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961. 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.

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

963. 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

964. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - not responding, renal failure or dysfunction, respiratory dysfunction or infection, rupture of the surgical

965. Type-2-Diabetes-Medications-Update Surveillance (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2013 - produce prima facie evidence that a conclusion was out of date, such as the withdrawal of a drug or surgical

966. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Anticoagulant Use in Adults (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - either a 2-unit drop in hemoglobin, 2-unit transfusion, or a critical site bleed) or the ISTH 2009 surgical

967. A total of 1,364 patients were treated with a neurothrombectomy device as part of X reports (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2014 - decisionmaking, it differs from many well-studied decision processes for medical procedures (e.g., surgical

968. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
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     October 26, 2012 - Optimal Surgical Treatment Of Fulminant Clostridium Difficile Colitis.

969. Disposition of Comments Report for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2013 - lack of reversal agents for these drugs make the potential issues of bleeding, especially around surgical

970. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - Diabetes Mellitus AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High-Impact Interventions Report Priority Area 07: Diabetes Mellitus Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 www.ahrq.gov …

971. 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

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

973. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Developing and Prioritizing a Future Research Agenda (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2012 - o Short term: infection, surgical injury a Elective

974. Finding Grey Literature Evidence and Assessing for Outcome and Analysis Reporting Biases When Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Class II, which includes devices such as forceps and surgical lasers are considered to pose a greater

975. Methods-Guidance-Reporting-Bias Methods (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - Class II, which includes devices such as forceps and surgical lasers are considered to pose a greater

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

977. 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

978. 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

979. 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

980. 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