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101. FRN 40 - Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - Full or representative sample of surgical admissions: • Ambulatory care/ED admissions • Surgical … For example, in the surgical population, the more appropriate outcome may be preventing surgical site … Full or representative sample of surgical admissions: • Ambulatory care/ED admissions • Surgical … Surgical Infections 2012;13:S36. Provided by Stakeholder Panel: • Gurieva T. … Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus.

102. Weight-Loss-Surgery Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - Are certain surgical procedures more effective than others (LAGB, RYGB, or SG)? KQ2. … (One of the trials contained two different surgical arms.) … Evidence on comparative effectiveness of surgical procedures is insufficient. … medical centers with high-performing surgical teams and careful patient selection. … 15 percent of its original size by surgical removal of a large portion of the stomach.

103. Comparative Effectiveness of Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Preoperative testing People with sleep apnea are at increased risk of surgical and anesthesia-related … At present, though, the need to screen all or selected surgical patients and what method of screening … KQ4: What is the effect of pre-operative screening for sleep apnea on surgical outcomes? … recovery events Surgical recovery time Post-surgical events Length of intensive care or hospital … Surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: upper airway and maxillomandibular surgery.

104. Blood-Clots-Hip-Knee-Surgery Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery Executive Summary Background Major orthopedic surgery describes three surgical … The drug has been studied in both total hip and knee replacement surgical populations. … Hip Fracture Surgery (HFS): The surgical procedure to treat hip fracture. … Total Hip Arthroplasty (THR): The surgical replacement of the hip. … Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA): The surgical replacement of the knee.

105. Topic 0554 Breastfeeding and Ankyloglossia NSD FINAL SJ (pdf file)
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     June 14, 2013 - Nomination The nominator is interested in understanding the comparative effectiveness of various Summary: surgical … Intervention(s): Frenotomy, frenectomy, or frenulotomy Comparator(s): Breastfeeding management without surgical …  Treatment for ankyloglossia is based on a surgical procedure, known as frenotomy, in which the

106. Strategies to Treat and Manage Infantile Hemangioma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Both medical and surgical treatment paradigms contain significant variability and lack of consensus. … We will assess the comparative effectiveness of surgical or pharmacologic interventions after initial … Analytic framework for KQ4, surgical interventions for infantile hemangiomas *Harms including: pain … complication[tiab] OR surgical complications[tiab] OR postsurgical complication[tiab] OR postsurgical … complications[tiab] OR post surgical complication[tiab] OR post surgical complications[tiab] OR adverse

107. Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery (pdf file)
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     November 18, 2023 - We have incorporated these by explicitly excluding LA infiltration at the surgical incision site as … ● Timing: We received requests to better define the surgical time period we will be examining, … Trends in US Surgical Procedures and Health Care System Response to Policies Curtailing Elective Surgical … Opioids Prescribed After Low-Risk Surgical Procedures in the United States, 2004-2012. … New Persistent Opioid Use After Minor and Major Surgical Procedures in US Adults.

108. The Performance of Fusion Procedures for Degenerative Disease of the Lumbar Spine | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2024 - , but increased risk of surgical complications). … surgical outcomes if fusion is done. … Surgical treatment. Ital J Orthop Traumatol. 1991;17(4):467-77. PMID: 1816152. … Decompression, Surgical/ 11. decompression.tw,kf. 12. … Decompression, Surgical/ 11. decompression.tw,kf. 12.

109. Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - conducted a systematic review to summarize the evidence on the comparative effectiveness (prevention of surgical … preparation for the following outcomes: overall mortality, anastomotic leakage, wound infection, peritonitis, surgical … particularly those defined by anatomic location of surgery (colon vs. rectal surgery) and the type of surgical

110. Inguinal-Hernia Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 70 Surgical Options for Inguinal Hernia: Comparative Effectiveness … repair of hernias is the most commonly performed general surgical procedure in the United States.5 … In 2003, U.S. surgeons performed an estimated 770,000 surgical repairs5 of inguinal hernia. … Nonsutured “tension-free” surgical mesh has gained in popularity, and many specific open procedures … Surgical Options for Inguinal Hernia: Comparative Effectiveness Review.

