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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Evidence%20Summary_1.pdf
April 01, 2020 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia: Evidence Summary
Purpose of Review
To summarize evidence on cognitive test accuracy for clinical
Alzheimer’s-type dementia (CATD) in suspected cognitive
impairment; biomarker accuracy for Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
in dementia; and effects of CATD drug …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/renal-cancer_executive.pdf
February 01, 2016 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 167
Management of Renal Masses
and Localized Renal Cancer
Executive Summary
Background
Renal masses are a biologically
heterogeneous group of tumors
ranging from benign masses to cancers
that can be indolent or aggressive.1,2
The true incidence of renal masses
(in…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/venous-ulcers-treatment_executive.pdf
January 01, 2014 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 127
Chronic Venous Ulcers: A Comparative
Effectiveness Review of Treatment Modalities
Executive Summary
Background
Venous leg ulcers are extremely common
in the United States. They affect between
500,000 and 2 million people annually, and
are responsible for over 50 pe…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism-update_executive.pdf
August 01, 2014 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 137
Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum
Disorder: Behavioral Interventions Update
Executive Summary
Background
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a
neurodevelopmental disorder marked
by impaired social communication
and social interaction accompanied
by atypica…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/2020-letter-of-appreciation.pdf
January 01, 2020 - 2020 Letter of Appreciation
Letter of Appreciation
We sincerely thank the 178 Peer Reviewers who completed reviews for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Effective Health Care (EHC) Program in 2020. Peer
reviewers donate substantial time and effort to complete insightful and rigorous critiques…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-218-osteoporosis-disposition-comments.pdf
April 23, 2019 - CER 218 Disposition of Comments: Long-Term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporosis Fracture Prevention
Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Public Reviewer Comments
Report
Research Review Title: Long-term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporosis
Fracture Prevention: A Systemati…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/delirium-summary.pdf
September 01, 2019 - Antipsychotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Delirium: Evidence Summary
Purpose of Review
To assess the benefits and harms of antipsychotics
for the prevention and treatment of delirium among
adult patients.
Key Messages
• Haloperidol or second-generation antipsychotics
used to prevent or treat delirium…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-loss-surgery_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 82
Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in
Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body
Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m2
Executive Summary
Background
Bariatric surgery, also known as
weight-loss surgery, refers to surgical
procedures usually performed on people …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cerebral-palsy-feeding_executive.pdf
March 01, 2013 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 94
Interventions for Feeding and Nutrition
in Cerebral Palsy
Executive Summary
Background
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a “group of
disorders of the development of
movement and posture, causing
activity limitation, that is attributed to
non-progressive disturbances that…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-health-children_executive.pdf
December 01, 2016 - Strategies To Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents
1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 181
Strategies To Improve Mental Health Care for
Children and Adolescents
Executive Summary
Background
Approximately one in five children and
adolescents living in the United States
has one or more …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/copd-research-protocol.pdf
April 11, 2018 - Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD: A Systematic Review
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients
with Acute Exacerbation of COPD: A Systematic Revie…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-executive-170505.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 190
Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An
Update Review
Executive Summary
Background and Objectives
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a
highly prevalent condition among
adults, characterized by the progress…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/lung-cancer-staging_executive.pdf
April 01, 2016 - CER 174 Executive Summary: Imaging for the Pretreatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 174
Imaging for the Pretreatment
of Small Cell Lung Cancer
Executive Summary
Background
Lung cancer is the leading cause of
cancer-related mortality, estimated to
account for about 27 pe…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_executive.pdf
September 01, 2011 - Layout 1
Background
Preterm birth is defined as delivery before
the completion of the 37th week of
gestation, and it affects 13 percent of live
births in the United States.1 According to
the 2010 National Vital Statistics report,
there were 542,893 preterm births in the
United States in 2006.2 Rates of preterm
birth…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-executive-170505.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 190
Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An
Update Review
Executive Summary
Background and Objectives
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a
highly prevalent condition among
adults, characterized by the progress…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-cholestorol-medicines-update_executive.pdf
February 01, 2014 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 132
Combination Therapy Versus Intensification
of Statin Monotherapy: An Update
Executive Summary
Background
Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
includes conditions such as coronary
heart disease, stroke, heart failure,
arrhythmia, heart valve disease,
congenital heart …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/recombinant-factor-viia_executive.pdf
May 01, 2010 - Layout 1
Background
This report evaluates the level of evidence
currently available to support the
effectiveness and safety of using
recombinant activated coagulation factor
VII (rFVIIa) for clinical indications not
approved by the U. S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). rFVIIa is approved
for a variety of uses i…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-rehospitalization_research.pdf
November 01, 2007 - Comparative Effectiveness of β-Adrenergic Antagonists on the Risk of Rehospitalization in Adults with Heart Failure
The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of
AHRQ’s Effective Health Care program. It is a collaborative network of research centers that
suppor…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine-prevention_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 108
Migraine in Children:
Preventive Pharmacologic Treatments
Executive Summary
Introduction
The Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) commissioned the
Minnesota Evidence-based Practice
Center (EPC) to conduct a review of
preventive pharmacologic treatm…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/2019-letter-of-appreciation.pdf
January 01, 2019 - 2019 Letter of Appreciation to Associate Editors and Peer Reviewers
Letter of Appreciation
We sincerely thank the 115 Peer Reviewers who completed reviews for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Effective Health Care (EHC) Program in 2019. Peer
reviewers donate substantial time and effort…