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341. Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-nerve-block-protocol.pdf
     November 18, 2023 - to include both minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and open surgery, and to define MIS and open in a standard … “multimodal analgesia” is almost ubiquitous and will likely be synonymous with “usual care” or “standard … defined comparators as: neuraxial blocks, local anesthetic infiltration at the surgical incision site, standard … difference for a particular measure, we will rely on the conventional value, which is one half the standard … Interpretation of Changes in Health-related Quality of Life: The Remarkable Universality of Half a Standard

342. Topic Brief: Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-radiation-therapy-bone-metastases.pdf
     August 01, 2022 - A Randomized Trial of Early, Upfront Palliative Radiation Therapy Versus Standard of Care for Patients … A Prospective Randomized Trial of High Dose Versus Standard Dose Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Pain … A Prospective Randomized Trial of High Dose Versus Standard Dose Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Pain … Evidence Review The impact of a new evidence review was qualitatively assessed by analyzing the current standard … Is the standard of care unclear (guidelines not available or guidelines inconsistent, indicating an

343. Update Topic CER 31 Clostridium difficile NSD FINAL (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/c-diff-infections-nomination-140925.pdf
     February 19, 2014 - disease, vancomycin versus metronidazole § Fidaxomicin versus vancomycin § All other comparisons of standard

344. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Developing and Prioritizing a Future Research Agenda (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cesarean-birth-future_research.pdf
     August 09, 2012 - what constitutes ‘safe’ TOL, in whose judgment is TOL ‘safe’ and where the ‘immediately available’ standard … as maternal and infant health outcomes associated with TOL compared with ERCD, the development of standard … what constitutes ‘safe’ TOL, in whose judgment is TOL ‘safe’ and where the ‘immediately available’ standard … “That would be great to have a national standard. Something ‘blessed’ by ACOG would be great.” … Ultimately, the ability to conduct large-scale studies in this area hinges on the development of standard

345. Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review 216 Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-216-telehealth-evidence-summary.pdf
     April 01, 2019 - good but not excellent Low Harms (KQ3) 3 Complications from telehealth in surgery was compared with standard … appropriate transfers, decrease in time to decision and time in ED with telehealth compared with standard … a subset of studies report differences in diagnosis and management with telehealth compared with standard … community hospital with no access to neurosurgical consultations to a level I or II trauma center (standard … environment, and consistently measure a more comprehensive range of economic impacts and costs using standard

346. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 252: Management of Infantile Epilepsies (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-252-infantile-epilepsies-executive-summary.pdf
     October 01, 2022 - • No studies assessed neuromodulation or gene therapy. 2 Methods We utilized standard methods

347. Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-201-indoor-allergen-reduction-asthma-evidence-summary.pdf
     February 01, 2018 - Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma - Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 201 Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma Evidence Summary Objectives and Rationale for Review This report summarizes a systematic review, “Effectiveness of…

348. DEcIDE DRN Report 2 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/distributed-network-proof_research.pdf
     June 01, 2010 - allows or denies the request for the program to run The SAS program is executed at each node, and a standard … This was the case despite creation and deployment of a secure messaging service that required only a standard … possibility of using future i2b2 updates because the system would no longer be compatible with the standard … Existing open source platform • Large user community • Commercial support • Federated queries • Standard

349. Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-cancer_clinician.pdf
     July 01, 2017 - Surgical removal (either partial or radical nephrectomy) is the gold standard for treating renal cell … The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guideline recommends partial nephrectomy as standard … Radical nephrectomy is recommended as the standard of care for most patients with clinical stage T2

350. Executive Summary_Systematic Review: Interventions To Improve Care of Bereaved Persons (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bereaved-persons-research-executive-summ.pdf
     March 01, 2025 - None of the identified studies used the reference standard of the newly established clinical diagnosis … However, none of the identified studies used a DSM or ICD grief disorder diagnosis as the reference standard

