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September 30, 2015 - . = United States; VAS = Visual Analog Scale
Appendix Table D-1. RCTs
Appendix Table D-2. … Source Quality
Agnoli, 2021 Retrospective cohort study; medical and pharmacy claims database
United States … 95% CI 0.27 to 0.62); reference D Government Fair
Hayes, 2020 Retrospective cohort study; VA
United States … on age, sex, minority status, income, location, region, health status, and medical conditions
United States … Government Fair
Shah, 2020 Retrospective cohort
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
2010 to 2015
United States
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-centered-medical-home_research-protocol.pdf
February 23, 2012 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Almost half of patients in the United States … KQ 4 will be further restricted specifically to studies under way in the United States. … improve
applicability of the study results to the United States. … The quality of health care delivered to adults in
the United States. … A diabetes report card for the United
States: quality of care in the 1990s.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 01, 2014 - developed for
technologies and programs that appear to be close to diffusion into practice in the United States … or for which some preliminary efficacy data in the target population are available) in
the United States … Of the millions of
routine endoscopies performed each year in the United States, the majority have … The product labeling states that the system is intended “for the intravenous
administration of 1% ( … The first senior-specific
ED in the United States was opened at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/diagnostic-error-executive-summary.pdf
August 01, 2023 - • We estimate that among 130 million emergency department (ED) visits per year
in the United States … Although overall error and harm rates are derived from three
smaller studies conducted outside the United States … targeted grey literature
reporting diagnostic errors or misdiagnosis-related harms in EDs in the United States … and harm rates for Key Question 2 relied
heavily on three studies from centers outside the United States … For
decision making in the United States, overall diagnostic error and harm rates should be
confirmed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-review-no-touch-modalities.pdf
May 01, 2022 - 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 3.8 million infections and
141,000 deaths in the United States … 4% (5/125), p=0.3
• After UV-C disinfection:
0% (0/125), p=0.07
Ghantoji et al.
201515
United States … Brite et al. 201813
United States. … Pavia et al. 201814
United States
Pre/post study Single center; standard cleaning
procedures not … Nerandzic et al. 201519
United States
Pre/post study Single center, standard cleaning
procedures
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May 29, 2025 - . = United States; VAS = visual analog scale
E-3. KQ5 RCTs
Table E-3. … use No adverse events related to NSAID use None reported None Fair
Hoskins, 2022 Inpatient United States … from cold compression reported None reported Thammasat University Fair
Zhu, 2021 Outpatient United States … relative risk; SD = standard deviation; TENS = transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; US = United States … NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; SE = standard error; SD = standard deviation; US = United States
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May 29, 2025 - . = United States; VAS = visual analog scale
E-3. KQ5 RCTs
Table E-3. … use No adverse events related to NSAID use None reported None Fair
Hoskins, 2022 Inpatient United States … from cold compression reported None reported Thammasat University Fair
Zhu, 2021 Outpatient United States … relative risk; SD = standard deviation; TENS = transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; US = United States … NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; SE = standard error; SD = standard deviation; US = United States
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/administrative-data-validity_research.pdf
January 01, 2007 - cases with an inpatient diagnosis of erythema multiforme (ICD-9 code 695.1) were
sought from three states … These states constitute
approximately 30 million person-years of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … experience in this realm to have them request records of interest from hospitals in the aforementioned
states … Sudden cardiac death in the United States, 1989 to 1998.
Circulation 104, 2158-2163 (2001).
7. … State-specific mortality from sudden cardiac death--United States, 1999. MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/upenn-final-report-2005-certs-ce-supplement.pdf
January 01, 2005 - cases with an inpatient diagnosis of erythema multiforme (ICD-9 code 695.1) were
sought from three states … These states constitute
approximately 30 million person-years of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … experience in this realm to have them request records of interest from hospitals in the aforementioned
states … Sudden cardiac death in the United States, 1989 to 1998.
Circulation 104, 2158-2163 (2001).
7. … State-specific mortality from sudden cardiac death--United States, 1999. MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_clinician.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Diagnosis and Management of Gout: Current State of the Evidence
Diagnosis and Management of Gout:
Current State of the Evidence
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of two systematic reviews. One review evaluated the evidence regarding the accuracy and safety of tests
used to initially diagnose gout in the pr…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cesarean-birth-2010_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2010 - birth rose to 32 percent, an increase of 53 percent, the highest
rate ever reported in the United States … States) and also by
race/ethnicity, maternal age, and other factors, with the highest rates in the … southeastern States.
