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401. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
     December 01, 2013 - Long-term PN can lead to serious side effects such as liver damage, the risk of which increases the … If teduglutide proves to be generally tolerable in patients with SBS over the long term, reductions … There have been no reports of death or long-term device-related complications such as migration or … In the absence of results from randomized controlled trials and long-term trials, some experts are … Long-term outcomes of an endoscopic myotomy for achalasia: the POEM procedure.

402. Disposition of Comments for CER 166 Calcineurin Inhibitors (pdf file)
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     March 15, 2016 - Long-term pragmatic clinical studies and large simple trials might be most informative for comparing … We have clarified our use of the term “bias” in the Results section for Key Question 1 of the report … Astellas Pharma Global Development Medical Affairs, Americas Results • Acknowledging that the term … Long-term evaluation of analytical methods used in sirolimus therapeutic drug monitoring. … would be reasonable to suggest that the studies involving tacrolimus do purport to show how short-term

403. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/undescended-testicle_research-protocol.pdf
     September 02, 2011 - and Objectives for the Systematic Review Cryptorchidism affects an estimated 3 percent of full-term … Longer term consequences of cryptorchidism include testicular malignancy and infertility/subfertility … different surgical techniques Outcomes: Immediate (within 6 weeks of therapy) and short-term … Adverse effects, including but not limited to pain, infection, hematoma, and edema Long-term (more … Outcomes may occur in both the short and long term.

404. Refining Key Questions: Interactive Case Study Quiz (ppt file)
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     May 29, 2025 - Refining Key Questions: Interactive Case Study Quiz Topic Refinement Interactive Quiz Prepared for: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Training Modules for Systematic Reviews Methods Guide www.ahrq.gov Topic Refinement Interactive Quiz * All but one of the following statements about key questi…

405. Refining Key Questions: Interactive Case Study Quiz (ppt file)
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     May 29, 2025 - Refining Key Questions: Interactive Case Study Quiz Topic Refinement Interactive Quiz Prepared for: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Training Modules for Systematic Reviews Methods Guide www.ahrq.gov Topic Refinement Interactive Quiz * All but one of the following statements about key questi…

406. new disposition of comments insulin analogues -- jda revs.xls (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2008 - The standard colloquial term had been HbA1c, but both the ADA and AACE have switched to A1c because … it would be good to use the term " human regular insulin" since most people use the term "regular" insulin … have chosen not to call premixed human insulin as "regular human insulin" due to the use of this term … Further, what we do have is A1c as a surrogate marker for the long term complications. … We have clarified this by adding the term, "quality of life," under the Study Selection section of

407. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 132 Combination Therapy Versus Intensification of Statin Monotherapy: An Update (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - We were unable to locate a definition of this term in the document. … If different studies define the term differently, we suggest that the authors define the term for each … study and assess whether it is appropriate to combine data from studies defining the term differently … We have changed the term to use “variable” per reviewer suggestion. … For reasons discussed above, we recommend that the authors define this term.

408. App-D-Opioid-Chronic-Pain-Surveillance-Report-2 (xls file)
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     September 30, 2015 - DSM-IV =Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition; f/u = follow-up; LTFU = long-term … National Sample 2012-2016 claims database United States Duration: mean NR, all patients identified as long-term … opioid users had ≥90 days Inclusion: Patients ≥65 years on long-term opioid therapy ≥ with new long-term … -50, and ≥120 mg Mean age: 77 years Race/ethnicity White: 83% Black: 10% Other: 6% Female: 83% Long-term

409. Disposition of Comments for CER 204 Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - I would term natural experiments as studies in which subjects are randomly assigned to levels of the … Of note, the term physical activity is standard but "dietary activity" is not. … Reviewer #6: General Recommend that the term “data source” be used in the methods section only. … We use the term difference-in-difference for studies with multiple time points postintervention rather

410. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ear-infection_research-protocol.pdf
     August 07, 2012 - in combination with antibiotics had a positive effect on 2-week disease outcomes but not on longer term … was favorable; however, given the small number of studies and lack of long-term followup, the long-term … T: Short-term studies looking at outcomes from 0–3 months postintervention. … Longer term studies looking at outcomes past 3 months and into adolescence or adulthood. … Laser myringotomy in otitis media with effusion: long-term follow-up.

