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201. Tubal Ligation | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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202. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy (pdf file)
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     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

203. Project Name: (pdf file)
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     October 25, 2011 - Sleep apnea devices and sleep apnea surgery should be compared on effectiveness, not efficacy. … (anesthesia), not complications related to surgery for OSA. … We have added to the description of Surgery that surgery is used for those with prior treatment failures … support an important effect of surgery. … Survival of veterans with sleep apnea: continuous positive airway pressure versus surgery.

204. Management of Acute Diverticulitis Topic Nomination Disposition (pdf file)
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     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.

205. Obesity (pdf file)
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     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

206. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Management of Infertility (pdf file)
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     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

207. Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     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.

208. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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     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

209. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2022 - .10,11 These may include bone- modifying agents (e.g., bisphosphonates), bone-targeting radionuclides,3 surgery … including minimally invasive surgery, or minimally invasive procedures such as ablation, kyphoplasty … treatment of bone metastases in symptomatic adults when combined with additional therapies (e.g., , surgery … Spinal metastasis: The rise of minimally invasive surgery. … c) EBRT combined with another treatment modality (e.g., surgery, radionuclide therapy, bisphosphonate

210. Palliative radiation therapy for bone metastases: Update of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Guideline (pdf file)
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     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

211. Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2021 - outcomes associated with cancer treatment vary by cancer type, treatment type (chemotherapy, radiation, surgery … • Cancer and treatment characteristics (cancer type, treatment type (systemic therapy, radiation, surgery … initial cancer diagnosis and initiation of any cancer therapy (e.g., systemic therapy, radiation, surgery … delivered simultaneously (at least in part) w ith cancer therapy (e.g., systemic therapy, radiation, surgery … delivered simultaneously (at least in part) w ith cancer therapy (e.g., systemic therapy, radiation, surgery

212. Disposition of Comments for Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 240: Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     December 29, 2020 - You didn't use test subjects who were in the hospital or post-surgery. … Surgery is out of the question because at 62 I could lose my foot due to circulation. … , to months with extensive painful rehabilitation requirements, e.g. spine surgery. … Opiates are very safe and effective after surgery for low back pain. … , to months with extensive painful rehabilitation requirements, e.g. spine surgery.

213. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Multiple strategies for revascularization include surgery, angioplasty (cryoplasty, drug-coated, cutting … A Cochrane review of bypass surgery for CLI also concluded that there was limited evidence for the … Multiple groups, including the American College of Cardiology, Vascular Surgery working groups, and … Results of the randomized, placebo-controlled clopidogrel and acetylsalicylic acid in bypass surgery … Bypass surgery for chronic lower limb ischaemia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000(3):CD002000.

214. Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     August 08, 2019 - Acute pain is ubiquitous following surgery.5 Pain is the most common reason for emergency department … ,26-30 and use of opioids may negatively affect recovery and function.31,32 Opioids prescribed for surgery … The incidence and severity of postoperative pain following inpatient surgery. … Opioid use and storage patterns by patients after hospital discharge following surgery. … Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic review.

215. Draft - Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Appendix D1 Tables (xls file)
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     January 01, 2024 - from 2004 to 2015 Nodal or metastatic disease; delayed treatment (ADT or RT >180 days from diagnosis); surgery … years for biochemical failure Korea Academic,Non-academic NR T1-3N0M0, ADT-naive Previous curative surgery … bilateral orchiectomy, prior chemotherapy, prior radiotherapy (RT), prior cryosurgery, prior definitive surgery … unsuitable for high dose, moderately hypofractionated radiation therapy or with history of prior pelvic surgery … cell skin cancer; no contraindications for androgen deprivation therapy (ADT); no previous prostate surgery

216. Future Research Needs for the Comparison of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions With Bypass Graft Surgery in Nonacute Coronary Artery Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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217. Appendix K Rapid Evidence Review Treatments for Clostridium difficile Colitis (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - • Surgery is indicated for life threatening severely refractory CDI or cases of toxic megacolon. … K-15 Organization Recommendation Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma [EAST] 201411 … (vs. partial colectomy or other surgery). … World Society of Emergency Surgery [WSES] 201513 Guideline on management of CDI in surgical patients … Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma [EAST] 201411 Does not provide specific definitions

218. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2011 - optimal medical therapies, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and coronary artery bypass graft surgery … Since the introduction of bypass surgery in 1967 and PCI in 1977, it has become clear that both strategies … Repeat PCI can be performed more easily than repeat bypass surgery, and revascularization can be achieved … CABG-specific factors such as type of surgery performed, cardiopulmonary bypass mode (normothermic versus … One-year outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention

219. Study Eligibility Criteria (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2000 - Treatments vary and include drugs, surgery, and behavioral interventions. … Example 1: A Maternal-Fetal Surgery Technical Brief Case series with N ≥ 2 were included. … Example in a Maternal-Fetal Surgery Technical Brief In a technical brief on the use of maternal-fetal … surgery, the purpose was to describe the state of the literature, rather than to present estimates of

220. App-D-Surv-Report-1-Noninvasive-Nonpharma 0 (xls file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Exclusion: complaint of pain in other lower limb joints, neurological and cognitive impairments, knee surgery … Vertebral fractures (Rx Control); Tumors (Rx Control); Diagnosed metabolic diseases; Previous neck surgery … had a serious infection of the knee; 3) had a history of knee trauma, ligament damage, fracture, or surgery … Canada Community-based Inclusion: Capable of participating in a walking program Exclusion: Spinal surgery … Exclusions: 1) acute herniated disc (<3 months) or herniated disc with indication for surgery, 2) other