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  1. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-266-cdd-executive-summary.pdf
    November 01, 2023 - There were no differences between cervical arthroplasty and ACDF in pain or function with 1- level surgery … Radiographic spinal cord compression, no myelopathy Surgery vs. … Radiographic spinal cord compression, mild to severe myelopathy Surgery vs. … CDD Surgery vs. … Pseudarthrosis prior anterior fusion surgery Posterior approach vs.
  2. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/thromboembolism-update/research-protocol
  3. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/breast-reconstruction-mastectomy-protocol-appendix-a.pdf
    October 08, 2025 - Tissue/transplantation”[Mesh] OR “Tissue Transplantation”[Mesh] OR ((flap OR flaps) AND (surgical OR surgery … Tissue/transplantation”[Mesh] OR “Tissue Transplantation”[Mesh] OR ((flap OR flaps) AND (surgical OR surgery … descriptor: [Tissue Transplantation] explode all trees 4263 #31 ((flap OR flaps) AND (surgical OR surgery … (acellular OR dermal OR peritoneal) AND (matrices OR matrix)) OR ((flap OR flaps) AND (surgical OR surgery
  4. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_consumer.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - � Common treatment options for localized prostate cancer (watchful waiting, active surveillance, surgerySurgery To Remove the Prostate Gland In this type of surgery, the surgeon removes the prostate gland … It is also sometimes given before surgery to remove the prostate gland. … You may need surgery to fix the hernia. … � If I have surgery to remove my prostate gland, how long might it take to recover?
  5. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_addendum.pdf
    February 01, 2010 - Comparative Effectiveness of Coronary Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Multivessel … Eight-year mortality in the Emory Angioplasty Versus Surgery Trial (EAST). … Five- year follow-up of the Medicine, Angioplasty, or Surgery Study (MASS II). … Meta-analysis of randomised trials comparing coronary angioplasty with bypass surgery. … Comparison of coronary bypass surgery with angioplasty in patients with multivessel disease.
  6. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0765-150129.pdf
    November 03, 2014 - Improvement in indications for tympanostomy; patient satisfaction with the change in hearing following surgery … to avoid TTO or bacterial infection. § Tympanostomy tube insertion is the most common ambulatory surgery … However, the appropriateness and efficacy of tympanostomy tube surgery has been questioned due to limited … Most criticism has centered on surgery in children with OME of less than three months duration determined … American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Retrieved from www.entnet.org 2.
  7. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0064_11-23-2008.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - The second individual nominator questions the comparative effectiveness of medication versus laser surgery … 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? 3. … patients with open-angle glaucoma, what is the comparative effectiveness of medication versus laser surgery
  8. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0407_01-20-2011.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - comparative effectiveness of antiplatelet agents, exercise, endovascular intervention, and bypass surgery … interventions (endovascular intervention [percutaneous transluminal arterial angioplasty and stenting], bypass surgery … therapies; KQ3: exercise therapy, endovascular intervention; KQ4: endovascular intervention, bypass surgery … Is endovascular intervention as effective as bypass surgery in maintaining amputation-free survival
  9. S123 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s123.pdf
    October 01, 2007 - We demonstrate these contrasts by examining the effect of breast conserving surgery plus irradiation … choice; v is the error term; and c1 is the effect of severity on surgery choice. … choices for stage II patients and did not affect the surgery choices for stage I patients. … Was breast conserving surgery underutilized for early stage breast cancer? … What drove changes in the use of breast conserving surgery since the early 1980s?
  10. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_appendixes-2007.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2007;46:55-61. … Eugene Zierler, MD Professor of Surgery Division of Vascular Surgery University of Washington Seattle … : 4% (Angioplasty) 4% (Surgery) Technical complication rate: 18% (Angioplasty) 0% (Surgery) … 8% (Surgery) Other wound related events: 0% (Angioplasty) 6%(Surgery) Alhadad 200483 … ) 2% (Surgery) Sepsis 0% (Angioplasty) 1% (Surgery) ARAS, atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis
  11. Obesity (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/10_obesity_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - The surgery carries significant risks of morbidity and mortality, and the drug therapy has undesired … However, some super-morbidly obese patients are ineligible for surgery because of surgical risks and … However, some super-morbidly obese patients who might otherwise benefit from bariatric surgery are … Study for short term weight loss in candidates for bariatric surgery. … HS80 - Gastrointestinal liner (EndoBarrier) for weight loss prior to bariatric surgery for morbid
  12. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/07_diabetes_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - the surgery in this patient population. … is Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. … the surgery in this patient population. … services) and shifts in processes of care (from medication to surgery). … Bariatric surgery may eliminate need for medication in nonobese type 2 diabetics.
  13. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0623-140828.pdf
    April 25, 2014 - Treatments for infertility: 1) medication (e.g., clomiphene, clomiphene citrate, gonadotropins); 2) surgery … fertilization [IVF]) Comparator(s): Within category comparisons (i.e., medication vs. medication, surgery … vs. surgery, and ART vs. … evidence for ART, as well as new evidence that has emerged for other treatments such as medications and surgery
  14. Braddock (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/braddock.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - “SDM  back surgery”  is in   the upper right  quadrant.   … Row3 (Complex): 2; all; surgery Slide 14: SDM  – role of evidence, values, and preferences Graph … “SDM  back surgery”  is in   the upper right  quadrant.   … “SDM  back surgery”  is in   the upper right  quadrant.   … “SDM  back surgery”  is in   the upper right  quadrant.  
  15. Obesity (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/10_obesity_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Only one surgical treatment (gastric bypass surgery) has definitively demonstrated long-term efficacy … The surgery carries significant risks of morbidity and mortality, and the drug therapy has undesired … However, some patients who are super-morbidly obese are ineligible for surgery because of surgical … Study for short term weight loss in candidates for bariatric surgery. … HS80 - Gastrointestinal liner (EndoBarrier) for weight loss prior to bariatric surgery for morbid
  16. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tonsillectomy_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - ; and 3) if surgery is indicated, what approach, in terms of both surgical technique and perioperative … Overall, comparative effectiveness assessment of tonsillectomy vs. no surgery to improve number of … no surgery Significant improvements in tonsillectomy vs. no surgery in 1 RCT and 1 retrospective cohort … Quality of life outcomes improved regardless of surgery. … Ambulatory surgery in the United States, 2006. Natl Health Stat Report 2009 Jan 28(11):1-25.
  17. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes_hi_impact.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - the surgery in this patient population. … is Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. … the surgery in this patient population. … services) and shifts in processes of care (from medication to surgery). … Study data from Duke University, Department of Surgery update knowledge of diabetes.
  18. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
    September 26, 2014 - the surgery because their body mass index is lower than 35. … The goal of bariatric surgery is typically achieving weight loss, while the goal of metabolic surgery … Bariatric surgery. Coverage policy number: 0051. … Bariatric surgery. Policy no.: 58. [internet]. … Bariatric surgery. Policy number: 2012T0362N.
  19. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/12_pregnancy_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - before 16 weeks of gestation or had standard postnatal surgery. … This surgery is not subject to FDA regulatory approval. … Actual rates of shunt placement were 40% in the prenatal-surgery group and 82% in the postnatal-surgery … compared with postnatal surgery. … ] required to perform fetal surgery in a safe and skilled manner.
  20. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy_hi_impact.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - *In utero surgery to repair myelomeningocele (spina bifida) 6. … This surgery is not subject to any regulatory approval by FDA. … Actual rates of shunt placement were 40% in the prenatal-surgery group and 82% in the postnatal-surgery … compared with postnatal surgery. … ] required to perform fetal surgery in a safe and skilled manner.

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