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  1. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 49 Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery Executive Summary Background Major orthopedic surgery describes three surgical procedures including total hip replacement (THR), total knee replacement (TKR), and hip fracture surgery (HFS). As a whole, maj…
  2. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cerebral-palsy-feeding_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2013 - based on the likely time span needed for tube supplementation, the availability of an experienced surgeon … A gastric fundoplication may be included to reduce GER, if needed in the judgment of the surgeon. … The surgeon can then see the stomach wall through which the PEG tube will pass.
  3. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/worker-safety-wellness-protocol.pdf
    October 26, 2024 - Depression and Suicide Among American Surgeons-A Grave Threat to the Surgeon Workforce.
  4. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pelvic-pain_disposition-comments.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - If endometriosis is not found at surgery, the surgeon often assumes that the pain is not gynecologic
  5. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rapid-response-cardio-dental.pdf
    July 01, 2023 - Rapid Response: Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Undergoing Insertion of Implantable Cardiovascular Devices Rapid Response July 2023 Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Undergoing Insertion of Implantable Cardiovascular Devices Main Points …
  6. Obesity (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/10_obesity_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Obesity AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High Impact Interventions Report Priority Area 10: Obesity Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 www.ahrq.gov Contract N…
  7. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/tethered-spinal-cord/research
  8. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/functional-limitations-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
    June 01, 2013 - Appropriate use of the device requires surgeon and technician training in patient selection, device … An ophthalmologic surgeon performs the procedure in the outpatient setting while the patient is under … Additionally because of the additional patient learning, the surgeon may have to spend time educating
  9. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/05_depression_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - DBS therapy uses a battery-operated, pacemaker-like neurostimulator, which a surgeon implants subcutaneously … When the battery is depleted, a surgeon must perform a minor surgical procedure to replace the neurostimulator
  10. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_disposition-comments.pdf
    October 27, 2015 - Then the applicability of this to clinical practice is potentially biased, as this two surgeon scenario
  11. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bundled-payments-quality-effects_research-protocol.pdf
    June 23, 2011 - hospital for the facility portion of all services during the inpatient stay and a single payment to the surgeon
  12. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear-surveillance-140925.pdf
    February 01, 2014 - AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review Surveillance Program CER # 22: Comparative Effectiveness of Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears Original release date: July 5, 2010 Surveillance Report (1st Assessment/cycle 1): February 2012 Surveillance Report (2nd Assessment/cycle 2): Novem…
  13. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation_executive.pdf
    June 01, 2013 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 119 Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Executive Summary Background Definition and Impact of Atrial Fibrillation Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (any tachycardic rhythm originating above the ventricular tissue) and is characterized by unc…
  14. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-243-prehospital-airway-management-disposition-comments.pdf
    June 14, 2021 - Is There a Minimum Number of Thyroidectomies a Surgeon Should Perform to Optimize Patient Outcomes?
  15. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rapid-response-chemotherapy-dental.pdf
    July 01, 2023 - Revisiting Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General.
  16. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_executive.pdf
    December 01, 2014 - of diagnosis, life expectancy, and estimated likelihood of cancer progression without treatment; surgeon … discussed in this report suggest that outcomes of surgery and radiation are influenced by center and surgeon
  17. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dcis-mri-utilization_research.pdf
    August 01, 2012 - Data Points 13: Use of Preoperative Breast MRI among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ and locally invasive breast cancer Use of Preoperative Breast MRI Data Points # 13 Use of preoperative MRI among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ and locally invasive breast cancer Rates of MRI use prior to surg…
  18. Obesity (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/10_obesity_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Obesity AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High-Impact Interventions Report Priority Area 10: Obesity Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 www.ahrq.gov Contract No. HHSA290…
  19. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-13121.pdf
    December 05, 2013 - The surgeon makes an incision in a skin fold of the neck over the anterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid … carefully dissected.4 Radiotransparent retractors are placed under the two longus colli muscles and the surgeon
  20. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lumbar-fusion-protocol.pdf
    June 20, 2024 - The Performance of Fusion Procedures for Degenerative Disease of teh Lumbar Spine Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: The Performance of Fusion Procedures for Degenerative Disease of the Lumbar Spine I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Nature …

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