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41. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 269: Respectful Maternity Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - approach for improving person-centered and equitable intrapartum and postpartum care, but it lacks a standard … Methods This review follows standard methods for systematic reviews1 based on methods developed by … evidence about how a particular intervention impacts outcomes, it may be common to conclude that standard … A reliable metric informed by a standard definition could lead to further evaluation and implementation … receipt of peripartum care through a rights- and reproductive justice-based framework 4) Includes standard

42. S166 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2007 - METHODS Frequentist Estimates We conducted all frequentist meta-analyses using the standard techniques … It can be shown mathematically that assuming all study standard errors and between-study variances are … to �/�n , whereas an indirect comparison involving n studies would have standard error 2�/�n . … The standard fixed effect, inverse variance combined meta-analytic estimate (�IV) is given by: �IV � … likeli- hood function of standard Bayesian updating equation: P� � data � P� P�data � .

43. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 01, 2021 - Chapter 8: Meta-Analysis of Test Performance When There Is a "Gold Standard." … Chapter 8: Meta-analysis of test performance when there is a "gold standard." … Chapter 9: Options for Summarizing Medical Test Performance in the Absence of a “Gold Standard”. … Chapter 9: Options for summarizing medical test performance in the absence of a "gold standard." … Jun 1, 2012 Chapter 9: Options for Summarizing Medical Test Performance in the Absence of a “Gold Standard

44. Topic 0494 Tacrolimus Monitoring and Treatment Renal Transplantation NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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    March 13, 2013 - immunoassays; therapeutic monitoring of cyclosporine or tacrolimus at trough (C0) time; immunosupression with standard … dosage tacrolimus without ATG; immunosupression strategies with standard dose tacrolimus Outcome(s … Multidrug with low tacrolimus versus standard dose tacrolimus: In renal transplants, have multidrug … Multidrug with calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) minimization versus standard dose CNI: In renal transplants … points. § In addition, tacrolimus dose minimization strategies have raised the question of whether standard

45. Use of a Clinical Pathway To Facilitate the Translation and Utilization of AHRQ EPC Report Findings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    February 01, 2020 - AHRQ EPC report on the Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile in our standard … We found that the AHRQ EPC Report served as an evidence standard and was particularly valuable given … the report lacked a synthesis of existing guidelines and pathways—products that are critical to the standard … In this respect, the EPC report served as an evidence standard.

46. Continuous-Outcomes-Quantitative-Synthesis Methods (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2011 - For more information about handling such situations, see “Calculating Standard Deviation and Standard … Calculating Standard Deviation and Standard Error When They Are Not Directly Reported Commonly used … Occasionally trial authors may confuse standard deviation and standard error. … or standard error. … RoM = ratio of means, SD = standard deviation, SE = standard error, SMD = standard mean difference

47. Management of Postpartum Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    October 01, 2023 - Magnesium Sulfate Regimens Shorter-duration magnesium sulfate (MgSO 4 ) regimens (<24 hour), compared with standard … deep tendon reflexes, a sign of magnesium toxicity (low SoE) Loading dose only regimens, compared with standard … morbidities with different durations of MgSO 4 regimens Lower-dose MgSO 4 regimens, compared with standard … We evaluated the strength of evidence (SoE) using standard methods. … Lower dose MgSO 4 regimens, compared to standard dose regimens, reduce early signs of magnesium toxicity

48. Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    January 08, 2025 - We will document the clinical setting, abstract the method of establishing the reference standard (a … • Reference standard: The domain evaluates whether the reference standard, its conduct, or its interpretation … the condition and whether the reference standard test results were interpreted without knowledge of … reference standard, and whether all patients were included in the analysis. … We will assess whether the reference standard was ambiguous, different from standard clinical practice

49. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    January 31, 2013 - Accent Standard Cook, Inc. … Standard ev3, Inc. … FDA approved Pacific Xtreme Standard Invatec GmbH FDA approved Marauder Standard Numed, Inc. … FDA approved Tyshak Standard Numed, Inc. FDA approved Z-MED Standard Numed, Inc. … FDA approved Ghost Standard Numed, Inc. FDA approved Impact Standard Numed, Inc.

50. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    November 10, 2024 - We will document the clinical setting, abstract the method of establishing the reference standard (a … • Reference standard: The domain evaluates whether the reference standard, its conduct, or its interpretation … the condition and whether the reference standard test results were interpreted without knowledge of … reference standard, and whether all patients were included in the analysis. … We will assess whether the reference standard was ambiguous, different from standard clinical practice

51. Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    February 01, 2025 - We will document the clinical setting, abstract the method of establishing the reference standard (a … Reference standard: The domain evaluates whether the reference standard, its conduct, or its interpretation … the condition and whether the reference standard test results were interpreted without knowledge of … reference standard, and whether all patients were included in the analysis. … We will assess whether the reference standard was ambiguous, different from standard clinical practice

52. Executive Summary: Pain Management Interventions for Hip Fracture (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2011 - The patient’s self­ report of pain is the gold standard for evaluating its character and intensity. … These were compared with placebo/standard care, or a different method of nerve blocks. … The studies were grouped as follows: nerve blocks versus standard care/placebo; nerve blocks versus … There was no significant difference between nerve blocks versus standard care for 30­day mortality … Insufficient No significant difference standard spinal anesthesia (1 RCT) Addition of morphine vs.

53. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 44: Measuring Primary Healthcare Spending (pdf file)
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    May 17, 2024 - Rather, without an accepted national standard, each state must navigate as best it can, building on … That work is underway now – and in the absence of a national standard, it will be informed, but not … These efforts have been challenged by lack of standard methodology for defining and measuring primary … We support a national standard for defining and measuring primary care spending. … A national standard should anticipate and allow for some degree of state adaptation.

54. Methods Research Report: Testing a Machine Learning Tool for Facilitating Living Systematic Reviews of Chronic Pain Treatments (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2020 - In Stage 1, the optimized searches were less precise than the standard searches (i.e., identified more … Standard (MeSH and text word) search strategy testing ............................................... … The complete standard and optimized search strategies are shown in Appendix A. … As expected, the optimized searches were less efficient than the standard searches (i.e., identified … Standard (MeSH and text word) search strategy testing Topic Total Citations Retrieved Recall (%

55. Imaging Techniques for the Surveillance, Diagnosis, and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - , apply the reference standard to all patients, use blinded interpretation of the diagnostic test and … the reference standard, and use preset criteria to define a positive test. … We expect important clinical heterogeneity in the studies (e.g., variability in the reference standard … (nonpathologically based reference standard) Table 1. … will be considered in the context of the reference standard used.

56. No-Touch Modalities for Disinfecting Patient Rooms in Acute Care Settings: A Rapid Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    October 01, 2020 - Two small pre/post studies found UVL + standard cleaning lowered surface contamination, but a third small … Another small pre/post study found that compared to standard cleaning (with bleach), UVL + standard cleaning … Future studies should include detailed descriptions of what procedures "standard" terminal cleaning involves

57. Developing and Testing a Tool for the Classification of Study Designs in Systematic Reviews of Interventions and Exposures | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - Three members of the Steering Committee developed a reference standard (i.e., the "true" classification … and accuracy of the testers' classification was assessed against the reference standard. … Based on feedback from the testers and the reference standard committee, the tool was further revised … = 0.26) and the reference standard committee (? = 0.33).

58. CER 174 Executive Summary: Imaging for the Pretreatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2016 - “Standard” staging of SCLC is not a precisely defined term, but may involve numerous investigations … The reference standard must not have been defined by either imaging test being assessed. … staging versus standard staging plus FDG PET/CT for detecting any distant metastases. … only 46 percent for standard staging), and this difference was statistically significant. … more sensitive than standard staging alone for detecting any distant metastases.

59. Topic Brief: Antenatal Care (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2021 - Standard practice in the United States consists of monthly antenatal care visits during the first 28 … additional visits over and above the “routine” visit, or instead of a “routine visit”) Comparators Standard … Also consider service provider) Standard or routine antenatal care program (as defined by the study … Comparing the Efficacy of a Mobile Phone-Based Blood Glucose Management System With Standard Clinic … Is the standard of care unclear (guidelines not available or guidelines inconsistent, indicating an

60. Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Risk: Low/High/Unclear Domain 3: Reference Standard Is the reference standard likely to correctly … (Yes/No/Unclear) Did all patients receive a reference standard? … (Yes/No/Unclear) Did all patients receive the same reference standard? … Chapter 9: options for summarizing medical test performance in the absence of a "gold standard". … Chapter 8: meta-analysis of test performance when there is a "gold standard".