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241. 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.

242. 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.

243. Liver-Cancer-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 28, 2012 - Patients with class B or C cirrhosis with concomitant HCC are not surgical candidates and are offered … resection is the preferred first-line treatment of HCC, approximately 80 percent of patients are not surgical … tolerate resection, tumors in unresectable locations, or medical comorbidities that result in a high surgical … The body of evidence, however, often includes a few patients who are candidates for surgical resection … Surgical resection versus percutaneous thermal ablation for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: a

244. What is the comparative effectiveness of various local treatments for (1) unresectable liver metastases and (2) unresectable, localized hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)? Does the comparative effectiveness vary when lesions are unresectable… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - (Surgical resection, when possible, is considered the preferred approach. … Surgical resection with clean margins or liver transplantation (for HCC) is the only treatments available … different outcomes that those whose tumors are unresectable because comorbid illness precludes a standard surgical

245. Topic 0589 Cleaning and Monitoring of HAIs NSD SJ Clean (pdf file)
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     March 11, 2013 - Population(s): Patients in hospitals or long term care settings outpatient settings, free standing surgical … Population(s): Surfaces in hospital or long term care settings, outpatient settings, free standing surgical

246. Disposition of Comments for CER 183 Tonsillectomy for OSDB (pdf file)
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     January 17, 2017 - dichotomous outcome in the usability- the report will be useful as a resource for comparisons of surgical … This review addresses a clinically important topic since tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical … The text now reads “In studies comparing surgical techniques for tonsillectomy, commonly used “hot” … and non- surgical approaches; thus, this is an important comparison and clinically valid. … non-surgical therapeutic interventions.

247. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Of the topics identified that have received expert comments, two programs, one surgical procedure, … In utero surgical correction of myelomeningocele involves a highly specialized multidisciplinary team … intervention to repair myelomeningocele, citing in utero surgical repair’s potential for reducing … All experts agreed this surgical intervention would significantly improve patient health outcomes, … intervention, when compared with current surgical management, and concerns over potential adverse

248. Treatments for Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin - Executive Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - with these cancers.7 There are many potential management strategies for BCC and SCC, including surgical … Surgical excision without intraoperative evaluation of the margins B. … Surgical excision with intraoperative evaluation of the margins Mohs micrographically controlled surgery … Pain after treatment was most commonly encountered for surgical interventions (21.5%) and for PDT ( … Infections at the treatment site were described in 5.5 percent of lesions with surgical treatments

249. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness Review 128 Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
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     April 30, 2014 - site infection, as was documented by dedicated surgical investigators of the 1930s and 1940. … In my perspective, the manuscript is a re-iteration of evidence that has been present in the surgical … Do we know why they were excluded (e.g. non-surgical studies)? … Many things have changed in perioperative care and surgical technique over such a long period. … We will also disseminate our findings as an article in a surgical peer-reviewed journal.

250. Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 01, 2022 - to undergo any procedure, then decisions on the procedure (autologous vs. implant), type of implant, surgical

251. Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Healthcare and Community Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2021 - to update the existing evidence of the effectiveness of three types of masks (respirators, e.g.N95; surgical

252. Tonsillectomy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     February 10, 2016 - The  entities  together  represent   more  than  15%  of  all  surgical  procedures  in  children  under …  in  rates  continues  despite  improved  evidence  about   indications.5     Table  1  outlines  surgical … Commonly  used  surgical  techniques  or  tools  for  tonsillectomy     Surgical  Technique  or  Tool … Do  benefits  and  harms  differ  by  surgical  technique  (e.g.,  cautery,  coblation)?       … Ear,  nose,  and  throat  surgical   devices  include  a  variety  of  devices  for  surgical  procedures

253. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 11, 2010 - Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Core-Needle and Open Surgical … Comparative Effectiveness of Core-Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions … We are assuming that the open surgical biopsies are 100% accurate. … Methods I am not sure anyone would agree these days that open surgical biopsy is the “gold standard” … We performed meta-regressions and found that studies that used open surgical biopsy on all patients

254. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2010 - In fact, up to 60% of patients will require at least one surgical resection over their lifetime.1,7 … Burrill Crohn’s initial description of this disease suggested that it could be cured with wide surgical … Because of the recent high quality meta-analysis focused on treatment options after surgical resection … Surgical management of upper gastrointestinal and small bowel Crohn's disease. … Practice parameters for the surgical management of Crohn's disease.

255. uterine-fibroids-protocol-160301 (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - a review to randomized clinical comparisons of effectiveness, including medical management versus surgical …  Exclusion  of  Studies  in  the  Review   This review will include studies evaluating medical and 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

256. Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 17, 2016 - Colorectal Cancer Systematic Review Archived September 10, 2014 Core Needle and Open Surgical … Myocardial Infarction Research Protocol Archived September 20, 2013 Core Needle and Open Surgical

257. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - , ACEIs, ARBs, statins), devices (pacemakers, implanted cardioverters), procedures (cardioversion, surgical … What are the comparative benefits and harms of newer surgical and less invasive therapies, such as AVJ

258. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2012 - addressing CP and feeding difficulties, we will use six key databases including studies related to surgical … We anticipate that participants in studies of surgical interventions likely have more severe feeding …  We define significant reflux as reflux requiring surgical or medical intervention. … AND (impairment*[tiab] OR impaired[tiab] OR problem*[tiab] OR deficit*[tiab])) 90,519 #2 ("Surgical … antireflux[tiab] OR "Gastroesophageal Reflux/surgery"[Mesh] OR (reflux[tiab] AND (surgery[tiab] OR surgical

259. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2011 - What is the effect of preoperative screening for sleep apnea on surgical outcomes? … What is the effect of preoperative screening for sleep apnea on surgical outcomes? … Of 12 studies (1 quality A, 11 quality C) comparing surgical modalities with CPAP, only two were RCTs … • Rigorously conducted head-to-head comparisons of surgical interventions versus CPAP are needed to … • Conclusion: The strength of evidence is insufficient to determine the relative merits of surgical

260. Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2016 - systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the potential benefits and harms of medical and/or surgical … Evidence is insufficient to determine if uterine or other pelvic vessel ligation is associated with surgical … is insufficient to determine if a combination of medical interventions for PPH, when compared with surgical