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  1. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-tympanostomy_research.pdf
    June 01, 2017 - in the trial Key exclusion criteria hstory of ear or mastoid surgery; designation for any other surgical … Question 3: What adverse events, surgical complications, and sequelae are associated with inserting … tympanostomy OR grommet OR grommets OR tube OR tubes OR ventilation OR t-tube OR tubulation OR otologic surgical … tympanostomy OR grommet OR grommets OR tube OR tubes OR ventilation OR t-tube OR tubulation OR otologic surgical … Middle Ear Ventilation"[Mesh] OR ((middle AND (ear OR tympanic)) AND (tube or tubes)) OR "Otologic Surgical
  2. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hemorrhage-postpartum_research-protocol.pdf
    June 11, 2014 - Surgical options in the event of failure of other measures to control bleeding include curettage, uterine … we will discuss results for subgroups (e.g., defined by etiology of PPH, treatment type [medical or surgical … Fertility rate and subsequent pregnancy outcomes after conservative surgical techniques in postpartum … sequelae[tiab] OR sequela[tiab] OR "Postoperative Complications"[Mesh] OR ((postoperative[tiab] OR surgical … [tiab] OR postsurgical[tiab] OR "post operative"[tiab] OR "post surgical"[tiab]) AND (complication[
  3. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/point-of-care_research.pdf
    April 01, 2014 - The Rotator Cuff Tear review was listed as general references and cited in a subsection about surgical … Comparative Effectiveness of Core-Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions … Systematic review: comparative effectiveness of core-needle and open surgical biopsy to diagnose breast … Comparative Effectiveness of Core-Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions … "Systematic review: comparative effectiveness of core-needle and open surgical biopsy to diagnose breast
  4. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-quality-meaures_research.pdf
    April 01, 2010 - The majority of patients in all cohorts received care at a hospital with a surgical cancer center, … who died from cancer were more likely to have had their last hospitalization at a hospital with a surgical … 99.0) 5,566 (97.9) For profit 168 (1.4) 48 (1.4) 31 (1.3) 17 (1.4) 153 (1.6) 22 (1.0) 122 (2.1) Surgical … profit vs. nonprofit hospital 0.46 (0.18,1.16) 0.48 (0.18,1.30) 0.97 (0.60,1.58) No surgical … hospital 1.75** (1.16,2.64) 1.97* (0.91,4.28) 1.22 (0.86,1.72) 2.28** (1.16,4.48) No surgical
  5. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
    June 01, 2013 - When these therapies fail to achieve relief, surgical treatments may be proposed, such as arthroplasty … According to some experts, increased training and time required for more complicated surgical procedures … However, these costs could be offset by improved surgical outcomes, reduced complications and length … Health care delivery infrastructure and patient management: Offering Mobi-C at surgical centers would … Additionally, surgical procedures are expected require more time, increasing demands on surgical suites
  6. Obesity (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity_hi_impact.pdf
    April 17, 2012 - Only one surgical treatment has definitively demonstrated long-term efficacy for morbidly obese patients … However, some super-morbidly obese patients are ineligible for surgery because of surgical risks and … these pharmacotherapies might be less costly than undergoing bariatric surgery or other antiobesity surgical … improvement in diabetes, and for the first time, demonstrated beneficial hormonal effects similar to surgical … morbidly obese patients lose 10% of their excess body weight before bariatric surgery to help reduce surgical
  7. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/1-what-are-the-benefits-and-harms-of-rhythm-control-compared-to-rate-control-including-newer-agents-what-are-the-benefits-and-harms-of-strict-vs-more-lenient-rate-control-2-what-are-the-benefits-and-harms-of-different-antico
    November 01, 2017 - What are the comparative benefits and harms of newer surgical and less invasive therapies, such as AVJ
  8. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-cancer-liver-metastases-therapies_executive.pdf
    December 01, 2012 - Local Nonsurgical Treatment Strategies Despite improved surgical techniques and systemic chemotherapy … Surgical treatment of colorectal metastases to the liver. … Surgical management and outcomes of colorectal cancer liver metastases. … Surgical resection of colorectal carcinoma metastases to the liver. … Surgical therapy of hepatic colorectal metastasis.
