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201. Varicose Veins | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 22, 2017 - Systematic Review Archived June 22, 2017 Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery … February 17, 2016 Systematic Review Update of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery … Systematic Review Archived March 13, 2012 Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery

202. Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 20, 2019 - Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement Surgery

203. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 40: Interventions To Decrease Hospital Length of Stay (pdf file)
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     September 20, 2021 - the last bullet point of the Key Messages section that average-risk patients undergoing elective surgery … Average-risk patients undergoing surgery such as elective surgery or specialized procedures were not … interventions such as minimally-invasive surgery. … We edited the discussion of minimally invasive surgery to avoid implying that such interventions may … The term ERP is also more broad and accurate as much of ERP happens BEFORE surgery.

204. Glaucoma-Treatment Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Combined cataract and trabeculectomy surgery in eyes with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma. … Delayed-onset symptomatic hyphema after ab interno trabeculotomy surgery. … Surgery significantly lowered VFQ scores among patients with early glaucoma. … Type of surgery did not affect score. … Do Not Know cataract and glaucoma surgery (systematic review).

205. CER 22 Rotator Cuff Tears NSD clean (pdf file)
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     March 20, 2014 - early surgical repair compared to late surgical repair (i.e., non- operative intervention followed by surgery … Surgical repair § Early surgical repair vs. late surgical repair (i.e., non-operative i followed by surgery … What is the comparative effectiveness of operative approaches (e.g., open surgery, mini-open surgery

206. Heart Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 08, 2011 - Abstract Archived February 8, 2011 Effectiveness of Medical Therapy, Endovascular Therapy, and Surgery … Future Research Needs for the Comparison of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions With Bypass Graft Surgery … August 6, 2010 Comparative Effectiveness of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery … July 30, 2010 Prompt Reduction in Use of Medications for Comorbid Conditions After Bariatric Surgery

207. Renal Artery Stenosis Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2020 - the state of the evidence reviewed to date, it remains the case that vascular surgeons promote open surgery … , as long as the primary indication for the surgery is to repair the renal artery. … European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: The Official Journal of the European Society for … Vascular Surgery . … Journal of Vascular Surgery . Nov 2009;50(5):1197-1210. Carr TM, 3rd, Sabri SS, Turba UC, et al.

208. Data Points 13: Use of Preoperative Breast MRI among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ and locally invasive breast cancer (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - women with ductal carcinoma in situ and locally invasive breast cancer Rates of MRI use prior to surgery … early invasive breast cancer is surgical removal of the tumor by mastectomy or breast- conserving surgery … We defined surgery type as the surgery identified after breast cancer diagnosis date. … Rates of MRI use prior to surgery increased dramatically from 2002 to 2007 for both DCIS (<1% to 15.8% … Use of MRI prior to surgery decreased with age.

209. Obesity (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - invasive surgery or who need to lose weight to become eligible for bariatric surgery. … , or even as a pre-surgery intervention. … Also, it has less serious side effects than surgery. … Bariatric surgery. Policy number: CLPD-0423-018. … Bariatric surgery. Policy number: 2014T0362T.

210. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - over the long term and revisional surgery might be difficult. … (known as NOTES) if it can demonstrate better outcomes than laparoscopic surgery … No specific complications related to the surgery were experienced. … as the primary therapy in patients with a low risk of complications from undergoing surgery. … Achalasia: my experience with the surgery POEM for fighting against achalasia. [internet].

211. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - For the diagnosis of breast cancer, the “gold standard” reference test is open surgery and pathological … Subjecting women with lesions that are probably benign to open surgery does not meet the principle of … was determined by comparing the results of the breast biopsy to the results of a combination of open surgery … effect of the following factors on the results: needle size, method of verification of biopsy (open surgery … , open surgery and at least 6 months’ followup, or open surgery and at least 2 years’ followup), whether

212. Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - low overall risk of limb-threatening ischemia. 33 Multiple strategies for revascularization include surgery … /Society for Vascular Surgery, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for … Perioperative outcomes and amputation-free survival after lower extremity bypass surgery in California … "[Mesh] OR "Popliteal Artery/surgery"[Mesh] OR "tibial arteries/surgery"[Mesh Terms] OR "arteries/surgery … "[Mesh] OR "Popliteal Artery/surgery"[Mesh] OR "tibial arteries/surgery"[Mesh Terms] OR "arteries/surgery

213. Sleep-Apnea Surveillance (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - The second study found that general surgery patients willing to undergo preoperative PSG were more … with no or sham surgery. … Pressure/ exp Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation/ or exp Ventilators, Mechanical/ or exp Masks/ general … surgery/ or neurosurgery/ or otolaryngology/ or surgery, plastic/ or thoracic surgery/ Surgical Procedures … The second study found that general surgery patients willing to undergo preoperative PSG were more

214. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2011 - The second study found that general surgery patients willing to undergo preoperative PSG were more likely … with no or sham surgery. … to no treatment, to CPAP, to MAD, or to alternative types of surgery. … Surgery vs. control • No study evaluated clinical outcomes. … OSA treatments • There were 2 retrospective studies that evaluated mortality in Surgery vs.

215. Management of Uterine Fibroids - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - the risk of discovering a leiomyosarcoma, a cancer of the uterine muscle, rather than a fibroid at surgery … To address the current pressing concerns of potential for cancer dissemination at the time of surgery … One small study reported improved bleeding patterns one year after surgery in 12 of 15 women. … The prevalence of occult leiomyosarcoma at surgery for presumed uterine fibroids: a meta- analysis. … Gynecological surgery. 2015;12(3):165-177. 11. Matchar DB, Myers ER, Barber MW, et al.

216. My nomination is about comparing outcomes of different glaucoma treatments, particularly canaloplasty to trabeculectomy and to medical therapy alone. | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - are: Canaloplasty is a new, minimally invasive surgery … for glaucoma and it is considered as effective as traditional surgery but presumably with fewer complications … What are the health risks and benefits of trabeculectomy as compared to alternatives, including laser surgery … What types of individuals continue to require ocular or glaucoma medications after surgery.

217. Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Extirpative surgery (radical or partial nephrectomy) is the gold-standard for the treatment of renal … and type of surgery is not well-established. … Key Question 2a In patients that undergo surgery for a renal mass suspicious for stage I or II renal … By 1997, minimally-invasive surgery was pervasive in urologic surgery and most surgeons were beyond the … This approach is most often used to identify patients who might safely avoid or defer surgery.

218. Disposition of Comments for Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2013 - Surgery is compared only to endovascular intervention but no data regarding the treatment effect of … surgery on intermittent claudication. … The authors are also dismissive of results of studies that suggest a benefit of surgery. … vs. surgery studies that did not meet our definition of between-treatment comparisons. … The authors continue to be dismissive of surgery.

219. Colorectal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 10, 2014 - Treatments for colorectal cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or a combination. … Surgery can usually cure it when it is found early.

220. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - DDD in adjacent discs after surgery. … Complications from ACDF often require additional surgery, one clinical expert noted. … and the total out-of-pocket cost of surgery indicate that only wealthy patients would be expected … Overall, experts stated that effective OA therapies that can prevent joint- replacement surgery are … Issues to consider before having artificial disc surgery. [internet].