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2041. 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…

2042. Febrile-Infants-Diagnosis-Management Executive (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2012 - In only one study evaluating the Rochester criteria in neonates the testing in the neonatal age group … Unnecessary testing may have had the unexpected consequence of the parents viewing the infant as more … With the advent of rapid testing for viral pathogens, many clinicians now have the ability to quickly … Harms associated with testing or management strategies have been poorly reported. … Future studies should focus on identifying the risks associated with testing and management strategies

2043. Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      February 17, 2016 - Systematic Review Archived January 29, 2014 Benefits and Harms of Routine Preoperative Testing

2044. comparison of tight management vs less control among pts with type 2 dm who are hospitalized with blood glucose related illnesses | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2045. Calcineurin_Inhibitors_Protocol_FINAL_10-07-2014 (pdf file)
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      October 08, 2014 - monitoring protocols (i.e., variation in when clinical staff actually collect samples for laboratory testing … , stored, and processed in the same way that positive control sample materials used clinically for testing … Internal validity and reporting adequacy: Were the testing results interpreted with positive or negative … Internal validity and reporting adequacy: Were criteria for determining a testing result as positive, … testing in preanalytic, analytic and postanalytic aspects?

2046. Disposition of Comments Report for Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism (pdf file)
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      December 11, 2012 - In male children with bilateral, non-palpable testicles, does the use of hormonal stimulation testing

2047. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2015 - Biogen (Cambridge, MA) has advanced this candidate drug to phase III testing, despite initial analysis … of intermediate doses used in phase I testing showing no clinical efficacy. … Testing takes about 10 minutes, and the system generates rapid, easily interpreted assessments of patients

2048. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Consumer (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2016 - Treating Localized Prostate Cancer A Review of the Research for Adults Is this information right for me? Yes, this information is right for you if: � Your doctor* said all tests show you have localized prostate cancer (the cancer has not spread outside the prostate gland). This information may not be helpful t…

2049. X-Rays | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      May 18, 2011 - Research Protocol Archived May 18, 2011 Comparative Effectiveness of Fecal DNA Testing

2050. An analytical framework for quantifying components of variability in prescriber decisions (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2010 - Instrumental variables and GMM: Estimation and testing. Stata Journal 2003;3:1-31. 59. … Testing for the Need of IV Methods. … There is a large literature in economics on testing for whether an IV is necessary.

2051. Hepatitis-C-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2012 - Links in the chain of indirect evidence include the performance of the screening test or testing strategy … We did not re-review the accuracy of HCV antibody testing, which the prior USPSTF review found to be … two-thirds of people with chronic HCV infection were born between 1945 and 1965, suggesting that testing … HCV antibody testing with subsequent polymerase chain reaction testing for circulating virus was found … Hepatitis C virus testing of persons born during 1945 to 1965: Recommendations from the Centers for

2052. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2010 - measures and statistical models, giving special attention to combining studies with rare events, and on testing … measures and statistical models, giving special attention to combining studies with rare events; and on testing … However, the degree of overlap is not a reliable substitute for formal testing. … confidence intervals is less than modest and a significant difference is suspected, we recommend formal testing … effectiveness when there is a large degree of overlap in confidence intervals, but we recommend formal testing

2053. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2010 - measures and statistical models, giving special attention to combining studies with rare events, and on testing … measures and statistical models, giving special attention to combining studies with rare events; and on testing … However, the degree of overlap is not a reliable substitute for formal testing. … confidence intervals is less than modest and a significant difference is suspected, we recommend formal testing … effectiveness when there is a large degree of overlap in confidence intervals, but we recommend formal testing

2054. Use of Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Receiving Coronary Stents | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - /Non–ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Systematic Review ARCHIVED Sep 25, 2013 Testing

2055. antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 (pdf file)
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      September 22, 2014 - (e.g. measures of continued effectiveness over time), diagnostic resource use associated with POC testing … enough to be useful and whether the benefits are worth the added cost and resources required for testing

2056. Disposition of Comments for CER 158 Diagnosis of Gout (pdf file)
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      February 24, 2016 - Disposition of Comments for CER 158 Diagnosis of Gout Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Diagnosis of Gout Draft review available for public comment from November 4, 2014 to December 2, 2014. Research Review Citation: Newberry SJ, FitzGerald J, Maglione MA, O’…

2057. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2015 - at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom who evaluated the device estimated that Cytosponge testing … Cytosponge testing could be used in place of routine endoscopy for identifying and monitoring Barrett … of patients at increased risk of having Barrett’s esophagus, rather than true screening (universal testing … .”27 Acceptance and adoption: All experts anticipated moderate to wide acceptance of Cytosponge testing … There are some [minor] storage issues, training, result tracking, and facility issues…[Cytosponge testing

2058. Eye Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2059. Topic 0613 Tympanostomy Tubes NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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      November 03, 2014 - . – 12 years, being considered for tympanostomy tubes Intervention(s): Hearing testing Comparator(

2060. Evidence Summary-Comparative-Effectiveness-Review-213-Lower-Limb-Prostheses (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2018 - Standards for psychometric testing have changed over the years, so older instruments, evaluated by