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61. Management of Infantile Epilepsies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 01, 2023 - Rates of =90% reduction (3 studies) were 53%, 17%, and 8% Rates of =50% reduction (5 studies) were 68% … pre/post Rates of =90% reduction (2 studies) were 22% and 2% Rates of =50% reduction (3 studies) were … We identified only six RCTs, two non-randomized comparative studies, and 33 pre/post studies (mostly … per procedure, we only identified 18 studies, and all 18 were retrospective pre/post studies. … However, only 5 of 41 studies reported baseline seizure frequency, and only 3 of 41 studies reported

62. Effect-Dietary-Digestible (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2021 - (used for identifying additional studies) • In vitro studies, nonoriginal data (e.g., narrative … Publications • Studies published in English only • Studies published in peer- reviewed journals … • Studies published at and after the year 2000 • Non-English language studies Abbreviations: BMI … For nonrandomized studies, including quasi-experimental studies, controlled before-and-after studies … studies.

63. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2023 Update of the Evidence Base for the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - o 20 percent of studies targeted a specific trauma type, and about half of studies allowed a mix of … of the 388 studies using RoB 2 and a second reviewer checked for accuracy. … and 360 nonpharmacologic studies (trials with no medication arms). … The newly added studies had sample sizes ranging from 20 to 916, with most studies having a sample … This update also includes RoB assessment for all 436 previously included studies.

64. Linking Dental Services to Treatment Outcomes for Chronic Kidney Disease: A Rapid Response Review July 2024 (pdf file)
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    July 21, 2024 - ● Clinical practice guidelines ● Laboratory studies ● Animal studies ● Non-clinical studies Language … Excluded studies: A list of excluded studies and reason for exclusion is provided in Appendix A3. … ● Decrease in 9/11 studies ● Decrease in 4/5 studies ● Decrease in 1/3 studies NR (no Meta … ● Decreased in 1/1 study ● Decreased 2/2 studies ● Decreased 2/2 studies ● Decreased in 1/ … ● Decrease in 9/11 studies ● Decrease in 4/5 studies ● Decrease in 1/3 studies Not reported

65. Executive summary_Evaluation of Dietary Protein and Amino Acid Requirements: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2024 - When more than two studies were available, different designs and/or methods to calculate the estimate … requirements were used, making comparisons between studies difficult … Future studies, using this new method, should focus on population groups including infants, children … Results We identified 11,408 studies, of which 68 articles reporting on 66 unique studies were eligible … We found very few studies for protein or indispensable amino acids across all populations.

66. Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 236 Maternal, Fetal, and Child Outcomes of Mental Health Treatments in Women: A Systematic Review of Perinatal Pharmacologic Interventions (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2021 - have been conducted in pregnant and postpartum women on the benefits of pharmacotherapy; many studies … Results A total of 164 studies (168 articles) met eligibility criteria. … Most studies were unable to identify dose and duration of exposure. … As a result, we excluded these studies. … We may also have missed eligible studies because of our restriction to English language studies.

67. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Improving Health Care and Palliative Care for Advanced and Serious Illness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - We excluded retrospective and uncontrolled studies. … Because many studies did not report effect sizes and almost all studies were small (<200 studies), in … Results We included 90 studies described in 96 articles. … Of the 23 studies targeting continuity, coordination, and transitions, 33 percent of studies that evaluated … Of the 20 studies in communication and decisionmaking, only 22 percent of studies addressing patient

68. Evidence Summary_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for PTSD: An Update of the PTSD-Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2020 - • Reporting was incomplete for many data elements in published studies: less than half of studies … An investigator assessed ROB for previously included studies and newly added studies following the methods … The revised criteria were tested on a small subset of studies. … and 274 nonpharmacologic studies (trials with no medication arms – all other types of studies including … Studies typically enrolled participants with a mix of trauma types (53%), followed by studies of participants

69. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Nursing Staff Shortages | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2024 - criteria, or standard appraisal of studies. … Description of Included Studies To efficiently describe eligible primary studies … the findings of those studies. … Risk of Bias Assessment For studies that address the Review Question about the studies … Criteria for Assessing Internal Validity of Individual Studies . U.S.

