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121. Cancer-Pancreas Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2013 - In this context, the only gold standard is surgical findings. … Instead, the imperfect reference standard is clinical followup. … an imperfect reference standard for patients who do not. … standard was unknowable until after the tests were read)? … Was a standard instrument used to measure the outcome? 19.

122. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - The reference standard for diagnosing PAH is right heart catheterization (RHC), which is invasive but … Therefore, although transthoracic echocardiography is the standard screening test for PAH, it is less … By evaluating the relative diagnostic performance of these tests versus a reference standard of RHC … For the purposes of this analysis, the standard therapy arms were grouped with the placebo arms. … deviation SEM standard error of the mean SOE strength of evidence sPAP systolic pulmonary artery

123. Wireless-Motility-Capsule Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Evaluation of Possible Gastroparesis A standard assessment for patients with typical symptoms (e.g. … Often, standard medical therapies have failed these patients. … ROM The nonreference standard of ROM testing (commonly known as Sitz Markers) defines slow-transit … The non-reference standard test was often a community-based ROM study of varying protocol. … Chapter 9: options for summarizing medical test performance in the absence of a “gold standard”.

124. Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2019 - This review will focus on evidence from randomized controlled trials as the gold standard design for … what are the benefits and harms of systemic corticosteroids and antibiotics compared with placebo or standard … care KQ 2: Placebo or standard care KQ3: Placebo, standard care or active individual intervention … Interventions to prevent future COPD exacerbations Comparators KQ 1: Placebo or standard … care KQ 2: Placebo or standard care KQ 3: Placebo, standard care or active individual intervention

125. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     May 24, 2010 - Standard antibiotics treatments: metronidazole, rifampicin, rifaxamin, vancomycin. … Non-standard treatments from international settings will be included. … NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all protocols. VIII. … Peer Review (Standard Language) Approximately five experts in the field will be asked to peer review … Peer Review (Standard Language)

126. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 263: Management of Postpartum Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2023 - Sulfate Regimens o Shorter-duration magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) regimens (<24 hour), compared with standard … tendon reflexes, a sign of magnesium toxicity (low SoE)  Loading dose only regimens, compared with standard … morbidities with different durations of MgSO4 regimens o Lower-dose MgSO4 regimens, compared with standard … We assessed the risk of bias and evaluated the SoE using standard methods. … effects of MgSO4 regimens: Twenty-one RCTs compared shorter- duration (<24 hour) MgSO4 regimens with standard

127. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - An updated search was performed specifically for KQ 3 (standard treatment) in August 2011, because of … Standard treatment. … antibiotic therapy or for a period after standard treatment is completed. … Similarly, a standard definition of CDI resolution should be adopted. … All other comparisons of standard Moderate for • There were eight trials examining: vancomycin versus

128. Multidisciplinary Postacute Rehabilitation for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2020 - treatment program resulted in greater productivity, but not improved community integration, than the standard … However, group differences no longer existed at 6 months post-treatment because the standard rehabilitation

129. Research Review Title: Infection Prevention and Control for the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforce (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2022 - Precautions Page 22 under Standard Precautions: Are you differentiating between licensed vs. certified … It would however be incorrect to imply that the evidence base supporting the need for standard and … Also, much of the evidence base that informs standard and transmission-based precautions is older than … I do however agree that good hygiene and standard precautions are effective. … Make them all standard text that is no different for consistency.

