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81. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - )  Although surgical resection is the preferred first-line treatment for HCC, approximately 80 … percent of patients are not surgical candidates because of advanced stage disease, inadequate hepatic … tolerate resection, tumors in unresectable locations, or medical co-morbidities resulting in poor surgical

82. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2013 - Frequently, SBS arises from the surgical removal of diseased bowel portions. … The standard surgical treatment for GERD includes Nissen fundoplication. … option with shorter recovery time and less pain than current surgical options for achalasia. … Surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. … Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) surgical procedures. Policy number: CLPD-0335-007.

83. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 40: Interventions To Decrease Hospital Length of Stay (pdf file)
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    September 20, 2021 - Is it because the majority of the study were non-surgical/procedural patients? … Yes, the majority of patients within these studies were non-surgical/procedural patients. … A criticism of this review is that it primarily focuses on medical (non-surgical) conditions, such … While MIS is a technique, many (esp. surgeons and surgical disparities researchers) would argue that … We have added “and surgical” to the first bullet under Researchers in the Next Steps section.

84. The Performance of Fusion Procedures for Degenerative Disease of teh Lumbar Spine (pdf file)
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    June 20, 2024 - , but increased risk of surgical complications). … surgical outcomes if fusion is done. … Surgical treatment. Ital J Orthop Traumatol. 1991;17(4):467-77. PMID: 1816152. 22. … Decompression, Surgical/ 11. decompression.tw,kf. 12. … Decompression, Surgical/ 11. decompression.tw,kf. 12.

85. Topic Brief: Cervical Degenerative Disease (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2023 - Surgical management is more prevalent with increasing age.2 The most recent guidelines on the surgical … Surgical vs. non-operative treatment a. By myelopathy severity 2. MRI for prognosis 3. … For KQ1, comparing surgical to non-operative treatment in patients with mild or no cervical spondylotic … Introduction and methodology: guidelines for the surgical management of cervical degenerative disease … Surgical treatment 1.

86. Evidence Summary for Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2020 - • Opioids are probably less effective than nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for surgical … • Opioids might be and NSAIDs are probably more effective than acetaminophen for surgical dental … trials suggest that exercise or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) following specific surgical … Opioid therapy was associated with decreased or similar effectiveness for pain versus an NSAID for surgical … Opioids and NSAIDs were more effective than acetaminophen for pain for surgical dental pain, but opioids

87. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2010 - Does early surgical repair compared to late surgical repair (i.e., nonoperative intervention followed … Which (if any) demographic and clinical factors account for potential differences in surgical outcomes … between patients who undergo early versus delayed surgical treatment? … Key Question 1: Early versus late surgical repair. … One study compared early surgical repair versus late surgical repair after failed nonoperative treatment

88. Colorectal-Surgery-Preparation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    March 26, 2013 - Because adverse events are commonly not well reported in surgical trials, including studies of OMBP … However, data collected in the colonoscopy setting may not be directly transferable to surgical settings … : it is likely that the surgical procedure itself interacts with the OMBP to affect at least some of … A statewide assessment of surgical site infection following colectomy: the role of oral antibiotics. … Surgical Site Infection: Prevention and Treatment of Surgical Site Infection.

89. Venous-Ulcers-Treatment-Future Research (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - For patients with chronic venous leg ulcers, what are the benefits and harms of surgical procedures … Insufficient 3c What are the relative benefits and harms of different surgical interventions? … And More Invasive Surgical Treatments The only comparative evidence between surgical treatments is … Issues around selection bias are even more prominent when comparing surgical interventions to non-surgical … Patients and their providers may have strong opinions about surgical versus non-surgical interventions

90. Disposition of Comments for Treatment of Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2012 - Surgical in Table A seems inappropriate. … Of these four trials, only the CIGTS uses current medicines and surgical techniques. … once the adjustment was made for the incidence of cataract surgery in the surgical group. … More research on timing of surgical procedures relative to visual field changes is needed. … More research on timing of surgical procedures relative to visual field changes is needed.

