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341. Imaging Tests To Check for Kidney Stones in the Emergency Department (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2016 - may need to stay in the hospital for treatment. » You may need to see a specialist and may need surgery

342. Breast-Cancer-Medications Surveillance (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Raloxifene does not increase risk for cataracts or cataract surgery. … Raloxifene does not increase risk for cataracts or cataract surgery.

343. Procalcitonin Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - of procalcitonin guidance to determine preemptive antibiotic therapy for patients after colorectal surgery … could accurately identify a subpopulation, 8 percent of patients who underwent elective colorectal surgery … patients, ICU patients, and postoperative patients who have undergone procedures other than colorectal surgery … procalcitonin help us in timing of re-intervention in septic patients after multiple trauma or major surgery … standard' treatment in patients with elevated serum procalcitonin levels after elective colorectal surgery

344. Assessing the Quality of Individual Studies (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - , D’Amico R, et al, for the International Stroke Trial Collaborative Group and the European Carotid Surgery … , D’Amico R, et al, for the International Stroke Trial Collaborative Group and the European Carotid Surgery

345. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear_disposition-comments.pdf
     October 05, 2010 - integrity post operatively as associated with final outcome and the size of the tear at the time of surgery … For example, can evidence from other types of surgery plausibly be brought to bear? … Similarly, an investigation of other types of surgery is beyond the scope of this review.

346. EHC Protocol: Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults and Children: Comparative Effectiveness of Preventive Medical Strategies (pdf file)
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     September 24, 2024 - acute renal impairment, end-stage renal disease, urinary tract infection, stone-removal procedures/surgery … aimed to improve treatment adherence; interventions for the acute treatment of kidney stones (e.g., surgery … acute renal impairment, end-stage renal disease, urinary tract infection, stone-removal procedures/surgery … kidney"[MeSH Terms] OR "kidney"[All Fields] OR "kidneys"[All Fields] OR "kidneys"[All Fields]) AND ("surgery … randomization analysis[mesh] OR “mendelian randomization”[tiab])  All kidney stone terms minus surgery

347. Hip-Fracture-Pain Clinician (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2011 - based, including the numbers of studies, and the timings of the interventions studied relative to surgery

348. Mass-Casualty-Events-Scarce-Resources Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - from the fields of public health, disaster preparedness and response, hospital medicine, transplant surgery … ) • Simplified biodosimetry protocol to triage exposed victims include the use of “damage control” surgery … definitive orthopedic care Pediatrics (1 study) • Provision of only “essential” interventions Trauma surgery … (2 studies) • “Damage control” approach (e.g., for orthopedic surgery or more generally) CBRN = chemical

349. Renal Artery Stenosis Management Strategies: An Updated Comparative Effectiveness Review (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - screened studies from relevant existing systematic reviews; recent kidney, urology, and vascular surgery … We also included prospective studies of PTRAS (N ≥30), medical therapy alone (N ≥10), and surgery ( … One RCT that compared PTRAS and surgery found no statistically significant difference in mortality, … Studies of PTRAS versus surgery found no statistically significant difference in mortality or BP control … , but one study found that kidney function improvement was more common after surgery (52% of patients

350. Management of Infantile Hemangioma (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2016 - Management of IH is highly individualized and may include pharmacotherapy or surgery.

351. Colorectal-Cancer-Staging Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - primary staging, were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy instead of by immediate surgery … additional staging tests, including invasive procedures – Need for additional treatment, including surgery … The histopathology after surgery was used to define the “correct” treatment strategy that should have … adding PET/CT to CT results changed management for 17.5 percent of patients, but after treatment, surgery … interim restaging takes place after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy and, in some cases, surgery

352. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - broad and encompass drugs, devices, procedures, treatments, screening and diagnostics, therapeutics, surgery … surgical procedure to the options, shifting some of the care from the outpatient setting to inpatient surgery … can turn the neurostimulator on and off with a control magnet.17 About every 6–12 months, followup surgery … impact on several parameters of the health care system, including increasing costs because it adds surgery … to the treatment options, shifting the care setting from outpatient management to inpatient surgery

353. Future Research Needs for Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - One study found no significant differences in outcomes between patients undergoing bariatric surgery … The second study found that general surgery patients willing to undergo preoperative PSG were more likely … However, with the advances in postoperative care, the rates of even complications after surgery have … Eliminating respiratory intensive care unit stay after gastric bypass surgery. … [erratum appears in Surgery. 2008 Feb;143(2):301]. Surgery. 2007;142:608- 612. 8.

354. Cad-Women-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - 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 … of an eight-person Key Informant group representing clinicians (cardiology, primary care, cardiac surgery … Coronary artery bypass surgery compared with percutaneous coronary interventions for multivessel disease

355. EHC Protocol - Allocation of Scarce Resources During Pandemics: Strategies for Policy Makers: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - PSYCHIATRY OR MEDICINE RESEARCH EXPERIMENTAL OR ORTHOPEDICS OR HEALTH CARE SCIENCES SERVICES OR NURSING OR SURGERY

356. 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 - false negative core biopsy is one in which the biopsy is negative for carcinoma, but the subsequent surgery … Just saying surgery implies that the biopsy was therapeutic and no additional procedures was needed. … In some cases no additional surgery was performed (because the lesion was deemed benign). … This is usually realized during or soon after surgery because the biopsy clip is not seen on the specimen … A true high risk false positive would mean that the patient underwent a cancer surgery for the lesion

357. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - confounders or effect modifiers) “One-time” interventions may only require determining if and when (surgery … One-time interventions like surgery or vaccine administration may require only determining if and when … effectiveness research studies involve dichotomous variables (an individual either had or did not have surgery

358. 08 Functional Limitations Potential High Impact 2012-12-10 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - broad and encompass drugs, devices, procedures, treatments, screening and diagnostics, therapeutics, surgery … Gel polymer (LeGoo) for prevention of blood loss in vascular surgery No high-impact potential at this … Those with muscle disruptions will probably need surgery. … One clinical expert opined that the intervention, “can be performed in the office and avoid surgery … There is no down side to considering the medical approach before offering surgery.” 138 Overall,

359. Disposition of Comments Report for Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2012 - Patients with asymptomatic stones may opt for surgery if their stones show evidence of growth or if … their doctor that surgery is warranted. … Patients with asymptomatic stones may opt for surgery if their stones show evidence of growth or if … As above, in this example, patients with asymptomatic stone growth determined to “need” surgery likely … would be responding to a recommendation from their doctor that surgery is “needed.”

360. hemangioma-protocol-141223 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/infantile-hemangioma_research-protocol.pdf
     December 23, 2014 - Among patients treated with surgery (including laser and resection) some confusion and disagreement … Laser (pulsed dye, fractionated laser, argon, carbon dioxide, neodymium (Nd): YAG, erbium) § Surgery … (2011)12 Intralesional steroids as stand-alone therapy or adjuvant to surgery for head and neck … OR therapeutic[tiab] OR therapeutics[tiab] OR outcome[tiab] OR outcomes[tiab] OR surgical[tiab] OR surgery … [sh] OR surgery[tiab] OR Embolization, Therapeutic[mh] OR embolization[tiab] OR embolization[tiab] OR