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9741. Diabetes-Foot-Ulcer-Amputation-Economics Research (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-foot-ulcer-amputation-economics_research.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - These complications can have dramatic effects on the patient’s health and general well being and can

9742. Retained Surgical Items: Causation and Prevention | PSNet
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      January 04, 2024 - practitioners or entities with professional practices that are employed to defend against a surgical item being … In all 46 cases, the surgeon had a faulty practice as well, because their “wound examination” failed

9743. Efforts To Improve Patient Safety Result in 1.3 Million Fewer Patient Harms | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2015 - national progress in patient safety—both in general and specifically related to the preventable HACs being … were also considered in light of estimates of overall hospital mortality and costs, nationally, as well

9744. Artificial Intelligence and Diagnostic Errors | PSNet
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      January 31, 2020 - These are the philosophical questions that we have to address in parallel with the technology being developed … Well guess what?

9745. Lung-Cancer-Nonsurgical-Therapies Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lung-cancer-nonsurgical-therapies_executive.pdf
      June 01, 2013 - graded “poor” if any of the following fatal flaws exists: Groups assembled initially are not close to being … study population • Well-described intervention • Use of validated outcome measures • Appropriate statistical … analyses • Well-described results • Discussion and conclusion supported by data • Acknowledgement of … Given those caveats, recruitment and accrual of sufficient numbers of well-matched stage I NSCLC … (technical success, technical variables related to use of procedures, type of instrument used) as well

9746. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening, July 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2005
      July 12, 2005 - limitations of BMI in defining adiposity and concerns about labeling (stigma or concern resulting from being … from childhood to adulthood varies by age. 50-52 , 55 , 62 , 63 Single BMI measures track reasonably well … Trials among mildly overweight adolescents, as well as those more severely affected, are needed. … II-1:   Well-designed controlled trial without randomization. … II-2:   Well-designed cohort or case-control analytic study.

9747. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/BhnZRA--TRpXdg9_tYmZ_M
      April 05, 2016 - RESULTS All screening questionnaires were based on symptoms as well as risk factors such as age and smoking … patient or the clinician; or the patient has nonspecific symp- toms that have gone unrecognized as being … scores for established risk factors including age, pack-years of smoking, and body mass index (BMI) as well … Possible scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores being associated with a higher risk of COPD. … Arguments have been made that the high prevalence of undi- agnosed COPD (10%-20%),16 as well as clinical

9748. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Examining the Impact of Implementing High-Reliability Organization Principles on Patient Safety Outcomes (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hro-rapid-research.pdf
      May 01, 2025 - Adjustments included being as specific as possible about the questions, limiting the number of databases … searched, modifying search strategies to focus on finding the most valuable studies (i.e., being flexible … Developing well defined structural measures to guide implementation would be a potential strategy to … Director of the Center for Advancement of Well-being Science (previous Director of the Center for Healthcare … decision makers—patients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed

9749. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and for Caregiver Abuse of Older and Vulnerable Adults: An Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      June 24, 2025 - 2 How well do interventions reduce exposure to IPV, physical or mental morbidity, or mortality among … Canadian health care settings, authors used the Consequences of Screening Tool to measure the effect of being … questions within 14 days of screening (re- gardless of screening test results); results indicated that being … 2008 Fair PSQ Past year English-speaking adult caregivers with a child younger than 6 y seen for a well-child … For example, among the subgroup of women report- ing IPV at baseline, most (62%) reported being depressed

9750. Primary Care Screening for and Treatment of Depression in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      January 26, 2016 - postpartum women met criteria for a ma- jor depressive episode.2 Maternal depression can affect offspring as well … that included some par- ticipants who already had a medical record diagnosis of depression or were being … the United States.26 Both of the individu- ally randomized trials excluded women who were currently being … faxine, are associated with increased risk of preeclampsia, post- partum hemorrhage, and miscarriage as well … Postpartum depression screening at well-child visits: validity of a 2-question screen and the PHQ-9.

