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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.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/thromboembolism-update/research-protocol
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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
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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, surgery … Surgery 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?
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.