Systems for grading the strength of recommendations in clinical practice guidelines in oncology
INTRODUCTION: In order to improve the applicability of clinical practice guidelines, their authors assign recommendations with grades denoting the degree of conviction regarding their practical application. Nevertheless even within one branch of medicine,
Anna Rychert +6 more
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Plain English summary The current paper brings together existing knowledge on experiences of eating disorders. We were interested in the views of patients, family members and health care professionals. A literature search identified 17 systematic reviews
Sanna Aila Gustafsson +4 more
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Minimum volume standards in day surgery: a systematic review
Background The aim was to find out if and for what indications are minimum volume standards (MVS) applied in the day surgery setting and whether the application of MVS improves patient relevant outcomes.
Michal Stanak, Christoph Strohmaier
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Background Progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage and institutionalizing healthcare priority setting through health technology assessment (HTA) in the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) region varies considerably across ...
Manushi Sharma +11 more
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Economic evaluation of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer [PDF]
Objectives: To assess the cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic surgery compared with open surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Methods: A Markov model was developed to model cost-effectiveness over 25 years.
Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment Group +3 more
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The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care tests (CoaguChek system, INRatio2 PT/INR monitor and ProTime Microcoagulation system) for the self-monitoring of the coagulation status of people receiving long-term vitamin K antagonist therapy, compared with standard UK practice : systematic review and economic evaluation [PDF]
Funding The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.Peer reviewedPublisher ...
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Systematic review of economic evaluations of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer [PDF]
Objective Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers and the standard surgical treatment for this cancer is open resection (OS), but laparoscopic surgery (LS) may be an alternative treatment.
Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment Group +4 more
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Time to publication for NIHR HTA programme-funded research: a cohort study [PDF]
ObjectiveTo assess the time to publication of primary research and evidence syntheses funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme published as a monograph in Health Technology Assessment and as
Ashton-Key, M. +4 more
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Selecting topic areas for developing quality standards in a resource-limited setting
Variation in practices of and access to health promotion and disease prevention (P&P) across geographical areas have been studied in Thailand as well as other healthcare settings. The implementation of quality standards (QS)—a concise set of evidence-
Roongnapa Khampang +6 more
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Core Outcome Sets (COS) related to pregnancy and childbirth: a systematic review
Background Systematic reviews often conclude low confidence in the results due to heterogeneity in the reported outcomes. A Core Outcome Set (COS) is an agreed standardised collection of outcomes for a specific area of health.
Marie Österberg +6 more
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