411. CARDIOVASCULAR (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - However, some experts noted insufficient information regarding long-term safety and efficacy. … They said longer-term data are needed to determine this. … However, some noted insufficient information regarding long-term safety and efficacy. … However, most experts opined that more data concerning safety and long-term outcomes are needed. … data to assess whether the device would reduce long-term costs of care for this patient population

412. Calcineurin_Inhibitors_Protocol_FINAL_10-07-2014 (pdf file)
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     October 08, 2014 - It is also unclear whether long-term health outcomes vary with each assay methodology. … creatinine § Immunosuppression regimen changed due to adverse events § Patient adherence Long-term … follow up (7 months through 1 year), and long-term follow up (more than 1 year). … KQ1, 2 Clinical Ou tco mes Monitoring Assays Long-Term Clinical Ou tco me s • • • • … Long term renal allograft survival in the United States: a critical reappraisal.

413. Transcript Deliberativemethodswebinar (pdf file)
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     April 19, 2012 - concrete actions leading to certain outputs and then how these outputs lead to short-, mid- and long-term … Short-term outcomes might be things like better understanding of the issue, identification of shared … Mid-term outcomes might be things like actions that follow up on ideas that are generated during the … And then the long-term outcomes might be for policy-related changes or changes in health outcome, for … and outcomes from your engagement, then you can focus on the ones that you expect in the short-term

414. Behavioral Programs for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2016 - behavioral programs that focus on self-management and lifestyle interventions significantly improve short- term … Previous studies have shown that self-management and lifestyle interventions significantly improve short-term

415. Machine Learning Methods in Systematic Reviews: Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Evaluations (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Finally, there is no MEDLINE Subject Heading (MeSH) term that allows the parsimonious identification … Based on this we created a term document matrix consisting of 3,072 terms (the feature vectors) and … However, there is no designated MeSH term for quality improvement publications, which generally hinders … BACKGROUND: Chronic renal failure and haemodialysis treatment is a long-term process; patients need … Reason: design (review) Peer mentoring in long-term care: rationale, design, and retention.

416. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - per- cent of patients with head and neck cancer with curative or palliative intent, often with long-term … How the risk of xerostomia might be reduced with the use of IMRT versus 3DCRT �� The potential long-term

417. TND-555-09-03-2013 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - What is the evidence that diabetes education results in improved long-term management of diabetes, including … What is the evidence that this knowledge improves long-term metabolic control (i.e., decreases or prevents

418. Disposition of Comments Report for Otitis Media With Effusion (pdf file)
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     May 04, 2013 - We have examined short v. long term tubes in terms of benefit and harms. … OME recurrence was mixed in the shorter term versus longer term TT(insufficient strength of evidence … Much of the best data for this comes from long-term follow-up of cohorts from RCTs. … We have included greater detail concerning short- term versus long-term tubes in the results section … There appears to be debate about the long term impact of TT insertion in regard to hearing.

419. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - The NIH panel used the term “watchful waiting” to describe a palliative observational strategy— that … Additionally, many of these RCTs were inadequately powered to provide long-term survival outcomes, with … beam radiation, cryotherapy, and robotic-assisted and laparoscopic prostatectomy—must provide long- term … specified number (n) of words from each other in any order exp = “explodes” controlled vocabulary term

420. Disposition of Comments Report for Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes (Update) (pdf file)
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     September 15, 2014 - but meaning different things) could the serum 25(OH)D threshold be included in brackets after the term … The term “vitamin D status” is used throughout the report but it isn’t always clear whether this refers … would be to identify the specific variable (25OHD or dietary intake) rather than using a broader term … text: higher serum concentrations of 25(OH)D3 were associated with higher incidence of wheeze (the term … We are unable to find this term, although we conducted various searches and also tried to calculate