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2101. VTE Surveillance Assessment_49_low_SPI (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2012 - of proximal and distal DVT (relative risk reduction [RRR] 47 percent and 41 percent, respectively) … mechanical prophylaxis (intermittent pneumatic compression and venous foot pump) versus control, the risks … For example, if relative risk reduction (RRR) new / RRR old <=0.5 or RRR new / RRR old >=1.5. … of proximal and distal DVT (relative risk reduction [RRR] 47 percent and 41 percent, respectively), … mechanical prophylaxis (intermittent pneumatic compression and venous foot pump) versus control, the risks

2102. Untitled (pdf file)
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      October 05, 2015 - First, a key clinical and policy question is how to best balance the benefits and risks of (a) seclusion … We envision a continuum of risk and behavior. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies To minimize risk of bias in observational … That is, a low-risk-of- bias nonrandomized study does not necessarily equal a low-risk-of-bias randomized … To determine risk of bias in a standardized way, we will use the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool to appraise

2103. Obesity Prevention and Control (pdf file)
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      February 08, 2017 - What are the risks of bias in studies of how programs, policies or built environment changes affect … What are the risks of bias in studies of how programs, policies or built environment changes affect … In addition to using the EPHPP tool to provide an overall risk of bias assessment, we will assess risk … KQ5: What are the important gaps related to risks of bias in population-level data sources used to … What are the risks of bias in studies of how programs, policies or built environment changes affect

2104. Renal-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      April 20, 2015 - renal mass (oncologic outcomes, renal functional outcomes, complications) as well as competing health risks … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: The assessment of risk of bias of … Risk of bias judgment Overall bias Risk of bias judgment Table 4. … Risk: Low/High/Unclear Archived: This report is greater than 3 years old. … of bias: • Low risk of bias • Medium risk of bias • High risk of bias Well designed and executed

2105. Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2017 - We considered 67 studies to have low risk of bias, 110 to have moderate risk, and 41 to have high risk … cohort studies had high risk. … Eighteen studies had low risk of bias, 28 had moderate risk, and 13 had high risk. … Twenty-two studies had low risk of bias; 36 had moderate risk; and 12 had high risk. … balance needs for relief of illness-related outcomes (including missing school and work) with the risks

2106. 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 - Also, in Table C, it is not clear whether “high risk” refers to high risk women, or a high risk lesion … Because over-diagnosis is the end result of lead time (due to screening) and competing risks (specifically … Because over-diagnosis is the end result of lead time (due to screening) and competing risks (specifically … , regardless of patient risk. … to assess risk of bias.

2107. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2009 - whether these serum biomarkers provide evidence for the diagnosis or prognosis of sepsis for patients at risk … For patients at risk for, or in, sepsis, are there serum biomarkers available for the diagnosis and … For patients at risk for, or in, sepsis, does C reactive protein provide any utility in their management … For patients at risk for, or in, sepsis, does procalcitonin provide any utility in their Sepsis Biomarkers … For patients at risk for, or in, sepsis, does cortisol provide any utility in their management?

2108. Managing Gout: A Review of the Research for Adults (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2017 - What increases the risk of gout? The exact cause of gout is not known. … But, certain things may increase the risk of getting it. … Being overweight can also increase the risk of gout. … � Allopurinol (Zyloprim®) and febuxostat (Uloric®) do not lower the risk of a gout attack in the … In fact, these medicines can increase the risk of a gout attack when you first start to take them.

2109. First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review Update--Executive Summary (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2018 - for ROB. g Downgraded for ROB and imprecision because of small event rates; confidence intervals of relative … risks ranged between 0.02 to 5.0, to 0.06 to 48.1). 13 Bipolar Disorder Of 19 studies examining … Risks for somnolence and EPS symptoms may be of little or no difference for low- versus high- dose risperidone … in risk for akathisia. … It may increase risk for any EPS symptoms.

2110. Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Executive summary for the update of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Consensus Statement (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2017 - define a group of patients with low-risk DCIS for whom observation confers a low absolute risk of IBTR … of IBTR.17 When analyzed by the ECOG 5194 risk criteria, the risk was 2% for patients meeting these … low-risk criteria. … However, given the low risk of IBTR in low-risk DCIS with wide local excision alone, coupled with favorable … results following APBI for low-risk DCIS in several series, the task force recommends inclusion of low-risk

2111. breast-biopsy-update-130920 (pdf file)
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      September 20, 2013 - a lesion will be classified as benign or as high risk (e.g., atypical ductal hyperplasia [ADH]) or … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess the risk of bias for … We discuss the handling of high risk of bias studies in sections E and F below. … levels of risk of bias will lead to downgrading the strength of the evidence. … of cancer (women at “average risk” vs. those at “high risk” may affect estimated test performance because

2112. Vaginitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2113. Lupus | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2114. Diarrhea | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2115. Mosquito Bites | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2116. Fatty Liver Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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