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401. Disposition of Comments for Local Nonsurgical Therapies for Stage I and Symptomatic Obstructive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lung-cancer-nonsurgical-therapies_disposition-comments.pdf
     June 12, 2013 - in commenting that 3DRT is the “fall back” technique for inoperable patients. 3DRT is the minimum standard … • 3DRT represents a minimum technical standard for delivery of conformal conventionally fractionated … Clinical evidence from rigorous studies as outlined above would establish the standard of care for … The term “poor” is a standard description used in validated study quality assessment tools such as … Clinical evidence from rigorous studies as outlined above would establish the standard of care for

402. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Summary of Findings on Patient Safety Practices and Ratings by a Technical Expert Panel, 2024-2025 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-iv-patient-safety-practices-year-2.pdf
     May 01, 2025 - Panel’s post-discussion ratings of a new standard of care for patient monitoring systems (N=10) .... … studies (2018–2024) o 3 reviews, and 30 additional studies covering 3 types of interventions:  New standard … patient monitoring system interventions, with 80 percent encouraging or strongly encouraging a new standard … Panel’s post-discussion ratings of a new standard of care for patient monitoring systems (N=10) … Systems • The TEP encouraged adoption of three types of PSPs for patient monitoring systems: o New standard

403. Disclosure Policy and Form (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/epc-disclosure-policy-form.pdf
     March 01, 2023 - making final judgments, decisions, and assessments and writing the report, and thus must pass a higher standard … making final judgments, decisions, and assessments and writing the report, and thus must pass a higher standard

404. Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/improved-cancer-outcomes-protocol_0.pdf
     December 01, 2021 - Nutritional Interventions intended for w eight loss (includes both PNIs and NIDTs) Comparators Standard … of care vs PNIs or PNIs vs PNIs Standard of care vs NIDTs, NIDT vs NIDT or PNIs vs. … NIDTs Standard of care vs PNIs or NIDTs, NIDTs vs. NIDTs, PNIs vs. … PNIs, PNIs vs NIDTs Standard of care vs PNIs or NIDTs, NIDTs vs. NIDTs, PNIs vs.

405. Appendix K Rapid Evidence Review Treatments for Clostridium difficile Colitis (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/clinical-pathway-methods-report-appendix-k.pdf
     February 01, 2018 - NOTE: CEP standard review methods, including scales for quality assessment of guidelines, systematic … intolerant/allergic to metronidazole and for pregnant/breastfeeding women, vancomycin should be used at standard … first recurrence of CDI with oral vancomycin as a tapered and pulsed regimen rather than a second standard … weeks] OR • Treat a first recurrence of CDI with a 10-day course of fidaxomicin rather than a standard … (weak recommendation, moderate quality of evidence), OR • Treat a first recurrence of CDI with a standard

406. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_executive.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - Over time, the standard of care for JIA has changed. … the percentage change from baseline without the absolute value or measure of dispersion (e.g., range, standard … events across studies; nonsystematic methods of ascertaining adverse events; nearly universal lack of standard

407. Choice-Of-Mean White-Paper (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - For each meta- analysis, we calculated two mean differences and the associated standard errors based … When the standard deviation (SD) for baseline or followup score was missing, it was imputed using the … When studies reported geometric mean and its standard deviation, we converted them to the mean and … standard deviation on the raw scale.21 The mean difference estimates based on the change score or … The standard deviation is also involved in calculating SMD and the standard deviations are calculated

408. Disposition of comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 242: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-242-radiation-therapy-brain-metastases-disposition-comments.pdf
     June 09, 2021 - however these were inconsistently reported and when reported lacked sufficient detail (mean and standard … report the outcomes in sufficient detail (e.g., studies did not report the mean together with a standard … Mean and standard deviation for outcomes were not reported. … Mean and standard deviation for outcomes were not reported. … The data were reported similarly, but lack of mean and standard deviation prevented combining these

409. Acs-Pci-Adjunctive-Devices Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - methodological quality criteria, study population, baseline patient characteristics, use of concurrent standard … NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all protocols. VIII. … Consistency Directness Precision Applicability of Evidence NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard

