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61. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Laboratory biomarkers for iron deficiency anemia in late stage … CKD patients are classified into five stages depending on the severity of the condition (CKD stage … When CKD progresses to its end stage, it would necessitate dialysis or kidney transplantation. … Definitions of CKD stages 1–5: o CKD stage 1: a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >90 ml/min, with … The impact of anemia on cardiomyopathy, morbidity, and mortality in end-stage renal disease.

62. Liver-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    July 24, 2013 - all individuals with other causes for cirrhosis (including alcoholic cirrhosis), and patients with stage … imaging techniques are available to identify the presence of lesions, diagnose HCC, and determine the stage … There is clinical uncertainty about which imaging technique to use to diagnose and stage HCC. … What is the comparative test performance of imaging techniques to predict HCC tumor stage? i. … Outcomes Diagnostic outcomes include: • Measures for accuracy of staging (stage reclassification).

63. S158 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2007 - This approach is referred to as anamorphic design26 or 2-stage design.27,28 The data can then be analyzed … If confounding by the additional covariates is detected in stage 2, however, the estimates from stages … Logistic regression analysis and efficient design for two-stage studies. … Analytic methods for two-stage case-control studies and other stratified designs. … Designs and analysis of two-stage studies. Stat Med. 1992;11:769–782. 30. Langholz B, Clayton D.

64. Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Patients With Stage II Colon Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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65. Technical Brief 16 Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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    July 29, 2014 - Framework: ACP (and thus tools for ACP) vary by the target group’s stage of life and health. … These are real decisions for person in stage 1 of ACP (healthy) and they are appropriately not focused … In stage one (healthy), a key index decision is “Who will be my surrogate if one should be needed?” … For someone in stage three (advanced stage of serious illness), a proxy decision is still critical if … At what stage of disease? Should the doctor be allowed to initiate this discussion?

66. Labor-Nitrous-Oxide Executive (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2012 - progresses Second Stage • Begins when cervix is completely dilated (10 cm) and ends with the birth … partially or fully block voluntary motor control in lower half of body • Initiated during first stage … of labor with infusion usually continuing into second stage • May be continued into third stage if … pethidine, morphine, fentanyl, remifentanil, butorphanol, and nalbuphine • Used during the first stage … the United States because it causes fetal bradycardia (slow heart rate) • Used during the first stage

67. Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer's-type Dementia (CATD) (pdf file)
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    November 02, 2018 - age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, depression, pre-treatment cognitive or functional level/CATD stage … Reasons for exclusion at this stage will be reported. … Based on the frequency with which they are reported, we will decide which specific stage, cognitive … than at CATD stage, so that recognizing CATD currently is a higher priority than recognizing MCI. … Specified that we would determine which validated stage, cognitive, functional, quality of life,

68. Topic 0414 Imaging techniques and metastatic breast cancer tx NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - Staff-Generated PICO Population(s): Metastatic breast cancer patients (stage IV) Intervention(s): Imaging … )  Metastatic or advanced breast cancer, defined as stage IV cancer, involves the spread of cancer

69. Liver-Cancer-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2013 - to differentiate between patients with BCLC stage A and B liver disease across publications. … • No studies presented subgroup analyses on age, sex, disease etiology, or HCC stage. … RFA to PEI/PAI: HCC stage Insufficient None of the 3 RCTs reported subgroup analysis by HCC stage (e.g … ., BCLC stage A or B). … BCLC stage B) and to compare studies of equivalent patient populations.

70. Renal-Function Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    June 13, 2013 - Stage of kidney disease (CKD stages I-IV or ESRD on dialysis) e. Status post renal transplant f. … Stage of kidney disease (CKD stages I-IV or ESRD on dialysis) e. Status post renal transplant f. … Stage of kidney disease (CKD stages I-IV or ESRD on dialysis) e. Status post renal transplant f. … Use of cardiac biomarkers in end-stage renal disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Sep;19(9):1643-52. … Plasma elimination of cardiac troponin I in end- stage renal disease.

71. Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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72. Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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73. Bladder-Cancer-Non-Muscle-Invasive Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    July 21, 2014 - wall and adjacent structures.5 Bladder cancers that have not invaded the bladder smooth muscle layer (stage … Stage 2 cancers are muscle-invasive, and higher stage cancers invade beyond the muscle layer into surrounding … fat (stage classification T3 bladder cancer) or beyond the fat into nearby organs or structures (stage … Prognosis is poorer for patients with more invasive Stage 2 or higher bladder cancers (5- year survival … These include the stage of the cancer, tumor grade, whether the tumor is an initial tumor or a recurrence

74. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Executive (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2014 - grouping) to determine the overall stage, commonly reported as stage I, IIA, IIB, III, or IV, with … stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the most advanced. … or less, a Gleason score of 6 or less, and clinical stage T1c or T2a • Intermediate risk (roughly … clinical stage T2b but not qualifying for high risk • High risk (roughly corresponding to stage IIB … However, the tumor stage differed in these trials.

75. Comparative Effectiveness of Antihypertensive Therapies on Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes In End-Stage Renal Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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76. Effects of Dietary Sodium and Potassium Intake on Chronic Disease (pdf file)
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    April 18, 2017 - nutrient requirement of nearly all healthy individuals” (97.5 percent) in a particular age and sex (life stage … thought to meet or exceed the nutrient requirements of almost all individuals in a particular life stage … inclusion in the review, with the exception of studies exclusively reporting on patients with end stage … Studies exclusively reporting on patients with end stage renal disease, heart failure, HIV, or cancer … A two-stage hierarchical regression model for meta-analysis of epidemiologic nonlinear dose–response

77. Liver-Cancer Executive (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2014 - all individuals with other causes for cirrhosis (including alcoholic cirrhosis), and patients with stage … are available to detect the presence of lesions, evaluate focal liver lesions, and determine the stage … What is the comparative test performance of imaging techniques to predict HCC tumor stage? i.

78. Management of Acute Diverticulitis Additional Information for Topic Nomination (pdf file)
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    May 29, 2025 - Management of Acute Diverticulitis Additional Information for Topic Nomination Table 1. Key Questions and PICOTS KQ1: Antibiotics KQ1: Antibiotics vs. No Antibiotics KQ2: Diagnostic imaging KQ3: Follow-up colonoscopy KQ4: Surgical and interventional management KQ5: Prevention of recurrence Populat…

79. Liver-Cancer-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    November 28, 2012 - for patients with a single lesion, regardless of its size.8 Disease Classification Both tumor stage … treatment algorithms in Europe and North America.7 It takes into account factors related to tumor stage … Another scoring system for chronic liver disease is the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score … addition, the use of various disease classification systems and the inability to translate disease stage … Surgical resection versus percutaneous thermal ablation for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: a

80. Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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