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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epc-making-sure-evidence-understood.pdf
July 01, 2020 - indications for multiple procedures
Inappropriate What are the appropriate indications for arthroscopic surgery … Appropriate Does arthroscopic surgery improve [certain outcomes] for [certain types of] patients? … Appropriate For what types of patients is there strong evidence that arthroscopic surgery improves
[ … It includes alternatives such as placebo, drugs, surgery, lifestyle
changes, etc.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/01_-arthritis_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - They stated that it would allow patients to
avoid the cost and complications of joint replacement surgery … One expert also stated there may be some pushback or
controversy from the orthopedic surgery community … For
patients with severe persistent symptoms despite optimal treatment, clinicians can recommend 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.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-treatment_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - Surgery
Surgery, all strategies Insufficient No studies reported results by patient care settings. … (continued)
Harms: Surgery
Surgery, all strategies Low Wound dehiscence was more common if bone was … Ischial ulcer surgery Low Complication rates after surgery were higher for ischial ulcers than for … Harms: Surgery
Surgery, all strategies Insufficient No studies reported harms by patient characteristics … Harms: Surgery
Surgery, all strategies Insufficient No studies reported harms by patient care setting
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0488_12-27-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Topic Number: 0407
Document Completion Date: 02-14-12
2
invasive testing (e.g., biopsies and surgery … ), unnecessary treatment (e.g.,
surgery), unnecessary further testing, and anxiety and related conditions
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-artery-stenosis_research-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - Tier III
Other comparative studies that compared angioplasty or vascular surgery to medical therapy … studies that failed to
meet criteria (n=80)
Surgery studies included
(n=4 studies; 8 articles)
[Any … # Combination angioplasty and surgery or surgery versus medical therapy (randomized or nonrandomized … ;90
17 percent of patients developed end stage renal disease up to 17 months after surgery. … ● = medicine; ■ = natural history; ▲ = angioplasty; ▼ = surgery; ♦ = angioplasty or surgery.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/main-apps-surv-rept-1-acute-pain.pdf
May 01, 2022 - A randomized
controlled trial of music for pain relief after
arthroplasty surgery. … A randomized
controlled trial of music for pain relief after
arthroplasty surgery. … Surgery. 2021;169(1):202-8. doi:
10.1016/j.surg.2020.03.027. PMID:
32416981. … Surgery. 2020;168(4):684-9. doi:
10.1016/j.surg.2020.05.015. PMID:
32653204. … Management of postoperative pain in
ophthalmic plastic surgery: a major review.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-treatment-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2012 - Role of surgery for treatment of OSA
a. Comparison of surgery versus CPAP
b. … Role of orthognathic surgery (corrective jaw surgery)
c. … Role of surgery for treatment of OSA
a. Comparison of surgery versus CPAP
b. … Role of orthognathic surgery (corrective jaw surgery)
c. … Comparison of surgery versus CPAP
b. Role of orthognathic surgery (corrective jaw surgery)
c.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/crohns-disease_research-protocol.pdf
September 01, 2010 - bowel contents through the
skin or other organs (fistulas).5,6 Most of these complications require surgery … initiation of steroids, one third of
patients become corticosteroid dependant, while another third require surgery … Active Crohn’s
Disease
Induce remission
• CDAI
• Patient-reported
outcomes
• Mucosal healing
• Surgery … • Hospitalizations
• Corticosteroid
reduction
• Fistula response
• Growth in children
Post-surgery … disease activity index (CDAI), patient-reported outcomes
representing quality of life, mucosal healing, surgery
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hemorrhage-postpartum_clinician.pdf
July 01, 2016 - Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Current State of the Evidence
Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage:
Current State of the Evidence
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the potential benefits and harms of medical and/or
surgical strategies used to man…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dental-jaw-rapid-response.pdf
May 01, 2025 - Mozzati et al. reported an 100% treatment success rate in both the delicate surgery and
closure and … Contraindicated treatments included dental implant placement and
pre-implant bone surgery. … When caring for medically
complex patients, multi-disciplinary consultation among oral surgery and … Journal
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2015, 73
(3), 377. … British Journal of