  9. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tx-for-localized-prostate-cancer_surveillanceassesment_20120614.pdf
    May 01, 2012 - produce prima facie evidence that a conclusion was out of date, such as the withdrawal of a drug or surgical … Surgeon RP volume was not associated with RP-related mortality and positive surgical margins. … rates of blood transfusions, fewer postoperative respiratory complications, fewer miscellaneous surgical … Crook, 201116 SPIRIT: Surgical Prostatectomy versus Interstitial Radiation Intervention Trial n … New Evidence: Surgeon RP volume was not associated with RP-related mortality and positive surgical
  10. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tx-for-localized-prostate-cancer_surveillanceassesment_20120614.pdf
    May 01, 2012 - produce prima facie evidence that a conclusion was out of date, such as the withdrawal of a drug or surgical … Surgeon RP volume was not associated with RP-related mortality and positive surgical margins. … rates of blood transfusions, fewer postoperative respiratory complications, fewer miscellaneous surgical … Crook, 201116 SPIRIT: Surgical Prostatectomy versus Interstitial Radiation Intervention Trial n … New Evidence: Surgeon RP volume was not associated with RP-related mortality and positive surgical
  11. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/topic-nomination-lower-urinary-tract-symptoms-secondary-to-benign-prostatic-hyperplasia-1questions-to-consider-1-what-is-the-comparative-efficacy-and-effectiveness-of-currently-available-and-emerging-treatments-for-lower-uri
    November 01, 2017 - What are the effects of pharmacotherapy and surgical treatment options for LUTS secondary to BPH, on … The aforementioned pharmacotherapy and surgical treatments should be compared in order to provide patients
  12. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule_research-protocol.pdf
    March 14, 2012 - total failure of the capsule to pass (requiring serial x-rays to document passage or endoscopic or surgical … of gastric emptying delay guides physicians in their recommendations for nutrition, medication, and surgical … the patient who fails first-line therapy and thus assist in identifying or excluding patients as surgical … Evidence of Hirschsprung’s disease is an indication for surgical segmental resection. … If outlet dysfunction does not improve with biofeedback therapy, then surgical options may be limited
  13. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mrsa-screening-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - site infections) may also reduce MRSA surgical site infections. … I can understand the comparison using ambulatory patients when analyzing screening studies of surgical … How are they distinguished from ICU and surgical patients? … Furthermore, 59% of the surgical patients received < 1 day of decolonization therapy prior to their … procedure, which may have adversely affected the incidence of MRSA surgical site infections.
  14. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-assessment-research-updates_research.pdf
    September 15, 2008 - Do Not Know Key Question 1: What is the evidence of the comparative effectiveness of medical, surgical … Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No 7 10 percent to 65 percent of surgical patients still require medications … produce prima facie evidence that a conclusion was out of date, such as the withdrawal of a drug or surgical
  15. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin_research-protocol.pdf
    September 08, 2011 - Local infections  Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  Pneumonia  Surgical … Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome"[Mesh] OR "Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive"[Mesh] OR "Surgical … postoperative infection'/exp OR 'postoperative infections'/exp OR 'postoperative complications'/exp OR 'post-surgical … infection' OR 'post-surgical infections' OR 'critically ill'/exp OR icu OR 'intensive care'/exp OR
  16. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-pancreas_executive.pdf
    September 01, 2014 - 80 percent to 85 percent of cases are too Effective Health Care Program 2 advanced to permit surgical … As noted, most cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage, precluding surgical resection.1 When pancreatic … Resectability Surgical resection offers the only hope of cure and is typically determined via multidisciplinary … The resectability criteria continue to evolve as surgical techniques advance and more tumors are resectable … arterial and venous phases of enhancement to permit more confident identification of arteries for surgical
  17. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vte-prophyalaxis_research-protocol.pdf
    March 01, 2011 - packed cells or whole blood; or bleeding into critical organs (retroperitoneal or intracranial)45  In surgical … Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism in the surgical patient: options by surgery type … impairment and obesity: available evidence and clinical practice recommendations across medical and surgical … Definition of major bleeding in clinical investigations of antihemostatic medicinal products in non-surgical … Definition of major bleeding in clinical investigations of antihemostatic medicinal products in surgical
  18. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/appendicitis_research-protocol.pdf
    December 09, 2013 - Appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency, with over 250,000 appendectomies performed … Rationale for an Evidence Review The reliable identification of patients with RLQ pain who need surgical … definitions of clinical signs, the components and their weights for clinical prediction rules, the surgical … Progress in the diagnosis of appendicitis: a report from Washington State's Surgical Care and Outcomes … Negative appendectomy and imaging accuracy in the Washington State Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment
  19. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/comparative-effectiveness-of-conventional-computed-tomography-ct-multidetector-computed-tomography-mdct-ct-colonography-fludeoxyglucose-positron-emission-tomography-fdg-pet-or-fdg-petct-magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri-ultraso
    November 01, 2017 - circumferential margin (CRM) is an important factor in deciding the need for neoadjuvant treatment, extent of surgical
  20. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/peripheral-artery-disease-pad-defined-as-peripheral-artery-disease-of-the-lower-extremities-1-does-aspirin-reduce-the-risk-of-adverse-cardiovascular-events-mi-stroke-cardiovascular-death-in-patients-with-pad-is-there-a-diffe
    November 01, 2017 - comparative effectiveness of exercise versus endovascular intervention for relieving claudication and of surgical

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