2
One 2007 author analyzing data on cesarean births from a large U.S. hospital … Contemporary cesarean delivery practice in the
United States. … Variation in the rates of operative delivery in the
United States.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pqmp-protocol.pdf
April 01, 2014 - benefits, and medically necessary services to over 38 million low-
income children across the United States … Children in the United States only receive 40% of needed preventive care.7 Early screening
for vision … use of screening and followup measures for vision, hearing, and development
in children differed by states … Setting: We will exclude studies conducted outside of the United States, because they would
be less … The quality of ambulatory care
delivered to children in the United States.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/acute-pain-protocol-amended.pdf
June 10, 2018 - Background and Objectives for the Technical Brief
Addressing the opioid epidemic in the United States … is a key priority of the United
States Department of Health and Human Services. … This reemergence primarily results
from the sharp rise in opioid-related deaths in the United States … Acute Pain Medicine in the United States: A
Status Report. … Estimates of pain prevalence and severity in adults: United States, 2012.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_research-protocol.pdf
January 27, 2012 - Actual causes of death in the United States,
2000. JAMA. 2004 Mar 10;291(10):1238-45. … Economic cost of alcohol and drug abuse in
the United States, 1992: a report. … Mortality attributable to harmful drinking in
the United States, 2000. … Alcohol-attributable deaths and
years of potential life lost--United States, 2001. … Recovery from DSM-IV alcohol
dependence: United States, 2001-2002.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/patient-safety-practices-rapid-protocol.pdf
September 09, 2022 - and purpose, and they do not meet the requirements for
reimbursement for a telehealth visit in all states … of the
search), restricting the search to studies published in English and performed in the United States … present Published before 2012
Setting • Clinical practices and health
care systems in the United
States … No clinical site in the United States
Type of studies • For Questions 1-4 and 6-7,
include any
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-map-technical-brief-49-disposition-comments.pdf
September 05, 2024 - Guiding Question 1, we included
RCTs and comparative observational studies,
conducted in the United States … 2010, which was
passed decades after Medicaid waiver-
stimulated HCBS were established across the
states … We revised the methods section to clarify the
broad inclusion criteria of services developed by
states … Reviewer:
Paul Kilgore,
Wayne State
University
Methods: Review
Approach
The section clearly states … It clearly states
the objective of the technical brief, which is to
provide an evidence map summarizing
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rural-telehealth-amended-protocol.pdf
February 25, 2021 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Background
Almost 1/5 of the population of the United States … Racial/ethnic disparities in mortality: contributions and
variations by rurality in the United States … Diabetes burden and access to preventive care in the rural
United States. … Congestive heart failure-related hospital deaths across
the urban-rural continuum in the United States … Reducing potentially excess deaths from the five leading
causes of death in the rural United States.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/mmm-draft-protocol-amendment.pdf
February 02, 2022 - For example, despite spending more on maternity care than any other country,
the United States has seen … Prepregnancy obesity trends among low-income women, United
States, 1999–2008. … Maternal mortality in the United States: research gaps, opportunities, and priorities. … Maternal mortality and morbidity in the United States: where are we now?. … Trends in ectopic
pregnancy mortality in the United States: 1980-2007.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-infection-prevention-mdro-protocol.pdf
July 01, 2023 - globally that healthcare-associated infections cause death in 10% of affected patients.4 In the United
States … healthcare costs.5 This has prompted efforts to
track and reduce the burden of HAIs in the United States … since 2019 when the search was done for the MHS III report) in English and
performed in the United States … nursing home
Setting Inpatient acute-care hospitals and nursing
home care settings in the United States … settings
• Outside of traditional health care settings
• Prison settings
• Site not in the United States
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-antenatal-care.pdf
April 01, 2021 - Standard practice
in the United States consists of monthly antenatal care visits during the first 28 … With over 3 million births in the United States in 2018, the provision of antenatal care
affects the … many women and represents significant healthcare costs.
2
• Some health systems in the United States … device, technology, or health
care system/setting available (or soon to be
available) in the United States … is no known evidence-
based guidance about the use of telehealth for
antenatal care in the United States