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121. Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/vitamin-d-calcium/research-protocol
     June 10, 2013 - cancer, immune function, pregnancy or birth outcomes, mortality, fracture, renal outcomes, and soft tissue … intervention(s) All-cause mortality Cancer and cancer-specific mortality Renal outcomes Soft tissue … ; specifically, all-cause mortality; cancer and cancer-specific mortality, renal outcomes, and soft tissue

122. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     November 08, 2011 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Uninterrupted pressure exerted on the skin, soft tissue … , muscle, and bone can lead to the development of localized ischemia, tissue inflammation, tissue anoxia

123. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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     August 11, 2014 - Other complications include blockage of the tympanostomy tube lumen in 7 of intubated ears granulation tissue

124. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2014 - schedules, anal plugs, rectal irrigation, 9,10 or combinations thereof. 5,6 Injections of biocompatible tissue-bulking … sphincter, some anal plugs), or are approved for use in the United States by one manufacturer only (tissue … conservative (diet, drugs, exercises, etc.) and become progressively more invasive (local injections of tissue-bulking … consistency management Devices: anal plugs Rectal irrigation Injections of local biocompatible tissue-bulking …           Devices (plugs)           Rectal irrigation           Tissue-bulking

125. Colorectal-Cancer-Protocol_130520 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-staging_research-protocol.pdf
     May 20, 2013 - continuing until age 75 years.7 Diagnosis is usually established through histopathological examination of tissue … CT scanner to create a 3-dimensional image of the interior of the colon (as well as the surrounding tissues … tumor (including the depth of invasion into the bowel wall) and its association with the surrounding tissues … Reference Standards To Assess Test Performance o Histopathological examination of tissue o Intraoperative … It has not reached any nearby organs or tissues.

126. FRN 39 - Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - or full-thickness; small, medium, large, or massive; with or without fatty infiltration of muscle tissue … characteristics, pre-existing degenerative changes about the shoulder, the condition of the surrounding tissues … or full-thickness; small, medium, large, or massive; with or without fatty infiltration of muscle tissue … o How does the timing of passiveactiveresistive exercise impact tissue healing? …  How does the timing of passiveactiveresistive exercise impact tissue healing?

127. Serum-Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay/research-protocol
     May 02, 2011 - Patients with LCMM develop complications related to tissue deposition of light chains, including amyloidosis … light-chain proteins that form insoluble, Congo red-positive (on histological staining) fibrils in tissues … Systemic light-chain (AL) amyloidosis Amyloid-related systemic syndrome — organ involvement by tissue

128. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary_hi_impact.pdf
     April 01, 2012 - By reducing, debulking, or partially eliminating excess smooth muscle tissue in the patient’s distal … This reduces the thickness of smooth-muscle tissue mass and is intended to do so without causing charring … attacks on a long-term basis by reducing, debulking, or partially eliminating excess smooth muscle tissue … and/or chest physiotherapy helps to release the thick mucus associated with CF, which damages lung tissue

129. Undescended-Testicle Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - stimulation testing for bilateral nonpalpable cryptorchidism is to determine if viable testicular tissue … Orchiectomy is not reviewed in this report, which focuses only on procedures to maintain testicular tissue … production and then underwent surgical exploration to confirm the absence or presence of viable testicular tissue … (one fair quality and one poor) of hormonal stimulation testing for identifying viable testicular tissue

130. Vitamin-D-Calcium-Protocol-130611 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vitamin-d-calcium_research-protocol.pdf
     September 13, 2013 - cancer, immune function, pregnancy or birth outcomes, mortality, fracture, renal outcomes, and soft tissue … intervention(s)  All-cause mortality  Cancer and cancer-specific mortality  Renal outcomes  Soft tissue … specifically, all-cause mortality; cancer and cancer-specific mortality, renal outcomes, and soft tissue

131. Disposition of Comments Report for Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/undescended-testicle_disposition-comments.pdf
     December 11, 2012 - orchiectomy is a fouth option, but the focus of this review was on procedures to maintain testicular tissue … , assuming there is viable tissue. … orchiectomy is a fouth option, but the focus of this review was on procedures to maintain testicular tissue … , assuming there is viable tissue. … opting to send a MIS as opposed to performing an HCG stimulation test in order to identify functional tissue

