AHRQ Flashcards
(5 cards)
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AHRQ
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Agency of healthcare research and quality
2
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AHRQ skin sub evaluation summary
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In a rigorous evaluation for study design, only 12 out of 245 studies from 76 skin substitute manufacturers were found to have low-risk-of-bias. 5 of the 12 studies were performed by MIMEDX, all of which demonstrated improved closure
3
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AHRQ technical brief
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- describe various products that may be considered as skin subs
- examine systems used to classify skin subs
- identifies and assesses clinical literature evaluating skin subs
- suggests best practices for future studies evaluating skin subs
4
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AHRQ results
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- 245 studies from 76 SS manufacturers
- 22 met RCT criteria
- 12 were considered low risk of bias
- 9 met primary endpoints
- 5 were Mimedx
5
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Why did AHRQ sponsor the report
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The Center for Medicare / Medicaid services (cms) requested the evidence based practice center (Epc) to provide important information to help improve health care and quality.