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2022, 60 (2),
e216–e230.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
June 01, 2014 - broad and encompass drugs,
devices, procedures, treatments, screening and diagnostics, therapeutics, surgery … stated that effective, minimally invasive OA therapies that
can prevent or delay joint-replacement surgery … Three weeks after surgery, patients were treated with intra-articular MSC and
hyaluronic acid injection … The experts thought that
preventing joint replacement surgery or reversing pathogenesis could have … Patients were also expected to
prefer the minimally invasive nature of PRP injections over surgery.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiation-therapy-brain-metases-protocol.pdf
October 10, 2019 - Surgery for brain metastases aims to remove the tumor. … versus surgery alone. … , WBRT plus SRS, SRS
alone, SRS plus immunotherapy, SRS plus surgery, surgery alone, immunotherapy alone … Surgery or radiosurgery plus whole brain
radiotherapy versus surgery or radiosurgery alone for brain … Surgery versus stereotactic
radiotherapy for people with single or solitary brain metastasis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hemorrhage-postpartum_executive.pdf
April 01, 2015 - transfusion, ICU admission,
and greater hospital length of stay in women undergoing
procedures and/or surgery … Uterine tamponade Success in controlling
bleeding
Insufficient Tamponade without further procedure or
surgery
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/recombinant-factor-viia_executive.pdf
May 01, 2010 - Use of rFVIIa for selected
indications in patient with/undergoing cardiac
surgery
Key Question 4c. … ,
cardiovascular surgery (divided into adults and pediatric
populations), obstetrics, aortic aneurysm … , prostate
surgery, other vascular surgical procedures, liver
transplantation, liver biopsy, variceal … In 2008,
cardiac surgery (adult and pediatric combined) and
trauma (body and brain combined) were the … Adult cardiac surgery
There were two RCTs (one good quality, one fair
quality) and four comparative
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/schwitzer_eccs2012.pdf
July 23, 2012 - David Samadi, a Fox News contributor and chief of Robotics and
Minimally Invasive Surgery at Mount Sinai … o He eventually
decided to
undergo
surgery:
“When you see the
people
around you falling … It would be
more than a year following surgery before he had the energy to play a
set of tennis
again … o The lung lesions led to major lung surgery, which detected no
malignancy: “I awoke in the recovery
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/11_peptic_ulcer_potential_high_impact_2012-12-111.pdf
January 01, 2012 - in the long term, and
revisional surgery might be difficult. … POEM could also renew clinical
interest in natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (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.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dcis-prognostic-tests_research.pdf
August 22, 2012 - Typical treatment for DCIS includes surgical removal of the
tumor by mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery … Surgery type: We determined whether
women had BCS or mastectomy using
the SEER Surgery of the Primary … Poorly
differentiated
426 90.1 52.6 1,334 93.8 90.6
Undifferentiated 162 85.2 49.4 46 97.8 93.5
Surgery … cm 1,048 1.2 6,812 1.5
Grade
Low-intermediate 2,451 1.1 18,059 1.7
High 2,474 1.2 5,757 1.6
Surgery … 448 23.2 2,694 87.8
Poorly differentiated 423 36.2 1,323 88.9
Undifferentiated 161 43.5 45 77.8
Surgery
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
April 01, 2012 - surgery, etc.) were made wherever there was evidence to
support them. … surgery, etc.) were made wherever there was evidence to
support them. … In the Molteno study only 60%
of subjects retained useful vision 15 after surgery. … advantage to surgery in preventing progression of visual field loss. … CIGTS shows no
difference in preservation of visual field loss, medication versus
surgery.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/binge-eating-disposition-160504.pdf
December 09, 2015 - We sought evidence on individuals who had been
diagnosed with BED prior to bariatric surgery. … It was good to see LOC in
children and post bariatric surgery included in the report given that
these … The authors have
expanded the definition to also include those post-bariatric surgery
who have LOC … Adults with LOC eating who are not post-surgery and
who do not meet the definition of BED are outside … be, "persons seeking bariatric
surgery," as I believe this study was assessing persons before
surgery
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-summary-cer-199-skin-cancer.pdf
December 01, 2017 - • Surgery and radiotherapy have
lower recurrence rates for BCC
than interventions that destroy
lesions … • There is moderate confidence that
PDT for BCC is associated with
better cosmetic outcomes than
surgery … Surgery with examination of frozen sections
C. … Academy of
Dermatology, American College of Mohs Surgery, American
Society for Dermatologic Surgery … Association, and the
American Society for Mohs Surgery.