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61. Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2016 - Open surgical biopsy removes suspicious tissue through a surgi- cal incision. … Open surgical biopsy samples most or all of the lesion, so it is considered to have a smaller risk of … Therefore, if core-needle biopsy is also highly accurate, it may be preferable to open surgical biopsy … The review, Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions: An Update to the … It is an update of the 2009 review Comparative Effectiveness of Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy

62. Undescended-Testicle Executive (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2012 - no imaging, hormonal stimulation testing or not) and intervention (surgical vs. hormonal, one-stage … treatments, including surgical approach (open vs. laparoscopic). … Similarly, weighted testicular atrophy rates were derived for each of the surgical techniques. … Effectiveness of Surgical Treatments Twenty-six studies addressed surgical treatment. … The use of laparoscopy has increased across all surgical fields in the last decade.

63. Glaucoma-Treatment-Appendices-11-5-10-2 (pdf file)
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    October 27, 2009 - Registered n/a INDO WEBAL SURGICAL INDO WEBAL Registered n/a INDO-GERMAN SURGICAL CORP. … DRAINAGE DEVICES PMA 6/17/2010 STARR SURGICAL CO STAAR SURGICAL AQUAFLOW COLLAGEN GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE … DEVICE PMA 3/11/2009 STARR SURGICAL CO STAAR SURGICAL AQUAFLOW COLLAGEN GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE DEVICE PMA … 3/10/2008 STARR SURGICAL CO STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY AQUAFLOW(TM) COLLAGEN GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE DEVICE … ISCIENCE SURGICAL FIBEROPTIC ILLUMINATOR MODEL FI - 100 SE 8/15/2006 ISCIENCE SURGICAL CORPORATION

64. Surveillance Report: Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings (pdf file)
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    July 17, 2020 - No new evidence No change in conclusions Healthcare settings: N95 respirators and surgical masks … No new evidence No change in conclusions Healthcare settings: Surgical masks are possibly associated … No new evidence No change in conclusions Healthcare settings: N95 respirators and surgical masks … • No serious harms reported with N95 respirators and surgical masks in randomized controlled trials … Masks included N95 respirators, surgical masks, or cloth face coverings, and the study did not conduct

65. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1506 (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2015 - outcomes, reducing cost of care, and predicting surgical risk. … cost of care, and predicting surgical risk. … Surgical planning for reconstruction of complex heart defects. … Prehabilitation for surgical patients: a systematic review protocol. … Morphometric age and surgical risk. J Am Coll Surg. 2013 May;216(5):976-85.

66. preoperative-testing-protocol-130514 (pdf file)
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    May 14, 2013 - However, the relative effect on patient and surgical outcomes, as well as resource utilization, of these … Anecdotally, this results in changes in surgical practice, such as performing a second eye cataract …  or  anesthesia  complications   • Patients  undergoing  surgical  procedures  in   … , and surgical setting for the study samples. … Effective strategy to guide pathology test ordering in surgical patients.

67. Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions — An Update to the 2009 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 20, 2013 - Sep. 10, 2014 Systematic Review Dec. 18, 2014 Disposition of Comments Report Core Needle and Open Surgical … In contrast, open surgical biopsy often samples most or the entire lesion, and it is thought that there … However, while open surgical biopsy methods are considered to be the most accurate, they also appear … The conclusions were that core-needle biopsies were almost as accurate as open surgical biopsies, had … a lower risk of severe complications, and were associated with fewer subsequent surgical procedures.

68. White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2021 - month post-treatment for specific purposes (e.g., use of morphine-equivalent pain medications, non-surgical … A-3 Events of Interest Adverse events associated with surgical and non- surgical treatment Defined … as treatment-related and systemic adverse events occurring ≤ 30 days after a surgical procedure or … non-surgical treatment (injections, chiropractic care, physical therapy, acupuncture, and complementary … , opioids, and other medications, that result in medical intervention (such as hospitalization or surgical

69. White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2021 - month post-treatment for specific purposes (e.g., use of morphine-equivalent pain medications, non-surgical … A-3 Events of Interest Adverse events associated with surgical and non- surgical treatment Defined … as treatment-related and systemic adverse events occurring ≤ 30 days after a surgical procedure or … non-surgical treatment (injections, chiropractic care, physical therapy, acupuncture, and complementary … , opioids, and other medications, that result in medical intervention (such as hospitalization or surgical

70. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    October 19, 2010 - FDA Approved Treatments While no surgical or non-surgical treatments have been specifically approved … or non-surgical modality received along with the primary treatment. … Comparators Surgical compared with non-surgical approaches Non-surgical approach compared with non-surgical … approach Surgical approach compared with surgical approach Combination approaches Outcomes and … not adequately capture all harms related to the surgical interventions.

