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81. Disposition of Comments for CER 158 Diagnosis of Gout (pdf file)
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    February 24, 2016 - And given that the accuracy of the gold standard of crystal analysis is, itself, affected by a number … and as a "gold standard". … Only MSU identification should be used as the reference standard. … etc}, reference standard, etc., in the same order, for every study). … This highlights the gold standard problem and speaks to a certain amount of circularity.

82. Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 01, 2020 - 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?

83. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - in an effectiveness review of mindfulness-based stress programs compared to no treatment, sham, or standard … physical diseases Interventions: Mindfulness-based stress programs Comparators: No treatment, sham, or standard

84. Efficacy and Comparative Effectiveness of Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics – Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 01, 2020 - For each treatment or placebo arm within a trial, the sample size, mean outcome, and standard deviation … For those trials that do not report a follow-up standard deviation, we will impute one by assigning the … average standard deviation from other trials that report the standard deviation for the same outcome … If fewer than two trials are available with standard deviations, then we will impute the followup standard … NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all protocols.

85. Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions — An Update to the 2009 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Comparators (reference standard and comparator index tests) For test performance outcomes (KQ 1) the … The reference standard is used in their definition and is not a “comparator test.” … Data Abstraction and Data Management Data will be extracted into standard forms. … 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".

86. Diagnosis of Celiac Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2020 - Risk: Low/High/Unclear Domain 3: Reference Standard Is the reference standard likely … (Yes/No/Unclear) Were the reference standard results interpreted without knowledge of the results of … (Yes/No/Unclear) Could the reference standard, its conduct, or its interpretation have introduced bias … (Yes/No/Unclear) Did all patients receive a reference standard? … (Yes/No/Unclear) Did all patients receive the same reference standard?

87. Making Healthcare Safer (MHS) IV: Patient Monitoring Systems to Prevent Failure to Rescue | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 01, 2024 - review with comprehensive sources and search strategies; explicit and relevant selection criteria; standard … irrelevant, or biased review without systematic search for studies, explicit selection criteria, or standard … Intervention Change in the standard of care for general ward patient monitoring. … learning algorithms, or in communication cascades for monitoring data outputs No change as compared to standard … unless it included a new technology) Comparator Time period or patient population adhering to previous standard

88. Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 01, 2023 - performed, … with attention to commonly occurring comorbid psychiatric disorders”. 1 The reference standard … Brief assessment tools that accurately identify OCD (compared to reference standard methods), could allow … Studies related to the accuracy of assessment tools compared to reference standard methods to identify … PANS/PANDAS (e.g., antibiotics, immunomodulation, intravenous immunoglobulin) Comparators Reference standard … Per our EPC’s standard processes, we will take advantage of the machine learning capacities of Abstrackr

89. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
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    October 26, 2012 - Absent a consensus on a definition of standard of care, methodological transparency will be essential … 5 What is the comparative effectiveness of new antibiotic interventions compared with standard therapy … Individuals with CDI who were treated with novel therapy or standard care are included and followed … All other comparisons of standard treatments Moderate for vancomycin vs. … What is the comparative effectiveness of new antibiotic interventions compared to standard therapy (

90. Standardized Library of Lung Cancer Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2021 - ICHOM, which convenes working groups and develops standard sets of outcomes and risk factors for multiple … medical conditions, produced a standard set of outcome measures for use in lung cancer in 2016.4 ICHOM … Defining a standard set of patient-centered outcomes for lung cancer.

91. Treatment of Nonmetastatic Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Structured Abstract Objectives Although the standard treatment for nonmetastatic muscle-invasive … muscle-invasive bladder cancer, and extended lymph node dissection during cystectomy might be more effective than standard

92. Procalcitonin for Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Is the reference standard likely to classify the target condition correctly? … Did patients receive the same reference standard regardless of the index test result? … reference standard)? … reference standard? … Were the index test results interpreted without knowledge of the results of the reference standard?

93. Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Standard Evaluation Standard assessment for patients with typical symptoms (nausea, vomiting, bloating … Radiopaque Markers Slow-transit constipation is defined by the reference standard of radiopaque marker … to each existing standard (radiopaque markers and colonic scintigraphy). … to each existing standard (radiopaque markers and colonic scintigraphy). … Since none of the comparators is a “gold standard,” we will follow the meta-analytic methods for when

94. Standardized Library of Atrial Fibrillation Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    November 15, 2018 - Standardized Library of Atrial Fibrillation Outcome Measures Research White Paper Standardized Library of Atrial Fibrillation Outcome Measures Research White Paper Standardized Library of Atrial Fibrillation Outcome Measures Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quali…

95. Comparative Effectiveness of Screening for Glaucoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - We acknowledge that there is no consensus on the gold standard test (or combination of tests) for the … are randomized to one test (among the index and potential comparator[s]) but all obtain the reference standard … include the population, intervention(s) (including the index test[s], comparator[s], and reference standard … , masked interpretation of results of tests and reference standard, and study withdrawal . … NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all protocols.

96. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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    May 19, 2010 - For each treatment or placebo arm within a trial, the sample size, mean outcome, and standard deviation … For those trials that do not report a follow-up standard deviation, we will impute one by assigning … the average standard deviation from other trials that report the standard deviation for the same outcome … If fewer than two trials are available with standard deviations, then we will impute the followup standard … eligible, and enrolled; the use of run-in and washout periods or highly selective criteria; the use of standard

97. Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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    February 13, 2012 - Define “standard” work up. … In the background section it states “In current standard practice the examinations conducted after … We have tried to use a fairly non-specific term “standard workup” throughout to encompass variations … Diagnostic mammography is the standard of care. … The scope of the report is “What else” can be added to the standard of care to aid in the distinction

98. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2009 - Open surgical biopsy is the “gold standard” or “reference standard” method of evaluating a suspicious … For the diagnosis of breast cancer, the “gold standard” reference test is open surgery and pathological … However, a difficulty with the use of this reference standard in large cohort studies of screening- detected … (DCIS, a noninvasive early stage of breast cancer) that were found to be invasive by the reference standard … Not rated The type of reference standard (open surgery, 2 years’ of followup, or only 6 months’ of

99. Environmental, Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hospital Resources to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    February 01, 2025 - For environmental impact, most studies measured a standard set of factors (e.g., contribution to global … Assessing bias in these studies is difficult, and standard risk of bias instruments may not be optimal

100. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Patient Monitoring Systems To Prevent Failure To Rescue | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2025 - Three categories of interventions were identified: implementing a new standard of care for patient monitoring … applying artificial intelligence algorithms, changing the alert communication cascade or changing the standard