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141. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fetal-surgery_disposition-comments.pdf
     July 05, 2011 - Technical Brief Research Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Maternal-Fetal Surgical … Maternal-Fetal Surgical Procedures. Technical Brief No. 5. … Therefore, we have changed the term to either operations or surgical procedures throughout the document … Second, it suggests that the surgical training in OBGYN in Europe is more surgical than in the United … In fact, FETENDO was the failed endoscopic surgical approach used in the RCT conducted in the United

142. renal-update-2015-150115 (pdf file)
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     January 15, 2015 - Revascularization by surgical reconstruction is generally used only for patients with complicated renal … In addition, to better capture real-world scenarios for when open surgical options are chosen for patients … For example, surgical studies that included patients whose small aortic aneurysms were repaired at the … Retrospective surgical studies are included because of the expected sparseness of prospective surgical … An analysis comparing open surgical and endovascular treatment of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis

143. Health-Careassociated-Infections Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - surgical centers, long-term care facilities, and freestanding dialysis centers, and which kinds of … Effect of optimized antibiotic prophylaxis on the incidence of surgical site infection. … Hospitals collaborate to decrease surgical site infections. Am J Surg. 2005 Jul;190(1):9-15. … Perioperative surgical care bundle reduces pancreaticoduodenectomy wound infections. … Measuring compliance with surgical antibiotic protocols: an intervention.

144. Executive Summary: Peripheral Nerve Blocks for (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2025 - extent of the available literature about the benefits and harms of PNBs for pain management in this surgical … Opioids Prescribed After Low-Risk Surgical Procedures in the United States, 2004-2012. … Anaesthesia, analgesia, and the surgical stress response.

145. Liver-Cancer-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 28, 2012 - Patients with class B or C cirrhosis with concomitant HCC are not surgical candidates and are offered … resection is the preferred first-line treatment of HCC, approximately 80 percent of patients are not surgical … tolerate resection, tumors in unresectable locations, or medical comorbidities that result in a high surgical … The body of evidence, however, often includes a few patients who are candidates for surgical resection … Surgical resection versus percutaneous thermal ablation for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: a

146. Topic 0589 Cleaning and Monitoring of HAIs NSD SJ Clean (pdf file)
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     March 11, 2013 - Population(s): Patients in hospitals or long term care settings outpatient settings, free standing surgical … Population(s): Surfaces in hospital or long term care settings, outpatient settings, free standing surgical

147. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), ventilator associated pneumonia/events (VAP/VAE), surgical … exposure to devices used in invasive medical procedures (central lines, urinary catheters, ventilators, surgical … interventions • Respiratory precautions (droplet, airborne, negative pressure airflow) • Decontamination of surgical … /procedural environment (operating rooms) • Decontamination of reusable medical equipment (surgical … organisms, and possibly different settings/context, such as the Intensive Care Unit, the general medical/surgical

148. Disposition of Comments for CER 183 Tonsillectomy for OSDB (pdf file)
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     January 17, 2017 - dichotomous outcome in the usability- the report will be useful as a resource for comparisons of surgical … This review addresses a clinically important topic since tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical … The text now reads “In studies comparing surgical techniques for tonsillectomy, commonly used “hot” … and non- surgical approaches; thus, this is an important comparison and clinically valid. … non-surgical therapeutic interventions.

149. Project Name: (pdf file)
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     October 25, 2011 - This is an incomplete list of surgical interventions for OSA. … We recognize that surgical studies are at a disadvantage since so few surgical RCTs have been done. … This is why we made an exception for surgical studies and included large cohort studies. … Neither history nor sleep test predicts surgical outcomes. … Anatomy is the sole predictor of surgical outcomes.

150. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Of the topics identified that have received expert comments, two programs, one surgical procedure, … In utero surgical correction of myelomeningocele involves a highly specialized multidisciplinary team … intervention to repair myelomeningocele, citing in utero surgical repair’s potential for reducing … All experts agreed this surgical intervention would significantly improve patient health outcomes, … intervention, when compared with current surgical management, and concerns over potential adverse

151. Linking Dental Services to Treatment Outcomes for Diabetes: A Rapid Response Review (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2024 - There is weak evidence that non- surgical NSPT improves glycemic control. Effect sizes were small. … Interventions were mainly non-surgical periodontal therapy (mainly NSPT) (11 studies) and two studies … also included surgical intervention (flap surgery). … Does Non- Surgical Periodontal Treatment Improve Glycemic Control? … Effect of Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy on Insulin Resistance in Patients with Type II Diabetes

152. Development of Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Patient Registries and Clinical Practice: Methods and Lessons Learned (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2019 - and non-surgical interventions. … Surgical interventions include: discectomy, laminectomy, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, spinal fusion … Ongoing development of new surgical approaches and new devices, e.g., nerve ablation device approved … Major players in the market include Intuitive Surgical, MAKO Surgical (now owned by Stryker), Accuray … A consistent theme in the literature covering robotic-assisted surgical devices (RASD) technology

153. Treatments for Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin - Executive Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - with these cancers.7 There are many potential management strategies for BCC and SCC, including surgical … Surgical excision without intraoperative evaluation of the margins B. … Surgical excision with intraoperative evaluation of the margins Mohs micrographically controlled surgery … Pain after treatment was most commonly encountered for surgical interventions (21.5%) and for PDT ( … Infections at the treatment site were described in 5.5 percent of lesions with surgical treatments

154. Executive Summary - Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2023 - Parameters for Predicting Surgical Outcomes for Gastric Cancer Patients: Simple Is Better Than Complex … Missing effect of glutamine supplementation on the surgical outcome after pancreaticoduodenectomy for … Effects of lipid emulsions in parenteral nutrition of esophageal cancer surgical patients receiving … The immunomodulating enteral nutrition in malnourished surgical patients - a prospective, randomized … Perioperative immunonutrition in surgical cancer patients: a summary of a decade of research.

155. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness Review 128 Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
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     April 30, 2014 - site infection, as was documented by dedicated surgical investigators of the 1930s and 1940. … In my perspective, the manuscript is a re-iteration of evidence that has been present in the surgical … Do we know why they were excluded (e.g. non-surgical studies)? … Many things have changed in perioperative care and surgical technique over such a long period. … We will also disseminate our findings as an article in a surgical peer-reviewed journal.

156. Amended Protocol: Management of Infantile Epilepsy (pdf file)
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     March 07, 2021 - will address the comparative effectiveness of pharmacologic interventions, dietary interventions, surgical … Adverse effects: Infection, new neurological deficits, surgical complications, irritability, somnolence … We made an exception for studies of surgical interventions, for which we only required at least 10 patients … per surgical procedure. … (e.g., different infants receiving different pharmacologic agents, or infants undergoing different surgical

157. Tonsillectomy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     February 10, 2016 - The  entities  together  represent   more  than  15%  of  all  surgical  procedures  in  children  under …  in  rates  continues  despite  improved  evidence  about   indications.5     Table  1  outlines  surgical … Commonly  used  surgical  techniques  or  tools  for  tonsillectomy     Surgical  Technique  or  Tool … Do  benefits  and  harms  differ  by  surgical  technique  (e.g.,  cautery,  coblation)?       … Ear,  nose,  and  throat  surgical   devices  include  a  variety  of  devices  for  surgical  procedures

158. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND__0250_05-20-2010.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - , ACEIs, ARBs, statins), devices (pacemakers, implanted cardioverters), procedures (cardioversion, surgical … What are the comparative benefits and harms of newer surgical and less invasive therapies, such as AVJ

159. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/tympanostomy-tubes_research-protocol.pdf
     November 16, 2015 - devices prompted AHRQ to commission a review of the evidence to help inform recommendations concerning surgical … tympanostomy tube placement in children: 30% were for persistent OME, 24% for recurrent AOM, and 46% of surgical … Question 3: What adverse events, surgical complications, and sequelae are associated with inserting … Need for replacement of tympanostomy tubes •   KQ 3: Adverse events, surgical complications, and sequelae … o   Intraoperative and immediate postoperative anesthetic and surgical adverse events o   Medium-term

160. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2010 - In fact, up to 60% of patients will require at least one surgical resection over their lifetime.1,7 … Burrill Crohn’s initial description of this disease suggested that it could be cured with wide surgical … Because of the recent high quality meta-analysis focused on treatment options after surgical resection … Surgical management of upper gastrointestinal and small bowel Crohn's disease. … Practice parameters for the surgical management of Crohn's disease.