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221. Blood-based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     June 05, 2024 - intervals, diagnostic pathways after a positive test, and equitable access related to screening, followup testing … organizations such as guideline developers, and payers who determine coverage related to laboratory testing … KQ 5: What are the harms of the evaluation and additional testing following a positive MCST or with … stool-based tests (colorectal), low-dose computed tomography (lung), cytology, human papilloma virus testing … Text Adverse events from diagnostic testing after a positive screening

222. What are the comparative diagnostic accuracy, diagnostic thinking, therapeutic, and patient outcome efficacy of non-invasive tests for the risk stratification of patients with coronary artery disease? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 27, 2012 - combinations of stress and measure of induced ischemia, there are a number of options available for stress testing … Health Care Program Involvement in the Evidence-based Practice Center Program Noninvasive Testing

223. Comparative Effectiveness of Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 02, 2011 - One key issue relates to the microbiological testing method applied. … The systematic review, however, will distinguish among screening that uses a testing modality with a … Interventions A MRSA-screening strategy: That includes: MRSA screening using a testing modality ( … 1 to 2 days after testing is performed); or MRSA screening using a testing modality (typically, culture … ) with a longer turnaround time (results available >2 days after testing is performed); And that

224. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - One key issue relates to the microbiological testing method applied. … The systematic review, however, will distinguish among screening that uses a testing modality with … (results available on the same day as the testing is performed); or (2). … after testing is performed); or (3). … available >2 days after testing is performed); b.

225. Diagnosis of Right Lower Quadrant Pain and Suspected Acute Appendicitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 10, 2013 - on clinical grounds surgical consultation should be sought without delay for additional diagnostic testing … For the populations listed under Key Question 1a, what is the effect of alternative testing strategies … What factors modify the comparative effectiveness of testing for patients with RLQ pain and suspected … Studies meeting these criteria will be included regardless of the specific role of testing evaluated … Randomized controlled trials of alternative testing strategies including at least 10 patients per arm

226. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews - Editorial (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - compared to a reference standard, in this case, invasive angiography) and the downstream result of testing

227. Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Anemia-2011 Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - What are the adverse effects or harms associated with testing using newer and/or older markers of iron … Studies did not attribute these deaths to either testing or treatment. … What are the adverse effects or harms associated with testing using newer and/or older markers of … Studies did not attribute these deaths to either testing or any treatment. … A randomized trial of iron deficiency testing strategies in hemodialysis patients.

228. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - achieve Possible Difficult to characterize sampling properties (e.g., confidence intervals) Power of testing … relating to subgroup effects, and a detailed description of the statistical analytical plan on how testing … Evaluate chance findings by testing for interaction. Avoid bias by adhering to sound study design. … To do this, chance findings should be evaluated by testing for interaction; biases should be avoided … significance If confirmatory analyses, do power calculations Describe methods to adjust for multiple testing

229. Renal-Function Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Clinically, the most important use of troponin testing is to identify patients suspected of having … If the patient presents late in the course of ACS, testing could take place during the “plateau phase … Previous reviews and meta-analyses have investigated the prognostic performance of troponin testing … 1.5 Among studies that directly compared troponin testing in patients with CKD versus patients with … Should cardiac troponin testing include other diagnostic tests, such as stress testing or echocardiography

230. Ch 5-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Therefore, in many clinical circumstances, “no treatment” or “no testing” may not meet usual standards … Comparison with alternative treatment or testing within the same or similar indication is usually a … However, when different treatments or testing modalities are recommended for patients with varying … The standard care could be no treatment or no testing, a single treatment or testing, or a set of existing … treatment or testing modalities.

231. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis? … D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis? … D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis? … Formal testing for heterogeneity confirmed this finding. … D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis?

232. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis? … D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis? … D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis? … Formal testing for heterogeneity confirmed this finding. … D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis?

233. Diagnosis of Right Lower Quadrant Pain and Suspected Acute Appendicitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 14, 2015 - and integrated diagnostic algorithms; to identify potential modifiers; and to evaluate the impact of testing

234. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Another task in the first step is to choose the important outcomes that result from the testing encounter … Outcomes of Genetic Testing in Adults With a History of Venous Thromboembolism. … versus not testing is a tossup. … A simple decision model can be used to identify a threshold for which testing versus not testing is a … Outcomes of Genetic Testing in Adults With a History of Venous Thromboembolism.

235. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Another task in the first step is to choose the important outcomes that result from the testing encounter … Outcomes of Genetic Testing in Adults With a History of Venous Thromboembolism. … versus not testing is a tossup. … A simple decision model can be used to identify a threshold for which testing versus not testing is a … Outcomes of Genetic Testing in Adults With a History of Venous Thromboembolism.

236. Breast-Abnormalities-Tests-Update Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - Positive predictive value: the probability of a woman actually having breast cancer after testing positive … Negative predictive value: the probability of a woman actually not having breast cancer after testing

237. Topic 0552 Low Back Pain NSD FINAL SJ (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2013 - Strategies include testing (e.g., imaging tests), decision tools, identifying risk factors for chronicity … Patients with low back pain Intervention(s): Procedures to diagnose and treat low back pain, including: testing

238. Evaluation of Mental Health Mobile Applications (pdf file)
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     June 21, 2021 - Iterative testing and refinement of the framework was done in five successive rounds through double … Future application, testing and refinements may be required to determine the framework’s suitability … We conducted five rounds of testing and revised the framework. … Operationalizing this question proved to be inconsistent during the pilot testing. … Made to the Framework During Pilot Testing Rounds Summary and Implications Next Steps

239. Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism or Hyperthyroidism | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 10, 2010 - Screening for both subclinical hypo- and hyperthyroidism is accomplished through serum TSH, with testing … of serum free T4 and free T3 if the TSH falls outside of the normal range. 1 Additional testing is … predicated on the results of this testing for diagnostic purposes and exclusion of other conditions. … Interventions Screening interventions: Serum TSH, with testing of serum free T4 and/or T3 if TSH is … , additional testing for thyroid antibodies, etc).

240. Technical Brief: Use and Safety of Positional MRI in the Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 05, 2010 - What are the postulated advantages and disadvantages of positional MRI testing compared to contemporary … Guiding question 2: What is the current availability and cost of positional MRI testing and what are … Approximately how many facilities and of what kind are currently providing positional MRI testing in … used Study design and size Role of the test in patient management Setting where positional MRI testing … Moreover, we will record the outcomes being assessed in each study, including testing related harms,