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221. Hemorrhage-Postpartum Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - Surgical Interventions The effectiveness of surgical interventions varied. … Combined Approaches Three studies examined a combination of medical and surgical interventions for … In the two studies that compared medical and surgical approaches, hospital readmission and repeat surgical … Ligation Surgical injury Insufficient High study limitations and imprecision in 2 studies. … Procedures and surgical interventions also differed across studies.

222. Cancer-Pancreas Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2013 - diagnosis, approximately 80 to 85 percent of cases are unresectable (i.e., too advanced to permit surgical … Most cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage, precluding surgical resection.1 For localized disease … These criteria continue to evolve, as surgical techniques advance and more tumors are deemed resectable … In this context, the only gold standard is surgical findings. … least experience Diagnostic accuracy as determined by surgical findings and/or clinical followup

223. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (Amended) (pdf file)
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     July 02, 2020 - What is the effectiveness of respirators (e.g., N95) versus facemasks (surgical) versus cloth masks … nonviral infection; nonrespiratory infection Intervention/exposure: • Include: N95 respirators, surgical … Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks against influenza: A systematic review and meta-analysis

224. Chronic-urinary-retention-protocol (pdf file)
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     November 19, 2012 - Table 1 lists the various surgical and nonsurgical treatments for CUR. … Treatments for chronic urinary retention Intervention Catheterization Surgical interventions … effect that resolves when drug treatment is stopped or reduced • CUR attributable to a medical or surgical … Chronic Urinary Retention Treatment Final Health Outcomes ·∙ Catheterization ·∙ AUR ·∙ Surgical … scores ·∙ Mean ch anges in urinary ·∙ Hospitalizations or symptom or QoL scores (KQ 2) surgical

225. Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Current State of the Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the potential benefits and harms of medical and/or surgical … is insufficient to determine if a combination of medical interventions for PPH, when compared with surgical … Evidence is insufficient to determine if uterine or other pelvic vessel ligation is associated with surgical

226. Topic 0614 Tonsillectomy NSD FINAL CC (pdf file)
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     October 23, 2014 - pressure (CPAP) or no intervention Outcome(s): Improvement in sleep, improved quality of life (QoL), or surgical … submit-a-suggestion-for-research/how-are-research- topics-chosen/.) § Tonsillectomy is the third most common ambulatory surgical

227. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 09, 2011 - Pressure ulcer prevention  Promoting a culture of safety  Universal protocol/preoperative checklist (surgical … general strategy (not just for specific indications)  Simulator-based training  prevention of surgical … items left inside patient (surgical safety)  Medication administration  Human factors – as a … death or serious injury associated with prolonged fluoroscopy with cumulative dose  Death among surgical

228. Obesity (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - However, morbidly obese patients who are at high surgical risk (e.g., unstable angina, acute heart … ReShape Medical submits PMA application to FDA for non-surgical weight loss device. [internet]. … Medical and surgical management of obesity including anorexiants. Policy number: 379. … Surgical management of morbid obesity. Policy #: 053. [internet]. … Bariatric surgery: surgical treatment for severe obesity. Policy number: CLPD-0423-012.

229. Renal-Cancer Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - Surgical removal (either radical or partial nephrectomy) is the gold standard for the treatment of … bGrade III: Requiring surgical, endoscopic or radiological intervention. 1. … The majority of nondiagnostic biopsies were found to correspond with malignant surgical pathology … bGrade III: Requiring surgical, endoscopic or radiological intervention. 1. … Second, a standardized definition of surgical competence or expertise is needed.

230. Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Pressure ulcer prevention Promoting a culture of safety Universal protocol/preoperative checklist (surgical … as a general strategy (not just for specific indications) Simulator-based training prevention of surgical … items left inside patient (surgical safety) Medication administration Human factors – as a general … Patient death or serious injury associated with prolonged fluoroscopy with cumulative dose Death among surgical

231. Atrial-Fibrillation-Addendum-140619 (pdf file)
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     June 19, 2014 - • The two comparisons (1) “Surgical Maze vs. … Surgery Alone or in Combination with AADs or Catheter Ablation” were combined in a new category called “Surgical … tions Symptoms/ Control of AF Symptoms Mixed Embolic Events Including Stroke) Events Surgical

