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21. FRN 39 - Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2013 - The Minnesota EPC team of researchers and orthopedic surgeons augmented the list of research gaps from … Two representatives from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Rotator Cuff Guidelines … Should repeat rotator cuff repairs and complex procedures be limited to a subset of shoulder surgeons … surgeons who are not experts may have worse outcomes than orthopedic shoulder surgeons … Pathology descriptions by orthopedic surgeons or rehabilitation providers may differ.

22. Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 274: Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2024 - The systematic review will support the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) clinical practice guidelines

23. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2011 - Nearly 60 percent of bariatric surgeons preferred LMWH for prophylaxis, but many were uncertain about … , and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. … Status of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis among bariatric surgeons: have we changed our practice … Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). … Los Angeles: Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons; 2006.

24. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 265_Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms (pdf file)
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    August 29, 2023 - Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 265_Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Title: Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms Draft report ava…

25. Disposition of Comments for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2012 - These may not be the most important outcomes of interest to the patient and orthopaedic surgeons as … They found that 58% of surgeons referred to guidelines the revision of this report. … Orthopedic surgeons focus attention on the risk of bleeding and balance it against the risk of PE in … In discussions with surgeons, bleeding is almost equated with infection which is a surrogate for removal … American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and American College of Chest Physicians guidelines for

26. App-F-Surv-Rept-1-Acute-Pain (xls file)
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    May 29, 2025 - F-1. RCT QA Table F-1. Risk of bias assessment for randomized controlled trials Author, Year (Full Citations Are Listed in Appendix C.) Randomization Adequate? Allocation Concealment Adequate? Groups Similar at Baseline? Outcome Assessors Masked? Care Provider Masked? Patient Masked? Reporting of Attrition, Crossove…

27. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: A Review of the Research for Adults (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2016 - Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: A Review of the Research for Adults Treatments for Fecal Incontinence A Review of the Research for Adults e Archived: This report is greater than 3 years old. Findings may be used for research purposes, but should not be considered current …

28. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m2 (pdf file)
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    June 05, 2013 - Much of the paucity of metabolic data in the surgical literature is due the fact that surgeons rather … General The American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network would like to congratulate … American College of Surgeons General The AHRQ has compiled an exhaustive review of the existing … American College of Surgeons General With regard to endpoints, the major focus of diabetes treatment … American College of Surgeons General Finally, let us once again express our appreciation for this

29. S16 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2007 - Suppl 2, October 2007 © 2007 Lippincott Williams & WilkinsS20 over 5 years by carefully selecting surgeons … based on their operative complication rate, excluding the majority of poten- tial participating surgeons … in complication rates between states.30 These differences may arise from less careful selection of surgeons … Trials and registries29 All trials carefully selected surgeons.

30. Methods Guide Atkins (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - or level of training/proficiency not widely available Trials of carotid endarterectomy selected surgeons … experience and low complication rates and are not representative of community experience of vascular surgeons … For example, surgical studies that recruited surgeons based on good operative outcomes had significantly … nerve-sparing approaches or adjuvant hormonal therapy) and experience of the participating centers and surgeons … Unclear whether the participating centers and surgeons are representative of the larger population

31. Methods-Guidance-Applicability Methods (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - or level of training/proficiency not widely available Trials of carotid endarterectomy selected surgeons … experience and low complication rates and are not representative of community experience of vascular surgeons … For example, surgical studies that recruited surgeons based on good operative outcomes had significantly … nerve-sparing approaches or adjuvant hormonal therapy) and experience of the participating centers and surgeons … Unclear whether the participating centers and surgeons are representative of the larger population

32. App-F-Surv-Report-3-Acute-Pain (xls file)
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    May 29, 2025 - F-1. RCT QA Table F-1. Risk of bias assessment for randomized controlled trials Author, Year (Full Citations Are Listed in Appendix C.) Randomization Adequate? Allocation Concealment Adequate? Groups Similar at Baseline? Outcome Assessors Masked? Care Provider Masked? Patient Masked? Reporting of Attrition, Crossove…

33. App-F-Surv-Report-2-Acute-Pain (xls file)
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    May 29, 2025 - F-1. RCT QA Table F-1. Risk of bias assessment for randomized controlled trials Author, Year (Full Citations Are Listed in Appendix C.) Randomization Adequate? Allocation Concealment Adequate? Groups Similar at Baseline? Outcome Assessors Masked? Care Provider Masked? Patient Masked? Reporting of Attrition, Crossove…

34. Having a breast biopsy. A review of the research for women and thier families (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2016 - Having a breast biopsy. A review of the research for women and thier families Having a Breast Biopsy A Review of the Research for Women and Their Families e Is This Information Right For Me? This information is right for you if: � You are a woman. The information in this summary is from research on women. …

35. Appendix K Rapid Evidence Review Treatments for Clostridium difficile Colitis (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2018 - American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 20155 • Adjunctive agents, including toxin binders, … American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 20155 Probiotics may be useful in the prevention and … American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 20155 • Surgery for C difficile colitis should typically … American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 20155 Does not provide specific definitions of mild … American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) 20155 Evidence rating: GRADE system Recommendation

36. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - At the 2012 meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, leading researchers … is intended to allow food to more easily enter the stomach. 27 Gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgeons … Chicago (IL): American College of Surgeons; 2010 Nov 11 [accessed 2011 Dec 2]. [2 p]. … Endoscopic esophageal submucosal myotomy 'wows' some, but not all, surgeons. [internet]. … Los Angeles (CA): Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES); 2012 Mar.

37. Tx-For-Localized-Prostate-Cancer Surveillanceassesment 20120614 (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2012 - adjusted relative risk of surgery-related complications was lower in patients treated by higher volume surgeons … Urinary complications and incontinence were lower for patients whose surgeons performed more than … EPC Investigator Other Experts Conclusion from SCEPC was shorter in patients operated on by surgeons … Urinary complications and incontinence were lower for patients whose surgeons performed more than … The length of hospital stay was shorter in patients operated on by surgeons who performed more RPs

38. Tx-For-Localized-Prostate-Cancer Surveillanceassesment 20120614 (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2012 - adjusted relative risk of surgery-related complications was lower in patients treated by higher volume surgeons … Urinary complications and incontinence were lower for patients whose surgeons performed more than … EPC Investigator Other Experts Conclusion from SCEPC was shorter in patients operated on by surgeons … Urinary complications and incontinence were lower for patients whose surgeons performed more than … The length of hospital stay was shorter in patients operated on by surgeons who performed more RPs

39. Disposition of Comments Report for Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions: An Update to the 2009 Report (pdf file)
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    September 10, 2014 - This report will therefore inform radiologists and surgeons that if a lesion is seen on multiple modalities … Surgeons benefit from information that open surgical biopsy is rarely needed, and is no superior to … the radiology literature (done by radiologists) vs what comes from the surgical literature done by surgeons … probably biopsy smaller lesions (probably more image detected lesions but also some palpable), than surgeons … For palpable lesions, the miss rate by surgeons is probably minimal.

40. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2008 - Currently, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)1 and the American College of Chest Physicians … Since our report is meant to represent a broad constituency of clinicians (surgeons, hematologists, … American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Guideline on Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients … Definition of Terms Term Definition AAOS American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons ACCP American … Directness Precision Rating Applicability of Evidence Definition Term American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons