News tagged with comparative effectiveness


Comorbidities should be factor in prostate biopsy choice, study finds

UC Irvine Health urologists and health policy experts report in a new study that two written assessments that identify existing comorbidities – the patient-reported Total Illness Burden Index for Prostate Cancer (TIBI-Cap) ...

Cancer created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Regional anesthesia technique significantly improves outcomes of hip and knee replacement

A highly underutilized anesthesia technique called neuraxial anesthesia, also known as spinal or epidural anesthesia, improves outcomes in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement, according to a new study ...

Surgery created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antiretroviral regimen associated with less virological failure among HIV-infected children

Elizabeth D. Lowenthal, M.D., M.S.C.E., of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues conducted a study to determine whether there was a difference in ...

HIV & AIDS created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Digital mammography cancer detection rates may vary significantly

Digital direct radiography (DR) is significantly more effective than computed radiography (CR) at detecting breast cancer, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

Cancer created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0