111. Ankyloglossia Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2015 - Treatment Strategies Ankyloglossia may be treated with surgical or nonsurgical approaches. … Surgical modalities include frenotomy, frenulectomy, and frenuloplasty. … The figure examines surgical and nonsurgical treatments in infants and children with ankyloglossia ( … One poor- quality retrospective cohort study and 23 case series also addressed outcomes of surgical … Minor bleeding is not an unexpected occurrence in this type of surgical intervention.

112. Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain Therapies for Women: Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2020 - with CPP; changes in pain, functional status, quality of life, and patient satisfaction resulting from surgical … and nonsurgical treatment approaches; harms of nonsurgical approaches; evidence for differences in surgical … Among studies addressing surgical interventions, there was no evidence that laparoscopic uterosacral … Among studies addressing treatment effects, little evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of surgical

113. CER 22 Rotator Cuff Tears NSD clean (pdf file)
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     March 20, 2014 - Does early surgical repair compared to late surgical repair (i.e., non- operative intervention followed … Intervention Type Intervention Comparison Surgical repair § Early surgical repair vs. late surgical

114. Treatments for Acute Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2022 - Opioids are probably less effective than nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for surgical … Opioids might be and NSAIDs are probably more effective than acetaminophen for surgical dental pain, … other musculoskeletal pain, neuropathic pain, postoperative pain following discharge, dental pain (surgical … Opioid therapy was probably less effective than nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for surgical … Opioids and NSAIDs were more effective than acetaminophen for surgical dental pain, but opioids were

115. Breast-Biopsy Surveillance (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - CER # 19: Comparative Effectiveness of Core Needle Biopsy and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of … • For Key Question 3, experts felt the conclusion on number of surgical procedures required after … Core- needle biopsies have a lower risk of complications than open surgical procedures. … Core- needle biopsies have a lower risk of complications than open surgical procedures. … one surgical procedure to treat their cancer (odds ratio 13.7, 95-percent CI: 5.6 to 34.6).

116. Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Patients with surgical chronic kidney disease (defined as chronic kidney disease as a result of surgical … Demirjian, S., et al., Chronic Kidney Disease Due to Surgical Removal of Nephrons: Relative Rates of … vs. surgical intervention strategy , that is, either of radical nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy or … without surgical intervention). … It's not a surgical treatment.

117. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 40: Interventions To Decrease Hospital Length of Stay (pdf file)
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     September 20, 2021 - Is it because the majority of the study were non-surgical/procedural patients? … Yes, the majority of patients within these studies were non-surgical/procedural patients. … A criticism of this review is that it primarily focuses on medical (non-surgical) conditions, such … While MIS is a technique, many (esp. surgeons and surgical disparities researchers) would argue that … We have added “and surgical” to the first bullet under Researchers in the Next Steps section.

118. Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Because adverse events are commonly not well reported in surgical trials, including studies of OMBP for … However, data collected in the colonoscopy setting may not be directly transferable to surgical settings … : it is likely that the surgical procedure itself interacts with the OMBP to affect at least some of … For example, surgical patients can have a complex postsurgical course to which OMBP may contribute (e.g … Surgical Site Infection: Prevention and Treatment of Surgical Site Infection.

119. The Performance of Fusion Procedures for Degenerative Disease of teh Lumbar Spine (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2024 - , but increased risk of surgical complications). … surgical outcomes if fusion is done. … Surgical treatment. Ital J Orthop Traumatol. 1991;17(4):467-77. PMID: 1816152. 22. … Decompression, Surgical/ 11. decompression.tw,kf. 12. … Decompression, Surgical/ 11. decompression.tw,kf. 12.

120. Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Women with Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Given the array of surgical/invasive interventions designed to manage this problem, the lack of superior … As we note in the future research section of the report, more research is needed into non- surgical … bowel dysfunction, and surgical complication). … studies because of variability of surgical skills Thank you for your comment. … that surgical approaches should be standardized and studies should use multi-center designs.