91. Disposition of Comments for CER 167 Renal Masses (pdf file)
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    February 24, 2016 - and non- surgical) as part of the ‘key questions’, and c) A similar analysis on utility of serum … For accuracy measures, only cases with surgical pathology were used. … The fact that surgical reduction of nephrons then sets a new baseline GFR, and where that GFR is, in … However benign or nondiagnostic biopsies do not necessarily proceed to surgical extirpation limiting … Furthermore, we could not pool the data in ROC curves given the lack of surgical pathology for most

92. Renal-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    April 20, 2015 - Patients with surgical chronic kidney disease (defined as chronic kidney disease as a result of surgical … Demirjian, S., et al., Chronic Kidney Disease Due to Surgical Removal of Nephrons: Relative Rates of … -Surgical intervention vs. … It’s not a surgical treatment. … System Intuitive Surgical Archived: This report is greater than 3 years old.

93. Infantile-Hemangioma Executive (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2016 - Studies of Surgical Treatment Few comparative studies addressed surgical approaches. … In terms of surgical interventions, only laser has been adequately studied. … Surgical approaches. … Surgical harms included wound dehiscence. … Surgical Cryotherapy vs.

94. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Management of Infertility (pdf file)
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    September 02, 2016 - including procedures (e.g., in vitro fertilization), fertility-enhancing drugs (e.g., clomiphene), and surgical … pay particular attention to whether conclusions change by intervention type (e.g., procedure, drug, surgical … • Interventions: o Surgical excision of endometriotic implants, alternative surgical approaches … • Interventions: o Surgical repair, ART (IVF and ICSI) with patient and donor oocytes • Comparators … do not donate semen • Outcomes (women): o Short-term adverse effects of treatments § OHSS § Surgical

95. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    September 13, 2012 - Surgical Interventions Most patients with venous ulcers have significant reflux on duplex scanning … The current surgical practice is to eliminate documented reflux in patients with chronic venous ulcer … For patients with chronic venous leg ulcers, what are the benefits and harms of surgical procedures … • For KQ 3b, the comparator of interest will be other surgical interventions of interest for a … Harms for surgical interventions (KQ3) a. Surgical site infection b. Bleeding c.

96. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2013 - Open surgical treatment for achalasia generally requires at least five abdominal incisions to access … Frequently, SBS arises from the surgical removal of diseased bowel portions. … In this study, three patients had received surgical myotomy before undergoing POEM (2 laparoscopic … No complications occurred requiring intensive care, hospital stays longer than 5 days, surgical or … option with shorter recovery time and less pain than current surgical options for achalasia.

97. Glaucoma-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2012 - Viscocanalostomy: A surgical procedure that is the same as for deep sclerectomy (see above) but also … KQ 4: Do medical, laser, and other surgical treatments for open-angle glaucoma prevent or slow the … 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. … Guidelines on Design and Reporting of Glaucoma Surgical Trials.

98. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    August 26, 2011 - Depending on the surgical procedure, a large proportion of infections may occur after discharge from … Infection rate and risk factor analysis in an orthopaedic ambulatory surgical center. … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals. … Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. … site infection terms Surgical wound infection[mh] OR surgical site infection*[tiab] OR postoperative

99. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Patient Monitoring Systems To Prevent Failure To Rescue (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2024 - patients, though surgical patients predominated. … most identified studies were in surgical patients). … Continuous monitoring in an inpatient medical-surgical unit: a controlled clinical trial. … Cost savings through continuous vital sign monitoring in the medical- surgical unit. … Surgical ward nurses’ responses to worry: An observational descriptive study.

100. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - For these patients, surgical colectomy is indicated. … Open surgical treatment for achalasia generally requires at least five abdominal incisions to access … Frequently, SBS arises from the surgical removal of diseased bowel portions. … For these patients, surgical colectomy is indicated. 1 Helminthic therapy is intended to provide a … If the patient does not improve after 3–5 days, colectomy (i.e., surgical removal of the colon) can