232. Management of Uterine Fibroids | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2019 - Population Women who are being treated for uterine fibroids (KQs 1-4) Intervention(s) Surgical … Question 2 must be randomized trials evaluating the benefits or harms of a medical, procedural, or surgical … Lasersonics Tissue Morcellator Set Heraeus Surgical Inc. … System Intuitive Surgical MyoSure Hysteroscopic Tissue Removal System (Hysteroscopic) Hologic … system[tiab]) NOT medline[sb] 1474 #7 #4 OR #5 OR #6 4578967 #8 surgery[sh] OR surgical

233. Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2023 - Subquestion b: Do the effects, comparative effects, harms, and vary by surgical factors, such as surgical … The time restriction was included to account for temporal trends related to changes in surgical techniques … Exclude: Surgical or hospital process-improvement interventions (e.g., early mobilizations, enhanced … factors: Surgical procedure Perioperative protocols (e.g., enhanced recovery after surgery) … factors (e.g., surgical procedure or protocol, type of implant), and hospital type for all KQs.

234. Executive Summary - Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2023 - Parameters for Predicting Surgical Outcomes for Gastric Cancer Patients: Simple Is Better Than Complex … Missing effect of glutamine supplementation on the surgical outcome after pancreaticoduodenectomy for … Effects of lipid emulsions in parenteral nutrition of esophageal cancer surgical patients receiving … The immunomodulating enteral nutrition in malnourished surgical patients - a prospective, randomized … Perioperative immunonutrition in surgical cancer patients: a summary of a decade of research.

235. Data Points #15: Prognostic factor testing among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ and early invasive breast cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Typical treatment for DCIS includes surgical removal of the tumor by mastectomy or breast-conserving … include comedo histology, younger age, larger tumor size, high pathologic or nuclear grade, and positive surgical … In the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSAPB) B-24 trial, use of tamoxifen was associated

236. Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Healthcare and Community Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 01, 2021 - Key Questions What is the effectiveness of respirators (e.g., N95) versus facemasks (surgical) versus … nonviral infection; nonrespiratory infection  Intervention/exposure: Include: N95 respirators, surgical … Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks against influenza: A systematic review and meta-analysis

237. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 05, 2011 - Technical Brief Research Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Maternal-Fetal Surgical … Maternal-Fetal Surgical Procedures. Technical Brief No. 5. … Therefore, we have changed the term to either operations or surgical procedures throughout the document … Second, it suggests that the surgical training in OBGYN in Europe is more surgical than in the United … In fact, FETENDO was the failed endoscopic surgical approach used in the RCT conducted in the United

238. Management of Acute Diverticulitis Topic Nomination Disposition (pdf file)
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     August 13, 2018 - Surgical approaches have also evolved from Hartmann’s procedure to primary anastomosis with protective … Key Question 4: What are the benefits and harms of interventional versus surgical management of recurrent … Questions and PICOTS KQ1: Antibiotics KQ2: Diagnostic imaging KQ3: Follow-up colonoscopy KQ4: Surgical … interventions 5 KQ1: Antibiotics KQ2: Diagnostic imaging KQ3: Follow-up colonoscopy KQ4: Surgical … Surgical treatment of acute diverticulitis. A retrospective multicentre study.

239. Health-Careassociated-Infections Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - surgical centers, long-term care facilities, and freestanding dialysis centers, and which kinds of … Effect of optimized antibiotic prophylaxis on the incidence of surgical site infection. … Hospitals collaborate to decrease surgical site infections. Am J Surg. 2005 Jul;190(1):9-15. … Perioperative surgical care bundle reduces pancreaticoduodenectomy wound infections. … Measuring compliance with surgical antibiotic protocols: an intervention.

240. renal-update-2015-150115 (pdf file)
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     January 15, 2015 - Revascularization by surgical reconstruction is generally used only for patients with complicated renal … In addition, to better capture real-world scenarios for when open surgical options are chosen for patients … For example, surgical studies that included patients whose small aortic aneurysms were repaired at the … Retrospective surgical studies are included because of the expected sparseness of prospective surgical … An analysis comparing open surgical and endovascular treatment of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis