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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-612-09-03-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - TND-612-09-03-2013
Topic Number(s): 0520
Document Completion Date: 02-06-2013
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
The topic, Interventions to Transition Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) from Pediatric
to Adult Care, is not feasible for a full systematic review due…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0012_03-21-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0064
Document Completion Date: 11-18-09
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Subclinical hypothyroidism will go forward for refinement as a comparative effectiveness or
effectiveness review. Although the topic was initially thought to be cove…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain_executive.pdf
October 01, 2011 - Layout 1
Background
Osteoarthritis is a chronic condition
involving degeneration of cartilage within
the joints. It is the most common form of
arthritis and is associated with pain,
substantial disability, and reduced quality
of life.1 Surveys indicate that 5 to 17
percent of United States (U.S.) adults have
symptom…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_executive.pdf
September 01, 2009 - Layout 1
Background
Breast cancer is the most frequently
diagnosed noncutaneous cancer and the
second leading cause of cancer death after
lung cancer among women in the United
States. In 2008, an estimated 182,460 cases
of invasive breast cancer and 67,770 cases
of in situ breast cancer were diagnosed, and
40,480 wo…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/binge-eating-disposition-160504.pdf
December 09, 2015 - so many tables and complex findings, it would be helpful to have
more frequent bulleted key point summaries
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/angina-heart-attack-treatments_executive.pdf
January 01, 2014 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 129
Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Treatments
for Unstable Angina/Non–ST Elevation
Myocardial Infarction
Executive Summary
Background
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
encompasses three similar yet distinct
disorders: (1) ST–elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI), (2)…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer78_procalcitonin_disposition_20121210.pdf
October 05, 2012 - Summaries of the main findings in the
Summary and Discussion chapter also include statements about
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear_disposition-comments.pdf
October 05, 2010 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: October 5, 2010
Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Nonoperative and Operative
Treatment f…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hip-fracture-pain_surveillance.pdf
July 08, 2015 - Surveillance Report: CER 30: Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management for Hip Fracture
AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review
Surveillance Program
CER #30: Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management
Interventions for Hip Fracture …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0319_06-17-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0170
Document Completion Date: 1-13-10
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
The use of procalcitonin for the diagnosis and management of sepsis will go forward for refinement as
a systematic review. The scope of this topic, including popul…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0002_03-04-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0080
Document Completion Date: 11-24-09
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Blood glucose control was found to be addressed by several recent systematic reviews and meta-
analyses. However, many questions remain, particularly about patient…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0210_12-07-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0236
Document Completion Date: 8-13-10
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The
scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, com…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0068_01-30-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0120
Document Completion Date: 6-8-09
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Antinuclear autoantibody and rheumatoid factor testing in children will move forward to be refined as an
effectiveness review via the AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Ce…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0251_05-20-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0267 & 0302
Document Completion Date: 11-15-10
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The
scope of this topic, including populations, intervention…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0351_05-10-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0265
Document Completion Date: 09-13-10
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Cryptorchidism (undescended testicle) will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The
scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, compara…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0519_02-27-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number: 0437
Document Completion Date: 05-10-12
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Heart failure hospital readmission prevention will go forward for refinement as an update to or
expansion of an existing comparative effectiveness or effectiveness revie…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0745-141009.pdf
September 03, 2014 - Topic 0610 CE of Treatments for Uterine Fibroids NSD FINAL
Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for
Uterine Fibroids
Nominati…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0265_02-29-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0074
Document Completion Date: 12-01-09
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Multimodal pain management for post-hip surgery will go forward for refinement as a comparative
effectiveness or effectiveness review. The scope of this topic, in…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_executive.pdf
August 01, 2012 - reporting standards, and
this finding should inform the conduct of future studies.
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Specific summaries
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine-emergency_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - studies included in this review, which hampered efforts to
provide metagraphs and pooled evidence summaries