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November 01, 2017 - preoperative testing compared to no testing or alternative testing strategies improve outcomes (such as surgical … Do the benefits or harms of routine preoperative tests vary by the risk of the surgical procedure (low … All pre-surgical evaluations. … During pre-surgical evaluations, physicians frequently order a battery of tests. … This topic impacts all pre-surgical patients.
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October 01, 2024 - and stability of neurological status over time, but it is also associated with complications such as surgical … A larger body of evidence evaluated various treatments, primarily surgical detethering, for symptomatic … Studies reported improvement of neurological status with surgical detethering (low strength of evidence … body of evidence evaluated various treatments for symptomatic patients, with the majority focused on surgical … Studies reported improvement of neurological status after surgical detethering (low SoE), but it was
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December 01, 2020 - FDA Approved Treatments
While no surgical or non-surgical treatments have been specifically approved … or non-surgical modality received along with the primary treatment. … Comparators
Surgical compared with non-surgical approaches
Non-surgical approach compared with … non-surgical approach
Surgical approach compared with surgical approach
Combination approaches … not adequately capture all harms related to the surgical interventions.
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June 01, 2010 - On the whole, the surgical group had more comorbid illness
than the comparison group, while the non-surgical … likely to be obese
Surgical Group Non-Surgical Comparison Group
(N=6,235) (N=16,116)
Age in … Group Non-surgical
Group
Surgical Group Non-surgical
Group
Diabetes Diabetic
Patients
1.07 … Group Non-surgical
Group
Surgical Group Non-surgical
Group
Lipid-lowering Diabetic
Patients … =Surgical Group
Black Squares=Non-surgical Group of Individuals Predicted to be Obese
Effective
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December 01, 2019 - However, the relative effect on patient and surgical outcomes, as well as resource utilization, of these … Hospitals or surgical centers may dictate that preoperative testing must be done within a limited period … Stratify and compare harms by:
The risk of the surgical procedure, the type of anesthesia planned … and surgical setting for the study samples. … Effective strategy to guide pathology test ordering in surgical patients.
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February 01, 2020 - mask vs. no mask: 0.45 (0.07 to 2.71) Unadjusted RR (95% CI)
N95 vs. surgical mask: 0.50 (0.06 to 4.23 … )
Unadjusted RR (95% CI)
Consistent N95 or surgical mask vs. inconsistent mask: 0.23 (0.07 to 0.78) … mask: 0.50 (0.23 to 1.10)
16-layer cotton surgical mask: 0.27 (0.14 to 0.51)
N95 mask: 0.52 (0.12 … to 2.24)
Disposable mask: 1.12 (0.55 to 2.27)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
16-layer cotton surgical mask (yes … vs. no): 0.17 (0.07 to 0.41)^
12-layer cotton surgical mask vs.
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December 14, 2010 - Outcomes:
All outcomes for surgical procedures are the same as in KQ1. … then comparing surgical procedures with
conventional non-surgical therapies. … The evidence of risks (adverse events) will be
summarized for each surgical procedure and non-surgical … procedure
has a higher efficacy than does the non-surgical therapy. … its original size, by surgical removal of a large portion of
the stomach.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-review-masks-prevention-covid-version-1.pdf
December 01, 2021 - Surgical/medical masks (referred to in this report as surgical masks) are
loose-fitting, disposable … mask and one28
compared a surgical versus cloth mask. … Surgical
mask to prevent influenza transmission in
households: a cluster randomized trial. … Surgical mask to prevent influenza
transmission in households: a cluster
randomized trial. … Reduction in COVID-19 Infection Using
Surgical Facial Masks Outside the
Healthcare System.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_consumer.pdf
May 01, 2016 - � Side effects are less common with core-needle biopsy than with
open surgical biopsy. … Open Surgical Biopsy
An open surgical biopsy is usually done only if you have a high
risk of cancer … Side effects happen more often with open surgical biopsy. … � Up to 10 out of 100 women who have open surgical biopsy get
severe bruising. … � Up to 6 out of 100 women who have open surgical biopsy get
an infection.
