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41. Liver-Cancer Executive (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2014 - studies that had no reference standard (i.e., reported the number of lesions identified with an imaging technique … but did not evaluate accuracy against another reference technique). … study of US (with and without contrast) and CT reported harms, but did not stratify results by imaging technique … Food and Drug Administration approval are ongoing and this technique is commonly used in other areas

42. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2014 - In general, the impact of various aspects of biopsy technique and patient or lesion characteristics … abnormality influence the adverse events of core needle breast biopsy compared with the open biopsy technique … procedure itself influence the adverse events of core needle breast biopsy compared with the open biopsy technique … qualified pathologist interpretations, and other factors that may influence choice of a particular technique … The next focus of research should be biopsy under MRI guidance, which is a new technique that is likely

43. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases (pdf file)
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    August 10, 2022 - what extent does patient financial distress/hardship differ between EBRT dose/fraction schemes or technique … OR "additional"[Title] OR "plus"[Title] OR "Combined Modality Therapy"[MeSH Terms]) KQ2/3: ((("Technique

44. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 259: Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - However, significant variation in patient selection, treatment technique, and reported clinical outcomes … subgroups with less favorable clinicopathologic features and to define the optimal radiation treatment technique

45. Cancer-Pancreas Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    August 09, 2013 - What is the accuracy of each imaging technique for diagnosis and assessment of resectability? b. … What is the comparative diagnostic accuracy of using a single imaging technique versus using multiple … What is the staging accuracy of each imaging technique (for tumor size, lymph node status, vessel involvement … What is the comparative staging accuracy of using a single imaging technique versus using multiple … If the evidence shows that CT is more accurate than another imaging technique and that the difference

46. Rapid Evidence Product_Assisted Home Dialysis in the United States: New Interest in an Old Idea (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2025 - most common types of PD-specific assistance provided were cycler setup, observing and directing PD technique … Of note, assistance with PD was not associated with death-censored technique survival: patients who … Is assisted peritoneal dialysis associated with technique survival when competing events are considered … Trends in Peritoneal Dialysis Technique Survival, Death, and Transfer to Hemodialysis: A Decade of … Feasibility • Utilization/uptake • Retention • Quality of life • Harms/Safety o Peritonitis o Technique

47. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2011 - Surveillance searching is one common technique to monitor emergence of new evidence for the purpose … For each surveillance technique, the authors calculated recall (i.e., the proportion of identified … The technique based on the combination of the PubMed-related articles search and subject searching … date” (date the publication was added to MEDLINE) rather than the publication year. 27 This search technique … estimate is sequentially updated by incorporating results from each newly available study. 29-31 This technique

48. Noninvasive Diagnostic Techniques for the Detection of Skin Cancers | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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49. Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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50. Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management Interventions fo Hip Fracture (ppt file)
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    May 01, 2011 - Jacobson relaxation technique: alternating between contracting and relaxing muscles. … The Jacobson technique uses repetitive, alternating patterns of muscle contraction and relaxation to … EHC022-EF http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hippain.cfm Acupressure and the Jacobson relaxation technique … http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hippain.cfm Rehabilitation, Acupressure, Jacobson Relaxation Technique … Benefits (3) The current evidence indicates that rehabilitation, acupressure, the Jacobson relaxation technique

51. Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management Interventions fo Hip Fracture (ppt file)
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    May 01, 2011 - Jacobson relaxation technique: alternating between contracting and relaxing muscles. … The Jacobson technique uses repetitive, alternating patterns of muscle contraction and relaxation to … EHC022-EF http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hippain.cfm Acupressure and the Jacobson relaxation technique … http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hippain.cfm Rehabilitation, Acupressure, Jacobson Relaxation Technique … Benefits (3) The current evidence indicates that rehabilitation, acupressure, the Jacobson relaxation technique

52. Research Protocol: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases (pdf file)
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    October 10, 2019 - on the optimal dose, fractionation, and technique (e.g., hippocampal avoidance WBRT). … How does effectiveness vary by dose fractionation schedule and technique? KQ1b. … How does effectiveness vary by dose fractionation schedule and technique? KQ2b. … status, patient prognosis, disease status, primary tumor site) or dose fractionation schedule and technique … Intervention type (initial WBRS, initial SRS, post WBRS, post SRS), intervention description and technique

53. Topic 0586 LUTS Secondary to BPH NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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    January 07, 2014 - Topic 0586 LUTS Secondary to BPH NSD FINAL Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Nomination Summary Document Results of Topic S…

54. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - Effective Health Care Topic Number(s): 0265 Document Completion Date: 09-13-10 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Cryptorchidism (undescended testicle) will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, compara…

55. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - Effective Health Care Topic Number: 0407 Document Completion Date: 02-14-12 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Primary diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, c…

56. Executive Summary: Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2023 - Executive Summary: Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 265 Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms Executive Summary Main Points Background and Purpose Bone metastases are common in advan…

57. Integrating Stakeholder Preferences in Comparative Effectiveness Research: Potential Uses of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Techniques (pdf file)
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    August 27, 2012 - but one of the participants asked if a quality of life survey plays one of the main roles in this technique … be the main objective to support a decision of a team or a group of people or stakeholders then a technique

58. Outreach to Patient and Consumer Representatives (pdf file)
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    October 13, 2011 - Outreach to Patient and Consumer Representatives …

59. Evidence Summary: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients With Exacerbation of COPD (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2019 - nonpharmacologic interventions such as chest physiotherapy using vibration/ percussion/massage or using breathing technique … episode of ECOPD.27, 28 Chest physiotherapy using airway clearance techniques (including breathing technique … Management Without Nonpharmacologic Therapies Chest physiotherapy using vibration/percussion, breathing technique … Chest physiotherapy using breathing technique and/or vibration/percussions and/or positive expiratory

60. Ahrq Community Forum Webinar Branson (pdf file)
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    October 13, 2011 - <#> Significant Work. Extraordinary People. SRA. Outreach to Patient and Consumer Representatives October 13, 2011 Carolyn Branson, Manager Consumer Reviewer Administration 2 Topics • Who are they? • What characteristics do they share? • How can you identify the “right” perso…