71. Routine Preoperative Testing: Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 14, 2013 - However, the relative effect on patient and surgical outcomes, as well as resource utilization, of these … Stratify and compare outcomes by: The risk of the surgical procedure, the type of anesthesia planned … Stratify and compare harms by: The risk of the surgical procedure, the type of anesthesia planned, … and surgical setting for the study samples. … Effective strategy to guide pathology test ordering in surgical patients.

72. Cervical Degenerative Disease Treatment (pdf file)
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    January 12, 2022 - treatment, but increased risk of surgical complications). … Challenges and controversies related to this topic include: (1) determining the indications for surgical … Surgical interventions for cervical radiculopathy without myelopathy: a systematic review and meta- … Cervical surgical techniques for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. … /browse-guidelines-detail/surgical- management-of-cervical-degenerative-disea 32.

73. Interventions for Feeding and Nutrition in Cerebral Palsy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 20, 2013 - We included studies focused on nonsurgical and surgical interventions for feeding and nutrition difficulties … Surgical interventions included gastrostomy or jejunostomy tubes and fundoplication. … Eleven studies (nine case series) of surgical interventions met our inclusion criteria. … rates ranged from 7 percent to 29 percent, the underlying cause of death was most likely not due to the surgical … Evidence for surgical interventions is insufficient to low.

74. Benefits and Harms of Routine Preoperative Testing: Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 29, 2014 - Abstract Objectives Preoperative testing is used to guide the action plan for patients undergoing surgical … Review methods We included comparative and cohort studies of both adults and children undergoing surgical … harms of routine preoperative testing in specific groups of patients with different risk factors for surgical

75. Disposition of Comments Report for Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions: An Update to the 2009 Report (pdf file)
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    September 10, 2014 - Disposition of Comments Report for Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions … Only open surgical biopsies, guided by palpation (a minority of all open surgical biopsies performed … We used the term “additional surgical procedures”. … Surgical excisions only are performed for high risk lesions. … There is really no such thing as underestimation on surgical biopsy as surgical biopsies are what define

76. Comparative Effectiveness of Surgical Options for Inguinal Hernia | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 11, 2011 - , 2012 Systematic Review Dec. 5, 2012 Disposition of Comments Report Comparative Effectiveness of Surgical … Surgical Repair of Inguinal Hernia Surgical repair of hernias is the most commonly performed general … surgical procedure in the United States. 12 In 2003, an estimated 770,000 surgical repairs of inguinal … Almost all surgical procedures in adults involved the use of a synthetic mesh to cover the defect. … data on the relation between surgical experience and outcomes.

77. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - undescended testicle) Intervention(s): diagnostic methods (imaging, laparoscopy), hormone therapy, surgical … therapy, specific surgical techniques, early treatment, follow-up care, counseling of patient’s parents … diagnostic methods (imaging, laparoscopy), non-treatment, timing of treatment, medical therapies, different surgical … What are the relative benefits of the various treatment interventions (surgical vs. … hormonal, early vs. late orchiopexy, different surgical techniques) for this condition, particularly

78. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2013 - • One observational study of surgical revascularization versus usual care reported mortality and … Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Usual Care and Endovascular and Surgical Revascularization … Infection was more common in the surgical intervention arm based on three studies. … Unfortunately, few surgical studies have been published since 1995. … Crossover between surgical and endovascular therapies: Patients often undergo both surgical and endovascular

79. Glaucoma-Treatment Surveillance (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - Surgical Treatment of Open-Angle Glaucoma KQ1b: Comparative Effectiveness of Laser and Other Surgical … • Medical and surgical treatments reduce the patient’s fear of blindness. … tx or surgical tx combined with medical tx. … outcome of visual impairment after laser or other surgical treatments … Do Not Know comparing laser with other surgical treatments for glaucoma.

80. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol - Management of Infantile Epilepsies (pdf file)
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    October 25, 2022 - The challenging issue of surgical outcomes is fairly addressed. … Typically, dietary therapy and certainly surgical therapy are only pursued when medical management … The minimum sample size of 10 per procedure for surgical studies, however, is appropriate. … There are technical limitations to surgical stimulation approaches. … Most children receiving dietary or surgical interventions had refractory epilepsy.