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December 01, 2015 - Such models are
intended to reduce surgical time, avoid surgical complications, and cut costs. … planning and reduce surgical complications. … personalized surgical tools and techniques. … outcomes, reducing
cost of care, and predicting surgical risk. … cost of care, and predicting surgical risk.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/undescended-testicle/research
December 01, 2019 - stimulation for treatment planning and hormones for achieving testicular descent, and choices among surgical … treatments, including surgical approach (open vs. laparoscopic). … Imaging studies needed to have confirmatory surgical data. … Surgical treatment for cryptorchidism is associated with success rates of testicular descent that range … Surgical options are effective, with high rates of testicular descent (moderate strength of evidence
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fecal-incontinence_clinician.pdf
July 01, 2016 - systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the potential benefits and adverse effects of
surgical … The systematic review included 63 unique studies
plus 53 surgical case series published from 1980 to … The evidence for the
effectiveness of all surgical treatments was insufficient to
permit meaningful … It is difficult to compare the effectiveness of surgical
to nonsurgical fecal incontinence treatments … Major
surgical complications often required reoperation; fewer
required permanent colostomy.
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September 01, 2011 - Does the incidence of adverse events vary with duration
of followup, specific surgical intervention, … Surgical interventions
• Nissen-fundoplications
• Toupet-fundoplications
3. … For studies with surgical
procedures, we accepted only RCTs or cohort studies
examining total (Nissen … CER did not identify any study that
compared surgical with endoscopic treatment. … Surgical treatment for extraesophageal Insufficient • All of the data on surgical treatment are from
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October 01, 2020 - No new evidence No change in conclusions
Healthcare settings:
Insufficient evidence for surgical … No new evidence No change in conclusions
Community settings: Probably
no difference between surgical … No new evidence No change in conclusions
Healthcare settings: N95
respirators and surgical masks … No new evidence No change in conclusions
Healthcare settings: Surgical
masks are possibly associated … No new evidence No change in conclusions
Healthcare settings: N95
respirators and surgical masks
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_clinician.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Open surgical biopsy removes suspicious tissue through a surgi-
cal incision. … Open surgical biopsy samples most or all of the lesion, so
it is considered to have a smaller risk of … Therefore,
if core-needle biopsy is also highly accurate, it may be
preferable to open surgical biopsy … The review,
Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of
Breast Lesions: An Update to the … It
is an update of the 2009 review Comparative Effectiveness
of Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/undescended-testicle_executive.pdf
December 01, 2012 - no imaging, hormonal stimulation testing or not) and
intervention (surgical vs. hormonal, one-stage … treatments, including
surgical approach (open vs. laparoscopic). … Similarly, weighted
testicular atrophy rates were derived for each of the
surgical techniques. … Effectiveness of Surgical Treatments
Twenty-six studies addressed surgical treatment. … The use of laparoscopy has increased across all surgical
fields in the last decade.
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December 01, 2019 - vs. hormonal, orchiopexy, different surgical techniques). … The standard urology textbook, Campbell-Walsh Urology, considers that “early surgical repositioning of … therapy and specific surgical techniques (i.e., one-stage vs. two-stage orchiopexy, laparoscopic vs. … therapy or surgical therapy versus surgical therapy. … Abnormalities of the testes and scrotum and their surgical management.
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October 27, 2009 - Registered n/a
INDO WEBAL SURGICAL INDO WEBAL Registered n/a
INDO-GERMAN SURGICAL CORP. … DRAINAGE DEVICES PMA 6/17/2010
STARR SURGICAL CO STAAR SURGICAL AQUAFLOW COLLAGEN GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE … DEVICE PMA 3/11/2009
STARR SURGICAL CO STAAR SURGICAL AQUAFLOW COLLAGEN GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE DEVICE PMA … 3/10/2008
STARR SURGICAL CO STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY AQUAFLOW(TM) COLLAGEN GLAUCOMA
DRAINAGE DEVICE … ISCIENCE SURGICAL FIBEROPTIC ILLUMINATOR MODEL FI - 100 SE 8/15/2006
ISCIENCE SURGICAL CORPORATION
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December 01, 2019 - Endovascular revascularization offers multiple distinct advantages over surgical procedures. … The introduction of hybrid revascularization techniques (endovascular and surgical revascularization … Given these issues, the choice of revascularization strategy (endovascular vs. surgical) is often made … Crossover between surgical and endovascular therapies: Patients often undergo both surgical and endovascular … approach vs. another surgical approach )
Outcomes
KQs 1–3:
Vessel patency
Repeat
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July 17, 2020 - No new evidence No change in conclusions
Healthcare settings: N95
respirators and surgical masks … No new evidence No change in conclusions
Healthcare settings: Surgical
masks are possibly associated … No new evidence No change in conclusions
Healthcare settings: N95
respirators and surgical masks … • No serious harms
reported with N95
respirators and surgical
masks in randomized
controlled trials … Masks included N95 respirators, surgical
masks, or cloth face coverings, and the study did not conduct