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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/surgery?page=4
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
September 26, 2014 - partitions the stomach to form a small, 30
mL pouch where food will enter.95 The surgeon then connects … Next, the surgeon connects the duodenum portion of the upper small intestine to a distal section of … With the duodenal switch, the surgeon performs a proximal gastric resection leaving the pylorus to … generally include preoperative lab work, x-ray fees, cardiac
screening, and anesthesia, hospital, and surgeon … Costs vary by procedure, operating surgeon,
location of health care provider, and length of recovery
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression_hi_impact.pdf
October 01, 2014 - MDD and OCD.
1,2
DBS therapy uses a battery-operated, pacemaker-like neurostimulator, which a surgeon … implantation in two separate procedures: lead placement and
neurostimulator implantation.
1
The surgeon … device
programming and the frequency of stimulation required.
1
When the battery is depleted, a surgeon
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cervical-degenerative-disease-draft-appendix-d.xlsx
January 01, 2008 - 2020 Yes Yes Yes Unclear No Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Moderate
Uehara, 2022 Yes Yes Yes No Yes - surgeon
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
January 01, 2016 - this procedure has both restrictive and
malabsorptive features, it is primarily restrictive.41 The surgeon … partitions the stomach to form a
small, 30 mL pouch where food will enter.41 The surgeon then connects … Next, the surgeon connects the duodenum portion of the upper small intestine to a
distal section of … With the duodenal switch, the surgeon performs a proximal gastric resection
leaving the pylorus to … These costs vary by procedure, operating surgeon, location of
health care provider, and length of recovery
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
June 01, 2015 - In LAGB, a surgeon
reversibly reduces stomach size by placing a band around the upper part of the stomach … loss of more than 30% (as much as 70%).36,37 VSG is an irreversible
surgical procedure in which the surgeon … The surgeon partitions the stomach to form a small, 30 mL
pouch where food will enter.36 The surgeon … Next,
the surgeon connects the duodenum portion of the upper small intestine to a distal section of … thereby bypassing the duodenum and upper jejunum, creating the second limb of the
“Y.”36 In BPD, a surgeon
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prostate-cancer-therapies-update/clinician
January 21, 2016 - Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Clinician Summary Archived January 21, 2016 Download Main Document PDF 206.1 KB
Archived: This summary is based on a report that is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.
Research Focus for Clinicians
This is a summary…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_clinician.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Background
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel that convened
in 2011 recommended that AS—a strategy with curative
intent that involves regular monitoring of PSA levels and
repeat biopsies—should be offer…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/major-joint-replacement/protocol
July 14, 2020 - Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement Surgery
Research Protocol July 14, 2020
On September 3, 2020, amendments were made to this protocol (go to the table in Section VII for a summary of amendments ).
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Osteoarthritis (…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-treatment_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - Deep sclerectomy: A procedure in which the surgeon
makes an opening in the conjunctiva to expose the … The surgeon dissects a partial-thickness flap about 5 mm
in width to about one-third depth in the sclera … This underlying flap of scleral tissue is
removed, and the surgeon grasps the roof of Schlemm’s
canal … Trabectome™: A procedure in which the surgeon makes
a 1.7 mm incision through the peripheral cornea
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 01, 2014 - The surgeon then programs the device with the
external unit, a commercially available laptop computer
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/genitourinary-syndrome-key-questions.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
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Title: Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is partnering with the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to develop a systematic evidence review on Genitourinary Syndrome of
Menopause. The Amer…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-266-cdd-app-tabs-D2-D5.xlsx
January 01, 2008 - 2020 Yes Yes Yes Unclear No Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Moderate
Uehara, 2022 Yes Yes Yes No Yes - surgeon
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/11_pepticulcer_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - the
overall invasiveness.
20
POEM is performed with the patient under general anesthesia.
19
A surgeon
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/radiation-brain-metastases/protocol
January 28, 2020 - Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases: A Systematic Review
Research Protocol January 28, 2020 Download Main Document PDF 196 KB
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
The development of secondary malignant growths has particular implications when cancer metastasizes to the brain. Th…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiation-therapy-brain-metases-protocol.pdf
October 10, 2019 - Research Protocol: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases: A Systematic Review
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
The development of secondary malignant growths has particular…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-245-breast-reconstruction-after-mastectomy-evidence-summary-updated.pdf
July 01, 2021 - Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245_Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 245
Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy:
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Evidence Summary
Main Points
• Im…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-245-breast-reconstruction-after-mastectomy-evidence-summary_0.pdf
July 01, 2021 - Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245_Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 245
Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy:
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Evidence Summary
Main Points
• Im…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/appendicitis_disposition-comments.pdf
December 14, 2015 - Surgeon or
emergency medicine physicians perform
US but it is a generally unregulated/
unsupervised … appendicitis is not entirely useful as the
decision to operate with our without
imaging is based on the surgeon … They know that the surgeon
will be glad if he gets a confirmation on the
diagnosis, and the pathologist … The pathologists
often regard appendicitis as a routine
diagnosis and they know that the surgeon
will … There is
no clear clinically relevant finding that
would help a surgeon decide on a specific
clinical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/infantile-epilepsy-protocol.pdf
November 20, 2020 - The American Association of Neurological Surgeon/Congress of Neurological Surgeons
(AANS/CNS) Joint