130. Retention Strategies for Medications for Addiction Treatment in Adults With Opioid Use Disorder: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2020 - Consistent with the rapid review standard practice, we used existing SRs to define the categories of … Because retention is associated with improved outcomes, future OUD research should develop standard … vs Standard care intervention (SCI): Routine program, evidenced-based adaptive treatment model … vs Standard care intervention (SCI): Routine program, evidenced-based adaptive treatment model … medical management; ODC= opioid drug counseling; SD= standard deviation C-1

131. Atrial-Fibrillation-Addendum-140619 (pdf file)
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     June 19, 2014 - Standard of Care (Mitral Valve Surgery) or AADs” and (2) “PVI at the Time of Cardiac Surgery vs. … Standard of Care (Mitral Valve Surgery) or AADs” to better reflect the overlap of these categories/interventions … Standard of Care (Mitral Valve Surgery) or AADs SOE=Hig h (3 studies, 181 patients) OR 12.30

132. celiac-disease-protocol-140612 (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2014 - typing, video capsule endoscopy and endoscopic duodenal biopsy (which is considered to be the gold standard … Risk: Low/High/Unclear Domain 3: Reference Standard Is the reference standard likely to correctly … (Yes/No/Unclear) Were the reference standard results interpreted without knowledge of the results of … (Yes/No/Unclear) Did all patients receive a reference standard? … (Yes/No/Unclear) Did all patients receive the same reference standard?

133. Technical Brief: Multidisciplinary Pain Programs for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Had the patients already failed standard pain treatment? If so, what kind? … Or were patients in the process of obtaining standard treatment for pain? … AAPM) Should “interdisciplinary” be the standard (versus multi)? Why, why not? … therapy*, in process of obtaining standard therapy, not reported) Comparison population (duration … of pain, failed standard therapy*, in process of obtaining standard therapy, not reported) Clinical

134. Disposition of Comments for Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2014 - Two major limitations: assumption of reference standard and evidence base was discussed. … This feature is now standard on CT systems. … • NEMA standard XR 29 - 2013, Standard Attributes on Computed Tomography (CT) Equipment Related to … This standard, known also as MITA “Smart Dose”, is the fourth dose-related standard to be released by … This standard includes four components: 1.

135. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 15, 2010 - While in-laboratory polysomnography is considered the gold standard in clinical practice to diagnose … The standard measurement of AHI (and by extension, the diagnosis of sleep apnea) requires a comprehensive … for diagnosis of sleep apnea The report will not assume any test is a gold standard. … Extracted data will be recorded on standard forms in Microsoft Word. … NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all protocols. VIII.

136. C-Diff-Infections-Surveillance-140925 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - One study confirmed that toxin EIAs should no longer be the standard of care for detecting toxigenic … All other comparisons of standard Cycle 2 (January 2014) Conclusion is still Original conclusion is … The mean concentrations (+/- standard deviations) of C. … Of these, 28 were correctly identified compared to the reference standard. … cases or in the event of no clinical response to standard treatment) vs. standard treatment dose

137. Imaging for Pretreatment Staging of Small Cell Lung Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - The reference standard must not have been defined by either imaging test being assessed. … If appropriate, we will meta-analyze the correlations using standard techniques and Knapp-Hartung standard … standard was unknowable until after the tests were read)? … Were the people determining the reference standard unaware of the diagnostic test results? … Was a standard instrument used to measure the outcome?

138. Data Points #15: Prognostic factor testing among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ and early invasive breast cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - ER testing is considered standard of care for women with early invasive cancer. … At present, groups such as NCCN consider HER2 testing a standard of care for women with early invasive … Therefore, treatment guidelines do not include PR tests, despite their being considered standard care

139. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 14, 2012 - Standard Evaluation Standard assessment for patients with typical symptoms (nausea, vomiting, bloating … Gastroparesis: The reference standard is a 4-hour gastric emptying study. 2. … to each existing standard (radiopaque markers and colonic scintigraphy) … – Slow-transit constipation: There is no consensus on a standard, so we will examine this outcome … relative to each existing standard (radiopaque markers and colonic scintigraphy)

140. Disposition of Comments Report for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2013 - Also, the authors may wish to point out the ambiguity of the term “standard hospital mattress”. … We already note that "it would be inappropriate to conclude that standard repositioning, skin care, … And of course, what is a standard mattress? … Eleven trials compared a more advanced static support surface to a standard mattress control. … It is standard of care to conduct a risk assessment for pressure ulcers.