410. Future Research Needs for the Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-treatment-future_research.pdf
     September 01, 2012 - Replication of or long-term followup of previous studies with positive effects or that use a standard … After agreeing to participate, each stakeholder was asked to complete a standard AHRQ Conflict of Interest … Replication of or long-term followup of previous studies with positive effects or that use a standard … As more guidance becomes available regarding the minimal or standard components that should be including … 5 What is the effectiveness or comparative effectiveness of the standard Buteyko breathing intervention

411. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/field-triage-glascow_research-protocol.pdf
     February 25, 2016 - This represents a challenge since standard tools for assessing risk of bias in diagnostic studies do … reclassified using the risk prediction instrument into clinically relevant risk group), in addition to standard … Other measures may be challenging to obtain as it would be difficult to use some standard testing methods … A consensus-based criterion standard for trauma center need. … Chapter 8: meta-analysis of test performance when there is a "gold standard".

412. Disposition of Comments_Systematic Review_Trauma Informed Care: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     January 14, 2025 - Network (NCTSN), a nationwide network of over 200 child trauma centers funded by SAMHSA to raise the standard … regarding whether enough organizational units are available for the randomization required for a gold- standard

413. Evaluation of Effectiveness and Safety of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients With Epilepsy (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epilepsy-medicine_research-protocol.pdf
     February 01, 2008 - In the Standard And New Antiepileptic Drugs (SANAD) study, there were two treatment arms. … bioequivalence status (if applicable), drug class, BCS class), comorbidities, and use of concurrent standard … Standard deviations of the change scores will be calculated using the method proposed by Follman and … NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all protocols. VIII. … Summary of Protocol Amendments NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all

414. Rapid Evidence Product_Nonemergent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Optimal Medical Treatment for Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: A Rapid Response Literature Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2022 - 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 … review with comprehensive sources and search strategies; explicit and relevant selection criteria; standard … Studies) comprehensive sources and search strategies; explicit and relevant selection criteria; standard … MI=myocardial infarction; OMT=optimal medical therapy; PCI=percutaneous coronary intervention; SD=standard

415. Diagnosis and Management of Gout: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Recent guidelines use assessment of MSU crystals in joints and synovial fluid as the gold standard for … Table 1: Accuracy of Diagnostic Methods for Gout With MSU Analysis as the Reference Standard: Key Findings

416. Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Evidence%20Summary_1.pdf
     April 01, 2020 - Additionally, many individuals clinically diagnosed with CATD do not meet neuropathologic (gold standard … produced small improvements in cognition, function, staging, and clinical impression of change, but standard … inhibitors produced small improvements in cognition, function, and clinical impression of change, but standard … the accuracy of brief cognitive testing for CATD should continue to define CATD and MCI based on standard … better identify potential attrition biases in studies using autopsy neuropathology as a reference standard

417. Evidence Summary: CER 231 Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-231-dementia-interventions-evidence-summary_0.pdf
     August 01, 2020 - Evidence Summary: CER 231 Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 231 Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers Evidence Summary Main Points Background and Purpose The aging of the U.S. population and the co…

418. White Paper: Narratively Describing Effects of Interventions in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/white-paper-roadmap-interventions.pdf
     November 01, 2020 - large reduction in a laboratory parameter), or a standardized effect (e.g., reduction of more than 1 standard … other instances may be more subjective—either statistically, arbitrarily, or consensus derived (e.g., a standard

419. Hi Les, (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rtc-design-principles_research.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - Thus verification of test results by the reference standard for this subpopulation with discordant test … 1,000 extra cases detected will vary proportional to the prognosis of these cases when treated by standard … pathway The optimal comparative accuracy study would verify all test results with the reference standard … evidence of the diagnostic accuracy of a test is not available—for example, where the perfect reference standard … Standard for breast conservation therapy in the management of invasive breast carcinoma.

420. advanced-care-decision-aids-protocol-131209 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/advanced-care-decision-aids_research-protocol.pdf
     December 09, 2013 - Tools for ACP involve many methods, including: legal standard … artificial nutrition must be accepted” or “blood transfusions may not be accepted”) • An attorney’s standard