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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antiplatelet-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
September 25, 2013 - platelet function testing strategy which
has the greatest potential to decrease MACE has not been
tested … If all patients are to be tested for response to
clopidogrel (or other platelet inhibitor), it seems … The authors
may want to consider adding information (if available) on how
many are tested by genotyping … Index
(PRI), which is inversely correlated to the level of
responsiveness to the anti‐P2Y12 drug tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-cancer-screening_disposition-comments.pdf
February 01, 2012 - Please update table 1
Comment ES1-T1-1- Table 1 - Exact announced the new marker
panel that will be tested … Please update table 1
Comment ES1-T1-1- Table 1 Exact announced the new marker
panel that will be tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-applicability.ppt
June 01, 2012 - for a disease will have a lower pretest probability when compared with a population that has already tested … ×2 or other test performance data cannot be extracted)
Exclude if a subset of “normal” patients not tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-applicability.ppt
June 01, 2012 - for a disease will have a lower pretest probability when compared with a population that has already tested … ×2 or other test performance data cannot be extracted)
Exclude if a subset of “normal” patients not tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/celiac-disease_research-protocol.pdf
June 12, 2014 - commenter representing an association of celiac
researchers requested we add a question on who should be tested … comment about how previously negative testing affects test accuracy, we added “patients
who previously tested … Population(s):
• For KQ 1, 2, and 4:
o All populations tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/outcomes-testing-evaluation_research.pdf
January 01, 2009 - whose results differ from the old test compared to the new test),
which constitute a minority of all tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/whitepaper4-bossuyt02262010-2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - whose results differ from the old test compared to the new test),
which constitute a minority of all tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections-surveillance-140925.pdf
January 01, 2014 - positive by toxin EIA and 98% tested positive by
NAAT. … Among patients with severe CDI, 58% tested
positive by toxin EIA and 98% tested positive by NAAT. … LaSala et 2013 Quantitative fecal 112 patients tested toxin positive; NAAT- N/A quantitative This study … difficile infection and
were tested by four
assays
EIA [C. … The
estimated prevalence of C. difficile infection (CDI) in the
study sites among children tested was
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/infectious-disease-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 22, 2014 - Sputum samples tested positive
for M. tuberculosis in 2.7% of samples tested by culture, 2.1% of samples … tested by the Xpert
MTB/RIF test, and 1.3% of samples tested by microscopy. … having TB or
multidrug-resistant TB (n=6,648) presenting with cough lasting at least 2 weeks were tested … More patients tested with
MTB/RIF had a same-day diagnosis compared with microscopy (24% vs. 13%; p … to
improve health outcomes (6.32 quality-adjusted life years [QALY] gained per 1,000 TB patients
tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-cancer-staging_disposition-comments.pdf
November 20, 2014 - Disposition of Comments for Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer
Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer
Draft review available for public comment from October 24, 2013 to November 20, 2014 …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/kidney-stone-imaging_consumer.pdf
July 01, 2016 - Imaging Tests To Check for Kidney Stones in the Emergency Department
Imaging Tests To
Check for Kidney Stones in
the Emergency Department
Checking for Kidney Stones in
the Emergency Department
First, the emergency doctor will
give you medicine to help stop
your pain. The medicine may
be given by mouth. Or…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-introduction_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 1
1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction to the Methods Guide
for Medical Test Reviews
David B. Matchar, M.D., FACP, FAHA; Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore;
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Abstract
Evaluation of medical tests presents cha…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-grading_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 7
7-1
Chapter 7
Grading a Body of Evidence on Diagnostic Tests
Sonal Singh, M.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns
Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Stephanie M. Chang, M.D., M.P.H., Center for O…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-decision-models_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 10
10-1
Chapter 10
Deciding Whether To Complement a Systematic
Review of Medical Tests With Decision Modeling
Thomas A. Trikalinos, M.D., Tufts Evidence-based Practice Center, Boston, MA
Shalini Kulasingam, Ph.D., University of Minnesota School of Public He…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities_disposition-comments.pdf
June 30, 2015 - Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 23 Genetic Testing
Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Genetic Testing for Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual
Disability, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Draft review available for public comment from Dec…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests_appendixes.pdf
May 23, 2005 - Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities Appendices
Appendix A. Literature Search Strategies
Literature Search Strategies
Electronic Database Searches
The following databases have been searched for relevant information:
ClinicalTrials.gov (through April 2005)
Cochrane Data…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-screening_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - For both populations we excluded
studies of participants previously tested, diagnosed with
glaucoma … technology is the Humphrey Matrix, which uses smaller
targets and has increased the number of locations tested … All investigators
pilot tested the form using a set of candidate abstracts
identified from the electronic … Of these, six
examined HFA Short Wavelength Automated
Perimetry;18,44,64,93,97,99 two tested HFA-SAP … SAP-SITA,
and HFA SAP-Full Threshold (FT);93,97 four examined
HFA-SITA-Standard;33,90,92,96 and one tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-pancreas_research-protocol.pdf
August 09, 2013 - For quality of life (KQ 1g and KQ 2g), this means reporting data on a previously tested
quality-of-life … management
Comparative
survival data or
comparative
quality-of-life
data using a
previously tested … Was the integrity of blinding of patients, physicians, or outcome assessors tested and found
to be
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/urinary-incontinence-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
September 30, 2010 - efficacy and comparative effectiveness of the
following urinary incontinence devices that have been tested … Medical devices that have been tested in women with urinary incontinence
Device Manufacturer
CapSure … GM CREAM; VAGINAL
Comparator
For KQ1 about diagnostic methods, the index methods that were tested … Studies that did not test the associative hypotheses and did not provide adequate
information on tested … Consistency in the results will be tested comparing the direction and strength of the
association.93
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/coronary-artery-disease-testing_executive.pdf
March 01, 2011 - Patients who
underwent exercise ECG were less likely to undergo
ICA through 6 months than those who were tested … However, among
those who tested positive and had revascularization, mean
cumulative exposure was slightly