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41. Key Questions 1. Does routine preoperative testing compared to no testing or alternative testing strategies improve outcomes (such as surgical complications, other morbidity, and mortality) among patients undergoing elective surgery? 2.… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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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.

42. Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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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

43. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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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.

44. Reduction in Medication Use after Bariatric Surgery (pdf file)
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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

45. Routine Preoperative Testing: Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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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.

46. Appendix Table B-3. Observational Studies of Masks in Healthcare Settings (xls file)
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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.

47. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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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.

48. Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings (pdf file)
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    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.

49. Having a breast biopsy. A review of the research for women and thier families (pdf file)
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    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.

50. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1512 (pdf file)
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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.

51. Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    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

52. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    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.

53. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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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

54. Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings: Surveillance Report (pdf file)
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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

55. Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities (pdf file)
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    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

56. Undescended-Testicle Executive (pdf file)
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    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.

57. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for Cryptorchidism | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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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.

58. Glaucoma-Treatment-Appendices-11-5-10-2 (pdf file)
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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

59. Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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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

60. Surveillance Report: Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings (pdf file)
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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