70. EHC Protocol: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Deprescribing to Reduce Medication Harms in Older Adults (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2023 - Eligibility Criteria for Studies of Effectiveness We will search for original studies and systematic … Description of Included Studies To efficiently describe eligible studies, the full text of each potentially … the findings of those studies. … selection criteria, or standard appraisal of studies. … of Effectiveness Literature Searches for Studies of Effectiveness Description of Included Studies

71. Executive Summary_Systematic Review_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2022 Update of the PTSD-Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2022 - of studies enrolling more than 200 participants (8%) … An investigator assessed RoB for newly added studies and a subset of the 389 studies previously included … and 312 nonpharmacologic studies (trials with no medication arms). … Studies typically had sample sizes ranging from 25 to 99 participants (69%). … Limitations Study inclusion was limited to studies published in English.

72. Dietary Total Fat Intake and Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Child Growth and Development Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    November 18, 2024 - • Studies that exclusively enroll participants hospitalized with an illness or injury • Studies … studies • Case-control studies • All other study designs Geographic Location • Locations … The one exception is studies of adolescents; for those meeting all other eligibility criteria, studies … If older, seminal studies or studies cited in the prior guideline are needed for context we will … If older, seminal studies or studies cited in the prior guideline are needed for context we will

73. Evaluation of Dietary Protein Intake Requirements | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2023 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies Studies will be included in the systematic review based … Uncontrolled before-and-after studies Retrospective cohort studies Study Size KQ1 & … 2   N < 6 participants and without power for crossover studies Other studies with N … For observational studies (including prospective cohort studies and nested case-control studies), risk … / or cohort studies/ or prospective studies/ or controlled before-after studies/ or (before-after or

74. Healthcare Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services for People With Disabilities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 01, 2025 - Most studies pertained to receipt of breast and/or cervical cancer screening. … We assessed general quality (studies of barriers/facilitators) or risk of bias (effectiveness studies … of interventions, with 2 studies included for both barriers/facilitators and interventions. … Studies on barriers/facilitators pertained to 10 preventive services; studies on the effectiveness of … Most studies were related to breast and cervical cancer screening.

75. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2023 - or observational studies with a comparison group, including pre-post studies Narrative reviews, … Description of Included Studies To efficiently describe eligible studies, the full text of each potentially … the findings of those studies. … criteria, or standard appraisal of studies. … Eligibility Criteria for Studies of Effectiveness We will search for original studies and systematic

76. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis When Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Decision To Combine Studies The decision to combine studies to produce an overall estimate should depend … Clinical and methodological diversity among studies always exists even if a group of studies meet all … Combining studies of mixed designs. … Meta-analysis methods for observational studies including combining observational studies, assessing … bias for observational studies, incorporation of both clinical trials and observational studies, and

77. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Prehospital Airway Management (pdf file)
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    December 20, 2019 - • International studies in English language Airway studies conducted in cadaver labs, or simulated … ED studies if prehospital studies of the topic are available. … lists to identify studies for possible inclusion) • Case series • Descriptive studies • Letters … uncontrolled observational studies, case series, descriptive studies, letters to the editor, opinion … High risk of bias studies may be excluded if sufficient low and moderate studies are available.

78. Prehospital Airway Management: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 01, 2021 - International studies in English language Airway studies conducted in cadaver labs, or simulated … ED studies if prehospital studies of the topic are available. … Retrospective comparative studies Case control studies Systematic reviews (we will use … reference lists to identify studies for possible inclusion) Case series Descriptive studies Letters … High risk of bias studies may be excluded if sufficient low and moderate studies are available.

79. Schedule of Visits and Televisits for Routine Antenatal Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 01, 2023 - Ten studies evaluated scheduled number of routine visits and seven studies evaluated televisits. … ), being small for gestational age (3 studies), Apgar score (5 studies), or neonatal intensive care unit … (NICU) admissions (5 studies). … ), and low birth weight (4 studies). … ) or NICU admissions (3 studies), but did suggest greater satisfaction with hybrid visits (2 studies)

80. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Patient Monitoring Systems To Prevent Failure To Rescue (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2024 - Overview of strength of evidence from primary studies by outcome and intervention type for studies of … Evidence Base 3.1 Included Studies We found 33 studies (3 systematic reviews and 30 primary studies … ), Netherlands (3 studies), Australia (2 studies), Canada (2 studies), Denmark (2 studies), Germany … improvement Serious adverse events 0 studies Insufficient SOE (2 studies) No consistent … (2 studies) No conclusion drawn Low SOE (7 studies) No consistent improvement