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881. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
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     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

882. hemorrhage-postpartum-protocol-140611 (pdf file)
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     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[

883. Point-Of-Care Research (pdf file)
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     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

884. REQUEST FOR TASK ORDER (pdf file)
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     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

885. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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     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

886. Obesity (pdf file)
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     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

887. Colorectal-Cancer-Liver-Metastases-Therapies Executive (pdf file)
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     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.

888. 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… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - What are the comparative benefits and harms of newer surgical and less invasive therapies, such as AVJ

889. Tx-For-Localized-Prostate-Cancer Surveillanceassesment 20120614 (pdf file)
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     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

890. Tx-For-Localized-Prostate-Cancer Surveillanceassesment 20120614 (pdf file)
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     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

891. Topic Nomination: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 1.Questions to Consider 1. What is the comparative efficacy and effectiveness of currently available and emerging treatments for lower urinary tract… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     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

892. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     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

893. Disposition of Comments for Screening of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) (pdf file)
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     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.

894. Updating Current Effectiveness Reviews (pdf file)
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     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

895. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     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

896. Cancer-Pancreas Executive (pdf file)
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     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

897. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     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

898. Appendicitis Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     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

899. Comparative effectiveness of conventional computed tomography (CT), multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) (CT colonography), fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) or FDG-PET/CT, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - circumferential margin (CRM) is an important factor in deciding the need for neoadjuvant treatment, extent of surgical

900. 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… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - comparative effectiveness of exercise versus endovascular intervention for relieving claudication and of surgical