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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-radiation_technical-brief.pdf
November 01, 2009 - studies of any design describing clinical outcomes or adverse
events with 10 or more cancer patients treated … We also recorded the center/facility of particle beam treatment and the number of patients
who were treated … “Prior treatments” were the initial failed interventions in patients who were treated for relapse. … Treated cancer categories were mainly limited to malignant tumors in the head, neck and spine,
ocular … Base of skull and cervical spine chordomas
in children treated by high-dose irradiation.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer-update_executive.pdf
December 01, 2014 - CER No. 20 that the
risk of grade 2 or higher late xerostomia is significantly
lower in patients treated … with IMRT compared with 41
percent of those treated with 3DCRT (p=0.11). … that late xerostomia
was reduced and QOL domains related to xerostomia
were improved in patients treated … Quality-of-life (QOL)
outcomes in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
(HNSCC) treated … Toxicity,
quality of life, and functional outcomes of 176 hypopharyngeal
cancer patients treated by
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/covariate-selection-chapter-7.pptx
January 01, 2013 - An “as treated” analysis allows subjects to switch treatment groups based on their use of treatment. … Both the “as treated” and “per protocol’’ analyses can be used to evaluate time-varying treatment. … increase in the confounder should, on average, always affect treatment in the same direction for both treated … treatment in the same direction and should always affect the outcome in the same direction for both the treated … If an increase in the confounder increased the outcome for the treated group and decreased the outcome
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_3-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
September 21, 2012 - In the aspirin-treated subjects, there was a
reduction in mortality (804 deaths among 8,587
people, … 9.4%) relative to subjects not treated
with aspirin (1,016 deaths among 8,600 people,
11.8%, p<0.05 … astrological
sign Gemini or Libra, there were more deaths
(150 of 1,357, 11.1%) among the aspirin-treated … patients than there were among the non–aspirin-
treated patients (147 of 1,442, 10.2%) (p not
significant
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_executive.pdf
October 01, 2006 - Among patients
treated with medical therapy alone, there is the risk of
deterioration of kidney function … There is acceptable evidence that overall there is no
difference in kidney outcomes between patients treated … The cohort studies generally
found better blood pressure control among patients
treated medically alone … However, 2 studies found larger
reductions in blood pressure among patients treated without
revascularization
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-summary-cer-200-post-acs-depression.pdf
November 01, 2017 - In such strategies, patients are treated
by a team that usually includes a primary care clinician, … care versus usual care
• Evidence did not show increased adverse events among
post-ACS individuals treated
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0094_04-09-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0051
Document Completion Date: 6-12-09
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Therapies for autism spectrum disorders will go forward for refinement as a comparative effectiveness
or effectiveness review. The scope of this topic, including pop…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0277_03-10-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0059
Document Completion Date: 6-2-09
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Bone marrow transplants (BMT) in children will go forward for refinement as a comparative
effectiveness or effectiveness review. The scope of this topic, including po…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/glucocorticoid-injections_clinician.pdf
June 01, 2016 - Symptoms of LSS are commonly treated with epidural glucocorticoid injections.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/trauma-child-interventions_research-protocol.pdf
March 26, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: March 26, 2012
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Interventions Addressing Children Exposed to Trauma:
Part 2 – Trauma Other Than Child Maltreatment an…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/quantitative-synthesis-expanded-methods_methods.pdf
March 01, 2013 - interpretation of a NNT of 10 over 3 years could be that “On average, 10
patients would have to be treated … For example, a NNT of 100 could be presented as 10 in 1,000 treated people will
benefit from treatment
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stem-cell-children-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2012 - Patients who have been
treated with novel
therapies (exposed) and
standard of care (non-
exposed) … Patients who have
been treated and
developed late effects
(cases) or did not
develop late effects … Patients who have
been treated and
received a long-term
care or survivorship
plan (exposed) and … patients (n=10) compared with 0 percent for those treated with conventional therapy. … To determine
prognostic
variables in
patients treated
with these
regimens.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_executive-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - There is acceptable evidence that, overall, there is
no difference in kidney outcomes between patients
treated
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/crohns-disease_research-protocol.pdf
September 01, 2010 - 17.8
Children with Crohn’s disease are at risk for growth retardation in the absence of adequately
treated … www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: September 01, 2010
AND (agent*[tiab] OR treatment*[tiab] OR treated … We will assume a normal likelihood and study effects (basic
parameters) are treated as unrelated nuisance … Increased risk of lymphoma
among inflammatory bowel disease patients treated with azathioprine and 6
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c_disposition-comments.pdf
November 27, 2012 - clear and logical association between testing,
treatment, and clinical outcomes: patients can’t be
treated … eligibility have expanded over time, in part
due to more effective therapies, and now patients may be
treated … been
studied with alfa-2a,3 although this study was
conducted in patients who have been previously
treated … Thus, patients with CKD Stages 3 to 5 may be treated
with PEG-IFN or IFN monotherapy. … clear and logical association between testing,
treatment, and clinical outcomes: patients can’t be
treated
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-databases-methods_research.pdf
May 01, 2008 - However, LTC residents are more likely to be treated with atypical antipsychotics
(risperidone, olanzapine … received medical attention over
the course of the year and might have overestimated the percent that were treated … In LTC settings, residents covered by Medicaid were approximately half as
likely to be treated with … beneficiaries with dementia who are
black or other race are significantly less likely than whites to be treated
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-balancing-harms-benefits_research-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - NNT and NNH refer to the number of individuals that need
to be treated over a specified period of time … risk reduction implies that 32 ischemic strokes will
be prevented each year for every 1,000 patients treated … the results of the benefit harm assessment as the net number
of events prevented per 10,000 women treated … For example, aspirin may prevent 10 major strokes in 1,000 middle-aged men treated for
10 years, as … Needed To Treat and Number Needed To Harm
NNT and the NNH are the number of individuals who need to be treated
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/substance-abuse-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 01, 2014 - Treatment of Opioid Overdose by
Nonclinicians
Unmet need: Opioid overdoses can be fatal when not treated
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/benefits-harms-modeling_research.pdf
November 19, 2009 - Modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of new diagnostic tests compared to established diagnostic tests – uses and limitations
Medical Tests—White Paper Series
Decision-Analytic Modeling to Evaluate
Benefits and Harms of Medical Tests—
Uses and Limitations
The findings and conclusions in thi…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lung-cancer-nonsurgical-therapies_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - to
question this assumption.9 For example, among a group
of 128 patients with stage I or II NSCLC treated … persistent thoracic
symptoms such as hemoptysis, cough, dyspnea, and
postobstructive pneumonitis who were treated … A disproportionate number of patients
15
had received previous treatment in the laser-treated
group … Retrospective study of
81 patients treated with brachytherapy for endobronchial primary
tumor or metastasis