… There is a need for synthesizing data on effectiveness of … care costs for these patients. The
objective of this review was to estimate the effectiveness of surgery versus nonoperative care …

… designs) that compared the clinical effectiveness of any of the 10 orthopaedic procedures
with no treatment, placebo, or non-operative care. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS …

… of the rotator cuff over time in patients treated nonoperatively. … comparative effectiveness of
operative versus nonoperative … of 2 treatments (operative and nonoperative) while adjusting …

… operative and non-operative mortality. Based on the results of this study, operative treatment
is likely cost-effective … 84, operative treatment is probably more costly and less effective. This …

Background The approach to complicated appendicitis is unclear. We have sought to determine
factors which may persuade surgeons to non-operative management and whether such …

… The purpose of this study is to perform cost-effectiveness analysis comparing operative (Op)
to NonOp treatment using data from subjects enrolled in the National Institutes of Health (…

… The purpose of this study was to evaluate the overall effectiveness of nonoperative … health
care costs in addition to medical outcomes. We hypothesized that a successful nonoperative …

… and health care there is increased interest in applying cost-effectiveness research and value…
was to compare the cost-effectiveness of operative and non-operative management of acute …

… -term costs of appendicitis-related care, including the lifetime … Two prior cost-effectiveness
analyses compared NOM with … To determine the cost-effectiveness of NOM versus operative …

… investment in comparative effectiveness research, defined by … end points in comparative
effectiveness research remains … the comparative effectiveness of surgery and nonoperative care, …