351. Disposition of Comments Report for Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c_disposition-comments.pdf
     November 27, 2012 - Protease inhibitors, when added to standard dual therapy, are associated with substantially higher … is clearly superior in terms of efficacy), the standard of care for antiviral treatment has changed … 69-70) (p.15): Seven trials of patients with genotype 2 or 3 infection found dual therapy with standard … Dual therapy with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin remains the current standard for treatment of … Protease inhibitors, when added to standard dual therapy, are associated with substantially higher

352. Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer's-type Dementia (CATD) (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/catd-protocol-draft_0.pdf
     November 02, 2018 - designs 11 KQ Population Intervention Treatment Comparator or Diagnostic Reference Standard … , any index test threshold prespecified • Reference standard: reference standard likely to correctly … classify target condition (i.e., AD), reference standard results interpreted without knowledge of results … of index test • Flow and timing: appropriate interval between index test and reference standard, … all patients received same reference standard, all patients included in analysis 24

353. CER 216 Disposition of Comments Report: Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-216-telehealth-disposition-comments.pdf
     April 24, 2019 - Standard error or standard deviation are necessary to give the reader a sense of the dispersion of … Similarly, w e included standard deviation and/or standard error in the appended evidence tables w … 10 Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response Peer Reviewer 3 Methods excellent and standard … information that consistently measures a more comprehensive range of economic impacts and costs using standard

354. Disposition of Comments_CER 231 Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-231-dementia-care-interventions-disposition-comments.pdf
     July 31, 2020 - Peer Reviewer #6 Methods All methods and standards are clearly stated and faithfully follow standard … (p 106) However, one may question whether standard acceptable levels of attrition, or other measures … This decision severely restricted the findings and imposed the use of a biomedical evidence standard … Person-centered practices are recognized as the gold standard by the World Health Organization and … However, this report used a different evidentiary standard, as noted in Chapter 9.

355. Cer-250-Cannabis-Table-E5-2022-Update 0 (xls file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-table-e5-2022-update_0.xlsx
     January 01, 2022 - ; PCS = physical component score; PEG = Pain, Enjoyment, General Activity; RR = relative risk; SD = standard … deviation; SE = standard error; SF-36 = short form 36 question survey; THC = tetrahydrocannabinol; U.S

356. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pelvic-pain_research-protocol.pdf
     February 16, 2011 - • Type I error, alpha level, or p value: we will set at a standard of 5 percent. … • Desired statistical power level: set at a standard of 0.80. … Peer Review (Standard Language) Approximately five experts in the field will be asked to peer review … of Treatments for Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard … Peer Review (Standard Language)

357. Blood-based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cell-free-dna-protocol.pdf
     June 05, 2024 - tests that offer unwarranted reassurance that could foster risky health behaviors or avoidance of standard … or usual cancer screening for KQs 1, 2, and 4; no comparator required for KQ 5; adequate reference standard … KQ 3: No reference standard for comparison. … Text Standard of Care Screening Received Report any information related … to the receipt of standard of care screening tests by people in the screening group for breast,

358. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c_research-protocol.pdf
     November 30, 2011 - The current standard antiviral medication treatment for HCV infection is pegylated interferon combined … decline in HCV RNA to undetectable levels 24 weeks following treatment completion, is considered the standard … also be included (e.g., telaprevir and boceprevir) and head-to-head comparisons with the current standard … We will use standard  2 tests to assess the presence of statistical heterogeneity among studies,

359. S103 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s103.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - Calculating Standard Errors In addition to using analytical formulas, researchers can use 2 methods … to calculate standard errors of inverse proba- bility-weighted estimates. … weighted analytic model, but further empirical work is needed to better understand the behavior of these standard … The second option is to estimate standard errors using the nonparametric boot- strap method,23 as suggested

360. FRN 40 - Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Future Research Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mrsa-screening_research.pdf
     June 01, 2013 - sites • Non-screening test based strategy (e.g., gowning and gloving, hand hygiene, or standard … the evidence is also highlighted by the increasing demand for better control of MRSA and a higher standard … one could compare a screening based strategy that identifies, isolates, and decolonizes carriers + standard … measures with a non- screening based strategy that applies only standard measures to all patients (which … all sites • Non-screening test based strategy (e.g., gowning and gloving, hand hygiene, or standard