9751. Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer's-type Dementia (CATD) (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/catd-protocol-draft_0.pdf
      November 02, 2018 - To clarify which comparisons were being evaluated for which treatments. … To clarify which comparisons were being compared to which treatment interventions. 34 Section … We changed the wording to help readers understand the concept being addressed. … populations, interventions, comparisons, outcomes, treatment duration, settings and study designs being … Detection Bias DEFINITION Systematic differences in outcomes assessment among groups being compared

9752. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      June 04, 2024 - Harms associated with multifactorial and exercise interventions were not well reported and were generally … Some examples included individuals being asked to walk 30 minutes at least twice per week, individual … One-half of the trials (19/37) reported harms, with generally minor musculoskeletal adverse effects being … are generally con- sistent with the previous review,75 with the addition of newly published trials as well

9753. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-omega-3_research-protocol.pdf
      September 02, 2016 - prospective clinical trial registries that include prospective registration of full study protocols, as well … While the original report was being finalized based on peer and public review comments, we will search … Thus, it is necessary to translate the search of the original review, which includes text words, as well … protein, soy isoflavones, other non-oil components o Exclude: Weight loss diet (eg, fish/fish oil being

9754. Appendix C: Fiber Intake and Laxation in People With Normal Bowel Function Report (xls file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fiber-intake-prepub-final-research-appendix-c.xlsx
      January 01, 2024 - Hb, (CRP), creatinine, (ALT) and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) within the normal range, or being … Hb, (CRP), creatinine, (ALT) and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) within the normal range, or being … with a history of myocardial infarction or major surgical procedures within the previous 6 months, as well … FBS, total cholesterol and TG > 400, 300 and 500 mg/dl, respectively, well as HbA1c > 13%. 8 wk NA 56 … screening; having changed their usual dietary intake/pattern within the 28 days preceding screening; being

9755. Fiber-Intake-Final-Appendix-C (xls file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fiber-intake-final-appendix-c.xlsx
      January 01, 2024 - screening; having changed their usual dietary intake/pattern within the 28 days preceding screening; being … Hb, (CRP), creatinine, (ALT) and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) within the normal range, or being … Hb, (CRP), creatinine, (ALT) and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) within the normal range, or being … with a history of myocardial infarction or major surgical procedures within the previous 6 months, as well … FBS, total cholesterol and TG > 400, 300 and 500 mg/dl, respectively, well as HbA1c > 13%. 8 wk NA 56

9756. genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities-protocol-140930 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities_research-protocol.pdf
      September 30, 2014 - developmental disabilities (e.g., Down syndrome, fragile-X syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome) have been well … karyotyping has been used for many years to confirm the diagnosis of DDs (e.g., aneuploidies) with a well-defined … able to identify data addressing the analytic validity, clinical validity, and clinical utility, as well … Genetic testing in global developmental delay: the well- intended clinician and the principle of double … Analytic validity: simply refers to how well a test performs in the laboratory—how well does the test

9757. User Guide: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/DXCCSR-User-Guide-v2019-1.pdf
      September 01, 2019 - The following sections describe the general guidelines that apply to all body systems as well as guidelines … which each contained codes from the Mental, Behavioral, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders chapter as well … - listed) diagnosis and a secondary diagnosis trigger MUS014 results in data element DXCCSR_MUS014 being … Data element DXCCSR_BLD001 and DXCCR_SYM017 (as well as all other “DXCCSR_” data HCUP (09/05/19) … revisions to the CCSR would allow new categories to be inserted in a relevant section, rather than being

9758. AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: User’s Guide (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/nursing-home/nursinghome-users-guide.pdf
      April 01, 2022 - Conducted background interviews with experts in the field of nursing home safety and administration, as well … evaluates changes for effectiveness. 4 Overall Perceptions of Resident Safety Residents are well … All providers and staff are being asked to complete this survey. … Administration Steps Send a Prenotification Letter (Optional) If you have publicized your survey well … All providers and staff are being asked to complete this survey.

9759. Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      June 11, 2019 - Level of Certainty Description High The available evidence usually includes consistent results from well-designed … , well-conducted studies in representative primary care populations. … Assessment of Risk Although the USPSTF found no well-validated, accurate tools to assess risk of HIV … In addition, all persons being considered for PrEP must have a recently docu- mented negative HIV test … seronegative part- ner from a partner living with HIV has not been observed when the seropositive partner was being

9760. Tonsillectomy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      February 10, 2016 -  were  performed  for  recurrent  throat  infections;;  however,  recently   more  procedures  are  being …  tonsillectomy;;  younger  children  tend  to   respond  favorably  and  older  children  not  as  well … The  demarcation  between  younger  and  older  ages  is  not  well  defined.   … allergy  medications)  used  in  studies  included  in  the   review,  which  have  typically  been  well … a  KQ  or  specific  outcomes,   we  will  consider  evidence  from  observational  literature  as  well