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441. 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     May 01, 2012 - produce prima facie evidence that a conclusion was out of date, such as the withdrawal of a drug or surgical … Surgeon RP volume was not associated with RP-related mortality and positive surgical margins.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

442. 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.

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

444. Diagnosis and Treatment of Localized Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 24, 2013 - therapies for the treatment of localized bladder cancer, used alone, in combination or adjunctive to surgical … Improvement in quality of life There is an ever-expanding body of literature looking into the available surgical

445. 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

446. 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

447. Research Protocol: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy (pdf file)
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     April 09, 2020 - Surgical options include mastectomy (where the entire breast is removed) and lumpectomy or segmental … dehiscence and delayed healing.25,27 Purpose of Review This systematic review will assess the surgical … intended audience for this systematic review includes guideline developers, plastic surgeons, breast surgical … Surgical trends in breast cancer: a rise in novel operative treatment options over a 12 year analysis … Human acellular dermis increases surgical site infection and overall complication profile when compared

448. 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

449. 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

450. 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

451. Interventional Treatments for Acute and Chronic Pain: Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 17, 2020 - tissue injections to minimally invasive surgeries, but in this report it will be used to refer to non-surgical … interventional procedures (i.e., excluding minimally invasive surgical procedures). … used for ulnar, median, and radial neuropathy. 33 This review does not address minimally invasive surgical … Minimally invasive surgical procedures Orthopedic intra-articular and soft tissue injections Local

452. Disposition of Comments for CER 195 Management of Uterine Fibroids (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2017 - This was also comparable to levels in the surgical arm of their trial (p=0.47). … We did include some studies of ulipristal that were not focused on effect on surgical outcomes rather … TEP Reviewer#3 General Comments It is not wise to group uterine artery embolization with surgical … With surgical occlusion or division, the main vessel is severed, but this leaves room for ovarian flow … It is not similar to surgical occlusion, and a distinction should be made.

453. Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 02, 2020 - assess the comparative effectiveness of treatments and harms of opioid and nonopioid treatments for surgical … herpes zoster and trigeminal neuralgia) KQ5: Postoperative pain after discharge KQ6: Dental pain (surgical … department (initiation of therapy and following discharge), physician’s office, outpatient or inpatient surgical … New persistent opioid use after minor and major surgical procedures in US adults.

454. Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Executive summary for the update of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Consensus Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2017 - of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts fDepartment of Breast Surgical … This update is endorsed by the Society of Surgical Oncology. … Data from other large randomized phase 3 trials evaluating APBI, including the National Surgical Adjuvant … therapeutic ratio of EBRT-based APBI.46-48 In light of ongoing research, particularly the National Surgical … Surgical Excision Without Radiation for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast: 12-Year Results From

455. Disposition of Comments for Comparative Effectiveness Review 130 (pdf file)
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     January 29, 2014 - workups and treatments), and the unknown benefit to patients.3- 8 In addition to increasing the cost of surgical … result in some delay or cancellation of the procedure or some changes to anesthetic management or surgical … Peer Reviewer #6 Figures Table 1 has an interesting categorization of surgical risk. … I am not intimately familiar with the reference and I do believe the literature is not clear on surgical … present day, it does not seem meaningful to look at routine testing as a problem if the target is all surgical

456. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - There was no mortality, major surgical morbidity, or excessive weight loss. … Adding an invasive surgical procedure to the list of treatment options would be a large disruption … Surgical management of morbid obesity. Policy #: 053. [internet]. … Medical and surgical management of obesity including anorexiants. Policy #: 379. [internet]. … Bariatric surgery: surgical treatment for severe obesity. Policy number: CLPD-0423-012.

457. CER 217 Management of Infertility Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2019 - For female causes, options include surgical management of tubal occlusion, surgical treatment of endometriosis … or other conditions affecting sperm production, empiric treatments with hormonal or other agents, surgical … management, and miscarriage between clomiphene and metformin or oral agents and surgical management … For women with endometriosis, ASRM concluded that evidence for surgical treatment of women with mild … For those patients going directly to ART, surgical treatment of endometriosis, including endometrioma

458. CER 217 Management of Infertility Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2019 - For female causes, options include surgical management of tubal occlusion, surgical treatment of endometriosis … or other conditions affecting sperm production, empiric treatments with hormonal or other agents, surgical … management, and miscarriage between clomiphene and metformin or oral agents and surgical management … For women with endometriosis, ASRM concluded that evidence for surgical treatment of women with mild … For those patients going directly to ART, surgical treatment of endometriosis, including endometrioma

459. Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 28, 2020 - The American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) published guidelines for the radiotherapeutic and surgical … Several key questions must be considered for patients who undergo surgical resection of brain metastases … In patients undergoing surgical resection, how do adverse events compare among those who also undergo … Radiotherapeutic and surgical management for newly diagnosed brain metastasis(es): An American Society … The role of surgical resection in the management of newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review

460. Research Protocol: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases (pdf file)
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     October 10, 2019 - American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) published guidelines for the radiotherapeutic and surgical … Several key questions must be considered for patients who undergo surgical resection of brain metastases … In patients undergoing surgical resection, how do adverse events compare among those who also undergo … Radiotherapeutic and surgical management for newly diagnosed brain metastasis(es): An American Society … Surgical resection and whole brain radiation therapy versus whole brain radiation therapy alone for