132. Organ Donation | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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133. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-genetic.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - Some sources more difficult to isolate DNA from (e.g., formalin-fixed tissue). … It can be more difficult to isolate DNA from tissues than from blood, particularly if the tissues have … term=8674202 Extracting DNA from tumor samples raises additional issues: Quantity of tissue Admixture … of normal and cancerous tissue Amount of necrosis Timing of collection Storage technique (e.g., fresh … , admixture of normal and cancerous tissue, amount of necrosis, timing of collection, and storage technique

134. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-genetic.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - Some sources more difficult to isolate DNA from (e.g., formalin-fixed tissue). … It can be more difficult to isolate DNA from tissues than from blood, particularly if the tissues have … term=8674202 Extracting DNA from tumor samples raises additional issues: Quantity of tissue Admixture … of normal and cancerous tissue Amount of necrosis Timing of collection Storage technique (e.g., fresh … , admixture of normal and cancerous tissue, amount of necrosis, timing of collection, and storage technique

135. Breast-Abnormalities-Tests-Update Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_executive.pdf
     February 01, 2012 - women with a suspicion of malignancy greater than 2 percent are generally recommended to undergo tissue … threshold, and therefore she might be assigned to short-interval imaging followup management rather than tissue … could have her suspicion of malignancy increase to 4 percent, and therefore she might be assigned to tissue … Characterization of benign and malignant solid breast masses: comparison of conventional US and tissue

136. Fecal-Incontinence Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fecal-incontinence_research-protocol.pdf
     November 30, 2014 - schedules, anal plugs, rectal irrigation,9,10 or combinations thereof.5,6 Injections of biocompatible tissue-bulking … sphincter, some anal plugs), or are approved for use in the United States by one manufacturer only (tissue … conservative (diet, drugs, exercises, etc.) and become progressively more invasive (local injections of tissue-bulking … consistency management o Devices: anal plugs o Rectal irrigation o Injections of local biocompatible tissue-bulking … Medications (by type) Behavior modification Devices (plugs) Rectal irrigation Tissue-bulking

137. Value Dossier (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-nomination-fecal-incontinence-supporting.pdf
     June 19, 2020 - Recommendations by Guidelines* ASCRS/ACG/AGA/AHRQ Bulking Agents Injection that bulks the tissue … Solesta® narrows the anal canal by encouraging tissue ingrowth and stabilization41, a process that … The dextranomer of Solesta® encourages ingrowth and stabilizes of tissue, thus narrowing the anal canal … FDA Clears The Way: Lipogems’ Receives FDA Clearance For Microfragmented Adipose Tissue System Utilizing … - tissue-repair-in-orthopaedic-and-arthroscopic-surgeries-300676836.html.

138. Whole-Body Vibration Therapy for Osteoporosis (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-vibration-therapy_technical-brief.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - Osteoporosis is a skeletal system disease characterized by low bone density and deterioration of bone tissue … well understood.33,39 One hypothesis suggests that vibration signals transmit and amplify into bone tissue … harmful for individuals with 8 fragile bones.33 Vibration may also be harmful to the soft tissue … disease (a secondary form of Raynaud’s syndrome), orthostatic hypertension, and aggravation of soft-tissue … The anabolic activity of bone tissue, suppressed by disuse, is normalized by brief exposure to extremely

139. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer-update_disposition.pdf
     December 09, 2014 - plans – better blocks, better beam angles, and thus better dose distributions to tumor and normal tissue … the following line is simply incorrect: “3DRT allows for… very rapid dose fall-off in surrounding tissues … than with 2DRT because 3DRT takes into account axial anatomy and complex tissue contours.” … Another innovative approach is the use of intraoperative HDR brachytherapy, which permits normal tissues … We also agree that the potential impact of human papilloma virus positive tumor tissue plays into

140. Systematic Review Update: Noninvasive Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonpharm-treatment-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
     December 11, 2018 - pain, often defined as pain lasting longer than 3 to 6 months or persisting past the normal time for tissue … chronic pain (defined as pain lasting 12 weeks or longer or pain persisting past the time for normal tissue … Question aChronic pain is defined as pain lasting ≥ 12 weeks or pain persisting past the normal time for tissue … chronic pain (defined as pain lasting 12 weeks or longer or pain persisting past the time for normal tissue