95-percent confidence intervals for estimates of relative … risks for these three adverse events encompassed clinically significant increases in risk (-13.5 percent

48. With the rates of birth by cesarean section on the rise, what factors influence (and which have the greatest impact on) the probability of delivery by cesarean in low-risk women? Which interventions are most effective at reducing the risk… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - Which interventions are most effective at reducing the risk… … The patient population of most interest is low-risk, pregnant women. … Describe any health-related risks, side effects, or harms that you are concerned about. … For infants potential risks include respiratory issues, and the development of asthma. … The research should include the health risks of not delivering by cesarean when medically necessary.

49. Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Investigators abstracted data sequentially and assessed risk of bias independently. … Percutaneous renal mass sampling with core biopsy is a low risk and sensitive procedure, but is associated … across all management strategies, with differences in overall survival that are explained by competing risks … strategy based on similar cancer-specific survival but different overall survival (competing health risks … Diagnostic accuracy and risks of biopsy in the diagnosis of a renal mass suspicious for localized renal

50. Technical Brief Summary - Impact of Community Health Worker Certification on Workforce and Service Delivery for Asthma and Other Selected Chronic Diseases (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2020 - • To assess the current state of the evidence about the processes, risks, benefits, and implications … set and knowledge base, and increase sustainable funding for services.6-11 However, some important risks … promote CHWs' integration into healthcare settings and provided context about certification processes, risks

51. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Supply Chain Disruption Monitoring Programs (pdf file)
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    January 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]. … Meeting (PA): ECRI; 2022. https://blog.ecri.org/supply-chain- shortages-ranked-second-among-top-10-risks … https://blog.ecri.org/supply-chain-shortages-ranked-second-among-top-10-risks-facing-healthcare-organizations

52. Hip-Fracture-Pain Consumer (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2011 - People with broken hips may be at risk for other problems, such as pneumonia, blood clots, and muscle … There is very little known about the benefits and risks of traction, acupressure, muscle-relaxation … We do not know if using both traction and medicines for pain increases your risks of serious side effects … What are the risks of acupressure, muscle-relaxation therapy, and TENS? … There is not enough research to say if these options have any risks or can cause any side effects

53. The Effect of Protein Intake on Health: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 01, 2025 - on the association between dietary protein intake and bone disease, kidney disease, and sarcopenia risks … To assess chronic disease risk, studies used intermediate markers, including surrogate markers for bone … We assessed the risk of bias, performed a qualitative synthesis of studies rated as low to moderate risk … Thirteen of these, rated as low to moderate risk of bias, were included in our synthesis. … The evidence gathered since 2000 on associations between dietary protein intake and the risks of bone

54. 8 (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2008 - However, placebo-controlled RCTs may also provide important information on absolute and relative risks … 35 There was no clear tendency for randomized trials or observational studies to report larger relative … risks. … outcomes were more than 0.20. 76 However, the 95-percent confidence intervals for estimates of relative … risks for these three adverse events encompassed clinically significant increases in risk (-13.5 percent

55. 8 (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2008 - However, placebo-controlled RCTs may also provide important information on absolute and relative risks … 35 There was no clear tendency for randomized trials or observational studies to report larger relative … risks. … outcomes were more than 0.20. 76 However, the 95-percent confidence intervals for estimates of relative … risks for these three adverse events encompassed clinically significant increases in risk (-13.5 percent

56. Treatments and Technologies Supporting Appropriate Opioid Tapers | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 01, 2021 - whom an individualized assessment determines that benefits of long-term opioid therapy do not outweigh risks … to support opioid tapering in patients with chronic pain, effectiveness of interventions to mitigate risks … Observational studies found that opioid discontinuation might be associated with increased risk of overdose … indication for discontinuing opioids, the tapering strategy used, or use of strategies for mitigating risk

57. Should subclinical hypothroidism be treated? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - Identification of a disease or condition:   Screening or diagnosis/identification for a particular disease, or risk … assessment for a disease   Risks or harms that can come from a disease identification tool or test … Management of a condition or particular system of care   Delivery of a health service   Referral   Risks … Harms: Are there risks, side effects, or harms you are concerned about?

58. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2011 - and nonselective) appear to be associated with increased risk of serious CV risks. … clear association between longer duration of therapy with COX-2 selective NSAIDs and increase in the relative … However, because the event rates increases in older patients, even if the relative risk estimates are … There was insufficient evidence to evaluate comparative risks of GI bleeding or CV events. … anti-inflammatory drug; OR = odds ratio; PPI = proton pump inhibitor; PUD = peptic ulcer disease; RR = relative

59. Managing Pain From a Broken Hip | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2020 - People with broken hips may be at risk for other problems, such as pneumonia, blood clots, and muscle … There is very little known about the benefits and risks of traction, acupressure, muscle-relaxation therapy … We do not know if using both traction and medicines for pain increases your risks of serious side effects … What are the risks of acupressure, muscle-relaxation therapy, and TENS? … There is not enough research to say if these options have any risks or can cause any side effects for

60. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - In addition, they question whether the benefits and harms of these tests vary by the risk of the surgical … procedure, the clinical condition, or comorbidities and risks of particular patients. … Do the benefits or harms of routine preoperative tests vary by the risk of the surgical procedure (low … vs. medium vs. high risk)? … benefits or harms of routine preoperative tests vary by the clinical conditions, comorbidities, or risks