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6301. Disposition of Comments for CER 157 Appendicitis (pdf file)
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      December 14, 2015 - often referred to as “case-control” studies, but we prefer to reserve this term for studies of etiology … For example, the decision to limit studies from the discussion for multivariate scores (to 5 studies … studies and modify our conclusions based on the assessment of the risk of bias of the studies. … This suggest that imaging studies are made on a different population than the clinical studies. … TEP Reviewer #2 Results The decision to limit Table #13 to studies with five or more studies seems

6302. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 134 Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol-Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings (pdf file)
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      May 13, 2014 - Nonetheless, we don't have studies in primary care settings or naturalistic studies. Thank you. … Naltrexone was very consisted in exhibiting a small effect across these studies, while acamprosate studies … Methods probably varied among studies. … be replicated by consequent unbiased studies. … Peer Reviewer #2 Table of Excluded Studies 1. Table of excluded studies.

6303. Psychosocial and Pharmacologic Interventions for Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2016 - The systematic review included 84 unique studies published from 1994 to June 2014. … However, only a few studies evaluated the medications included in this review, and their results did … Adverse effects of medications reported in included studies were mild or moderate, but the ability … of the studies to detect harms was limited by their size and the length of followup. … Using the prespecified inclusion and exclusion criteria, no studies were identified that examined the

6304. Disposition of Comments for Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders (pdf file)
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      August 27, 2012 - in those areas (i.e., why were the studies rated as poor?) … RCTs and we assess quality of studies by study design. … , but no relevant studies met our inclusion criteria. … We included studies of any intervention. … Given the absence of good studies and scarcity of fair studies, the report concludes that the available

6305. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2017 - We assess whether the new studies fall within the range of the similar studies from the original review … Studies Included in the Original Review, With a Registry Record Only six studies (in seven records) … Relevant Studies Identified via Registry Searches and Not Found in Original Review Twenty studies … Studies Identified via Registry Searches and Not Found in Original Review Studies Containing Results … Excluded Studies Appendix E.

6306. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2011 - Low or This conclusion is based on evidence from 77 studies (70 (DRI vs. … There were no relevant studies evaluating direct renin inhibitors. e. … There were only two studies comparing direct renin treatment adherence? … Angioedema: Low Although several studies collected data on angioedema, the (ACEI vs. … Only nine studies compared ACEIs and ARBs for periods longer than 1 year.

6307. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 29, 2012 - Diagnostic errors in the intensive care unit: a systematic review of autopsy studies. … Diagnostic errors in the intensive care unit: a systematic review of autopsy studies. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-intensive-care-unit-systematic-review-autopsy-studies … This review, which included 31 separate studies, found an overall class I error rate of 8% in ICU patients … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-intensive-care-unit-systematic-review-autopsy-studies

6308. renal-update-2015-150115 (pdf file)
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      January 15, 2015 - The large majority of the evaluated studies were single-group studies (without a comparison intervention … This decision will be re-evaluated if studies based on registry datasets are available. … studies. … (follow-up or followup).tw. 26. exp Case-Control Studies/ 27. … (case adj20 control).tw. 28. exp Longitudinal Studies/ 29. longitudinal.tw. 30. exp Cohort Studies

6309. Nephropathy-Contrast-Induced Executive-2016 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2016 - We also reviewed applicable observational studies. … ), cardiovascular outcomes (7 studies), mortality (8 studies), adverse events (12 studies), or image … and diagnostic quality (2 studies). … Because we excluded studies that did not report data on CIN, we excluded studies that reported only … Assessing Risk of Bias in Included Studies.

6310. Gout Executive-2016 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2016 - However, if no such studies could be identified for a diagnostic test of interest, studies were also … Seventeen studies answer Key Question 1, and two studies answer Key Question 2. … Description of Included Studies We identified 15 original studies that met our inclusion criteria for … no studies that limited inclusion only to patients presenting with a first attack, and few studies … studies.

