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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/head-neck-cancer-update_research-protocol.pdf
February 04, 2014 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic … Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
In May 2010, the Agency for Healthcare Research … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative
Effectiveness Reviews. August 2009. … http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/search-for-guides-reviews-and-
reports/? … Language of publication restrictions in
systematic reviews gave different results depending on whether
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-review-no-touch-modalities.pdf
May 01, 2022 - reviews (SRs) along with primary studies as
evidence
• Limited data extraction and synthesis
• Did … reviews/meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, quasi-
randomized controlled trials, cohort studies … reviews, the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) … Systematic reviews assessing any modality
Modality Citation Objective Search
Strategy
Key Inclusion … reviews
identified
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Table B-2.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Through its Comparative Effectiveness
Reviews, the program supports
systematic appraisals of existing … Reviews. … reviews. … Searches of PubMed®, the
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Embase®
yielded 8,256 citations … Frameworks for
Determining Research Gaps During Systematic Reviews.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-nerve-blocks-disposition-comments.pdf
August 15, 2025 - of Comments: Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Systematic … Review
Systematic Review Disposition of Comments Report
Title: Peripheral Nerve … Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery:
A Systematic Review
Draft … peripheral nerve block” at times as this is one review
under a larger umbrella of “peripheral nerve block” reviews … of
Phoenix
Cardiac
Surgery
Section
The types of surgery and processes aid in
evidence-based reviews
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/module_ii1.ppt
June 01, 2011 - Investigators should consider the overall objective of the research, and use it to guide a systematic … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. Rockville, MD. … Available at: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/? … Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities in Systematic Reviews: Knowledge Transfer for Policy and Practice
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-update-2015_executive.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Through
its Comparative Effectiveness Reviews,
the program supports systematic
appraisals of existing … reviews comparing monotherapies
and medication combinations for adults with type 2
diabetes.6, 7 Since … information extracted
from eligible studies, including those from the prior
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews … We did not
identify any prior systematic reviews that evaluated this
outcome for the diabetes comparisons … the increased risk of genital mycotic infections with this
class, which has been described in prior reviews
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hnhc-evidence-summary.pdf
October 01, 2021 - 246_Management of High-Need High-Cost Patients: A "Best Fit" Framework Synthesis, Realist Review, and Systematic … Management of High-Need, High-Cost
Patients: A “Best Fit” Framework Synthesis,
Realist Review, and Systematic … For the realist review, our analysis depended primarily on the
studies included in the systematic review … For the systematic review, while
effectiveness studies reported changes in cost and use, we found virtually … Management of High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A “Best Fit” Framework Synthesis, Realist
Review, and Systematic
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Through its Comparative Effectiveness
Reviews, the program supports
systematic appraisals of existing … Data Sources and Selection
A systematic literature search of Medline, the Cochrane
Central Register … recommendations in the Evidence-based Practice Center
(EPC) Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness
Reviews … reviews/meta-analyses.6 Systematic reviews and meta-
analyses were used to manually search for additional … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness
Reviews.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/behavioral-health-screening-disposition-comments.pdf
April 09, 2025 - Systematic Review. … The audience for evidence-based practice
reviews is also clearly defined but this research is also helpful … Further, publication bias is
an unresolved problem for all systematic
reviews and makes it challenging … However, because qualitative
reviews are methodologically distinct from
reviews of effectiveness, they … Systematic reviews like this one can help
identify the critical supports and resources needed to support
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-231-dementia-care-interventions-disposition-comments.pdf
July 31, 2020 - We also note it is a basic
tenet of systematic reviews that judgement of risk of bias
is not dependent … Review
Methodology and generally follows processes used in
other systematic reviews. … Systematic reviews of specific interventions can
investigate and report very fine details. … See references below for
methodologically sound systematic reviews that found
evidence to support a … It is true that these studies may be included in
systematic reviews that ask narrow questions about
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-executive-170505.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Relevant
systematic reviews were also considered for inclusion. … Reference lists from recent systematic reviews on the
topics of interest were also screened for relevant … as well as several
additional recent systematic reviews. … AHRQ
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: John Wiley & Sons,
Ltd; 2015.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
June 01, 2015 - index.cfm/
mailto:info@ahrq.gov
http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports … reviews and meta-analyses published in 2014 and 2015 summarize reported trials
studying ketamine administration … These reviews agreed that ketamine
treatment was associated with higher rates of clinical remission … Ketamine
administration in depressive disorders: a
systematic review and meta-analysis. … Scopolamine as an antidepressant: a systematic
review.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-risk-assessment-genes_executive.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Scope and Purpose of the Systematic
Review
This report addresses the evidence on the validity and … Methods
Standard systematic review methodology was employed. … MEDLINE®, Cochrane CENTRAL, Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews, and Embase databases were searched … Screening for prostate
cancer: An updated Cochrane systematic review. … reviews.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-267-adhd-executive-summary.pdf
March 01, 2024 - This review updates prior AHRQ reviews on ADHD,1-3 and is meant to inform a
planned update of the American … Methods Guide for the Evidence-
based Practice Center (EPC) Program.4 The evidence report is based on a systematic … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-women-diagnosis_disposition-comments.pdf
June 12, 2012 - Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/? … Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/? … Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/? … Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/? … While systematic reviews and meta-analyses
did not meet our criteria to be directly
abstracted, we
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/vte-protocol-8-4-10.pdf
February 01, 2008 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Background
Major orthopedic surgery (total … A manual search of references of clinical trials, meta-analysis,
and systematic reviews will be conducted … Higgins JPT, Green S (editors): Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of
Interventions Version 5.0.0 … Review of Key Questions
For Comparative Effectiveness reviews (CERs) the key questions were posted for … For other systematic reviews,
key questions submitted by partners are reviewed and refined as needed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
February 01, 2008 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Background
Major orthopedic surgery (total … A manual search of references of clinical trials, meta-analysis,
and systematic reviews will be conducted … Higgins JPT, Green S (editors): Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of
Interventions Version 5.0.0 … Review of Key Questions
For Comparative Effectiveness reviews (CERs) the key questions were posted for … For other systematic reviews,
key questions submitted by partners are reviewed and refined as needed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/home-dialysis-ESKD-rapid-research.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Patient
and caregiver perspectives on home
hemodialysis: a systematic review. … The
PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline
for reporting systematic reviews. … reviews, the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) … dMany studies were excluded for wrong study design because they were systematic reviews, literature reviews … Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA).54
C-1
Appendix C.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hospital-length-of-stay-disposition-comments_0.pdf
September 20, 2021 - Trade-Offs”
section discusses the need for studies
to use and report a standard LOS
measurement:
“All systematic … reviews in our
evidence base reported LOS and
most reported readmissions and
mortality. … Technical Brief aimed to identify
and synthesize current knowledge
and emerging concepts regarding
systematic … The authors exclude non-emergent and elective procedures - but
some of the systematic reviews and comments … Neonatal Nurses)
Findings Effective use of the PRISMA flow diagram outlining the findings of the
systematic
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-262-pharmacotherapy-alcohol-disposition-comments.pdf
November 07, 2023 - Effectiveness Review No. 262_Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings: Systematic … Report
Title: Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings:
Systematic … Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol
Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings: Systematic Review. … literature reviews in the future; and that it will take a while
before the EPC program can update its … literature
reviews with a focus on prescription medication use?