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December 01, 2019 - favorable perioperative outcomes (estimated blood loss, length of hospital stay, and conversion to open surgery … Most patients with non-diagnostic biopsies who proceed to surgery are found to have malignancy.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/politi.pdf
December 26, 2012 - Department of Surgery, Division of
Public Health Sciences
Washington University in St. … Stochastic Uncertainty
• Ambiguity
• Informational Uncertainty
Slide
6: Ambiguity
Evidence:
• Surgery
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November 01, 2017 - If surgery is performed (hysterectomy), risk of complications and death. … Also concern involves persistence of chronic pain post-surgery and poassible predictors of poor outcomes
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July 10, 2012 - Research Protocol Archived December 14, 2010
Comparative Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery … July 30, 2010
Prompt Reduction in Use of Medications for Comorbid Conditions After Bariatric Surgery
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-242-radiation-therapy-brain-metastases-disposition-comments.pdf
June 09, 2021 - There are
scores of studies that show an overall benefit of
radiation after surgery versus surgery … Postoperative radiation refers to
any radiation after surgery (WBRT
or SRS). … Compared to surgery alone. We
made this clarification in the
report. … Peer
Reviewer #1
Results Page 40 of 280, SRS after Surgery
"The findings favored the observation … after
surgery arm"- Please specific the endpoints.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
July 01, 2013 - Only one surgical treatment (gastric bypass surgery) has definitively demonstrated long-term
efficacy … Surgery carries significant risks of morbidity and mortality, and drug therapy can
have undesired side … However,
some patients who are super-morbidly obese are ineligible for surgery because of surgical … or to offer an option to patients who are obese and do not want to
undergo bypass surgery but need … But several opined that antiobesity pharmacotherapies might reduce the need for bariatric surgery in
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/research-gaps-womens-health-22.pdf
April 01, 2022 - radiation
therapy probably results in comparable risk of
implant failure/loss or need for explant surgery … dermal matrices (ADM) use probably
increases the risk of implant failure/loss or need for
explant surgery … The risks of seroma or of unplanned repeat
surgery for revision probably are comparable with
or without … ADM use; The risks of seroma or of
unplanned repeat surgery for revision probably are
comparable with … Interventions
• Comparative effectiveness trials to compare surgery
to medication and to procedures
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-infertility_research-protocol.pdf
September 02, 2016 - Mesh]
OR “Natural Family Planning Methods “[MeSH] OR “Ovulation Detection”[MeSH] OR
"Fallopian Tubes/surgery … "[Mesh] OR "Fallopian Tube Diseases/surgery"[Mesh] OR
"Gynecologic Surgical Procedures"[Mesh] OR “Arginine … use”[MeSH] OR “Adrenal Cortex Hormones”[MeSH] OR “Ejaculatory
Ducts/therapy”[MeSH] OR "Varicocele/surgery … medications, ovulation induction with
gonadotropins with or without intrauterine insemination (IUI), surgery … with patient and donor oocytes
• Comparators:
o Either be direct between two alternatives (e.g., surgery
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-cancer_clinician.pdf
July 01, 2017 - renal masses suspicious for renal cell carcinoma, including
active surveillance, thermal ablation, and surgery … indicating that
37 percent of patients with a negative biopsy result had
malignant disease found during surgery … significant pain (1.2%) (���).
�– Of those patients with a nondiagnostic biopsy result who
underwent surgery … Perioperative
outcomes
15 (3,356) Estimated blood loss, transfusion rate, rate of
conversion to open surgery … Similar rates of conversion to open surgery and
lengths of hospital stay.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis_hi_impact.pdf
January 01, 2014 - broad and encompass drugs, devices,
procedures, treatments, screening and diagnostics, therapeutics, surgery … One expert also stated there may be some pushback or
controversy from the orthopedic surgery community … could restore joint cartilage and function and delay
or eliminate the need for joint replacement surgery … If the procedure can eliminate the need for joint replacement surgery in some
patients, PRP injections … After long-term treatment of RA, joint replacement surgery may be suggested for some patients whose
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/acute-diverticulitis-topic-nomination.pdf
August 13, 2018 - purulent and feculent peritonitis
(Hinchey stages III, IV):
Laparoscopic lavage and drainage
vs. surgery … combinations
Outcomes Resolution of
diverticulitis,
recurrent
diverticulitis,
avoidance of
surgery … Surgery. 2018
Jul 19doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.06.002. PMID: 30033184. … A retrospective study in an Acute Care Surgery service recently established. … AGA)
and colorectal surgery societies (ex.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-nomination-bone-metastases.pdf
February 01, 2017 - The panel’s conclusion remains that
surgery, radionuclides, bisphosphonates, and kyphoplasty/vertebroplasty … Does the use of surgery, radionuclides, bisphosphonates, or kyphoplasty/vertebroplasty obviate the need … KQ 8: Does the use of surgery, radionuclides,
bisphosphonates, or kyphoplasty/vertebroplasty
obviate … guideline concluded surgery does not obviate the
need for postoperative EBRT for patients with spinal … A more robust definition of “uncomplicated”
bone metastases will aid decision-making for surgery
and
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-245-breast-reconstruction-after-mastectomy-disposition-comments.pdf
October 01, 2021 - It includes no discussion of the choice made by
many women to “go flat” with cosmetic surgery to make … This is
important, since research has shown that 44% women
did not have reconstructive surgery to replace … have added clarification to the
Background section that some
women choose to avoid
reconstructive surgery … The scope
of this systematic review addresses
the choice of reconstructive surgery
procedures and
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February 01, 2025 - March 10, 2025
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery … May 17, 2024
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery … Draft Comment Form for Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery
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March 01, 2025 - March 10, 2025
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery … May 17, 2024
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery … Draft Comment Form for Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery
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March 01, 2025 - March 10, 2025
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery … May 17, 2024
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April 01, 2025 - March 10, 2025
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery … May 17, 2024
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April 01, 2025 - March 10, 2025
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery … May 17, 2024
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