6311. Archived: Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 17, 2014 - Harms KQs 5, 6: RCTs, prospective and retrospective cohort studies, case-control studies, cross-sectional … studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and modeling studies; others considered. … Studies of women in other countries; older studies (see search dates). … Harms (KQs 5, 6): Studies published between 2008 and February 2014 and updates of earlier studies. … KQs 7–10: Studies published between January 2000 and July 2014.

6312. Nontraditional Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      July 17, 2018 - The addition of the ABI (10 studies), hsCRP level (25 studies), or CAC score (19 studies) can improve … ) included for KQ2 8 Articles (8 studies) included for KQ3 5 Articles (4 studies) included for KQ4 … Published coefficient model studies are risk prediction studies evaluating the added prognostic value … Ten studies evalu- ated the ABI, 25 studies evaluated hsCRP level, and 19 studies evaluated CAC score … (9 studies), or CAC score (8 studies) can im- prove agreement between predicted and observed events

6313. Disposition of Comments for Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - The Community Task Force omits C grade studies in their summary statements. … Studies used a variety of different definitions of adherence. … We added the need to conduct studies in children to the research recommendations. … in any of the short-term studies). … Unfortunately, the additional support differed for each of these 5 studies.

6314. Screening Adults for Bladder Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2010 - We focused on studies done in primary care settings but also included studies conducted in occupa- Figure … (KQ 2) 0 studies All studies enrolled patients with previous bladder cancer or signs and symptoms of … (KQ 3) 0 studies No studies met inclusion criteria – – – Findings: No evidence. … (KQ 4) 0 studies No studies met inclusion criteria – – – Findings: No RCTs or controlled observational … studies were identified.

6315. Breast-Biopsy Surveillance (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - Strength of evidence: Low December 2011 - No new studies. … Strength of evidence: Low December 2011 - No new studies. … December 2011 - No new studies. July 2012 – No new studies reported on AEs. … Studies reported insufficient information about lesion December 2011 - As several new studies on … December 2011 - We found two studies that reported costs.

6316. Ptsd-Adult-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2013 - Risk-of-Bias Assessment of Individual Studies To assess the risk of bias (internal validity) of studies … Of the included studies, all were RCTs. … or may have been willing to be enrolled in studies of psychological treatments than for studies of … For example, the proportions of included studies and excluded studies that focused on combat-related … cohort studies or case-control studies with a sample size of 500 or greater.

6317. Dorr D et al. 2007 "Informatics systems to promote improved care for chronic illness: a literature review." | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2007 - Conclusion: The majority of published studies revealed a positive impact of specific health information … "Decision support's effect on guideline adherence was assessed in 19 studies with 79% (15) positive and … Change in visit frequency ... was assessed in ten studies with 50% in the positive direction and 50% … Change in referral rate was assessed in two studies; both had neutral results. … Screening and testing was assessed in two studies; both had positive results."

6318. Cancer-Pancreas Executive (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2014 - For diagnostic accuracy, three studies compared MDCT with EUS-FNA, seven studies compared MDCT with … All studies had a low or moderate risk of bias. … One review analyzed both the full set of CT studies and a subset of studies using multi-slice scanners … The evidence base was only four studies. … Two studies looked at one-time-only initial screening of HRIs, whereas four studies had followup screening

6319. Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2017 - For KQ 1, we included studies of children with chronic OME. … Timing We included studies with any duration of followup. … [NRCSs]) and population based retrospective single group studies (registry studies) with at least … Several studies had a watchful waiting or placebo arm. … After excluding 4 studies, 7 studies were included in the network meta-analysis.

6320. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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      November 16, 2010 - Studies that include sensitivity and specificity values only will also be considered. … (to include cohort and case control studies).Key Question 3 may also include cross-sectional studies … reviews to identify any additional studies for inclusion. … to include cohort and case control studies. … Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In: Higgins JPT, Green S, eds.