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21. Comparative Effectiveness of Coronary Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Multivessel Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data from Ten Randomized Trials (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_addendum.pdf
    February 01, 2010 - accepted, since analyses of large clinical registries did not confirm this effect,29-30 similarly, other, smaller … We were not able to obtain data from two smaller trials of CABG and PCI that enrolled 359 patients with … from 95% of all randomized patients, and believe our results would be unlikely to change if these smaller

22. Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_clinician.pdf
    May 01, 2016 - Open surgical biopsy samples most or all of the lesion, so it is considered to have a smaller risk of

23. Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities Appendices (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests_appendixes.pdf
    May 23, 2005 - Yes No Decision Point 12 Smaller Study Findings Confirmatory? … Decision Point 12 Smaller Study Findings Confirmatory? … Yes No Decision Point 12 Smaller Study Findings Confirmatory? … Decision Point 12 Smaller Study Findings Confirmatory? … Yes No Decision Point 12 Smaller Study Findings Confirmatory?

24. Grades-Predictive-Values White-Paper-2015 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/grades-predictive-values_white-paper-2015.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - In 80 percent of comparisons the difference in effect estimates was smaller than 0.5 SMDs. … the magnitude of change of the effect estimate between first trial and pooled subsequent trials was smaller … the difference between the point estimate of the first trial and the pooled subsequent trials was smaller … In 80 percent of comparisons the difference in effect estimates was smaller than 0.5 SMD, which is often … estimates of subsequent trials.5 Those authors concluded that most large treatment effects become much smaller

25. S103 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s103.pdf
    October 01, 2007 - In general, partitioned estimators will have smaller asymptotic variance than the simple weighted estimators … even if the Kaplan–Meier estimate is sufficient, a Cox model would improve statistical efficiency (eg, smaller

26. Depression-Postpartum-Screening Executive (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-postpartum-screening_executive.pdf
    May 01, 2013 - the use of a more specific test results in substantial reductions in false positives with a much smaller … screening setting, since the number of subjects with the underlying condition will always be much smaller … to perform studies large enough to address the question directly rather than multiple additional smaller … studies, particularly if the smaller studies focus on a single instrument.

27. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/prostate-cancer-therapies-summary.pdf
    September 01, 2020 - Absolute effects are likely smaller among PSA-detected CLPC due to its more indolent course.

28. Stroke-Atrial-Fibrillation Executive (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_executive.pdf
    August 01, 2013 - Finally, when outcomes were assessed by large RCTs and smaller studies, we focused our strength-of-evidence … then increased or decreased the strength-ofevidence rating depending on whether findings from the smaller … stroke for combination therapy, but the strength of evidence was rated as only moderate because a much smaller … 2 (8,147) SOE = Low No difference based on large RCT (HR 1.00; 95% CI 0.89 to 1.12), although a smaller … 2 (8,147) SOE = Low No difference based on large RCT (HR 0.78; 95% CI 0.59 to 1.03), although a smaller

29. Intermittent Inhalded Corticosteroids and Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists for Asthma (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-194-evidence-summary-corticosteroids-asthma.pdf
    October 01, 2017 - There is a relatively smaller amount of published evidence on intermittent ICS dosing as compared to

30. Disposition of Comments_CER 241: Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Spinal Cord Injury (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-241-wheelchair-users-disposition-comments.pdf
    October 18, 2022 - There is a reason the studies are small (smaller populations to recruit from) and often multi-centred

31. Methods-Guidance-Applicability Methods (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-applicability_methods.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - patients in the community, but subgroup results from one study suggest that benefits of treatment may be smaller … The smaller trial3 was conducted over 20 years ago and may not be applicable. … Patients over age 65 had smaller benefits in a subgroup analysis of the Swedish trial but this difference

32. Methods Guide Atkins (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methods_guide_atkins.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - patients in the community, but subgroup results from one study suggest that benefits of treatment may be smaller … The smaller trial3 was conducted over 20 years ago and may not be applicable. … Patients over age 65 had smaller benefits in a subgroup analysis of the Swedish trial but this difference

33. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
    November 01, 2016 - Additional smaller trials reported similar pain improvements, and bone mineral density loss was comparable … Additional, smaller trials reported improvements in bone mineral density loss, menstrual pain, and

34. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
    November 01, 2016 - Additional smaller trials reported similar pain improvements, and bone mineral density loss was comparable … Additional, smaller trials reported improvements in bone mineral density loss, menstrual pain, and

35. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-update_executive.pdf
    September 01, 2014 - Open surgical biopsy samples most or all of the lesion, and is therefore considered to have a smaller … tests to evaluate differences in the effect sizes between more precise (larger) and less precise (smaller … ) studies because such tests cannot distinguish between “true” heterogeneity between smaller and larger … Needle gauge also varied across studies: 57 used 14G needles, 9 used smaller needles, 46 used larger

36. Living Systematic Reviews: Practical Considerations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Center Program (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/practical-considerations.pdf
    March 01, 2022 - This frequency and the resulting smaller volumes of evidence were important in keeping the LSR on track … from subsequent searches was less tedious, especially because the citation yield was significantly smaller

37. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-radiation_technical-brief.pdf
    November 01, 2009 - that there is no dose beyond the distal end of the SOBP at approximately 150 mm of depth, and that smaller … As mentioned in the next section, several US hospitals have expressed interest in building smaller scale … Private companies design smaller instrumentation that can fit in a single room and will be able to … At least 17 hospitals have indicated interest in these smaller systems. … Technological advances made possible the construction of smaller proton beam treatment instrumentation

38. Liver-Cancer-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer-therapy_executive.pdf
    May 01, 2013 - Among patients with smaller HCC lesions (1–2 cm), no significant difference between treatment groups … Among patients with smaller HCC lesions (1–2 cm and 2.1–3 cm), no significant difference between treatment … This difference was not significant with smaller lesion sizes (1–2 cm) or earlier cancer-free survival … rate was lower in the RFA group than the PEI group (p = 0.009) and PAI group (p = 0.011) among the smaller … For example, the size of lesions being treated with RFA ranged from 4 cm or smaller in the trial by

39. worker-health-protocol-150526 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/worker-health_research-protocol.pdf
    May 26, 2015 - at higher risk of occupational injuries and illnesses than higher-income workers) and employees of smaller … Health promotion in smaller workplaces in the United States.

40. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/12_pregnancy_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - PST workers then distribute the milk evenly into smaller glass bottles and prepare the samples for … The smaller milk bottles are gently pasteurized to kill bacteria while preserving most of the milk’