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 Reports/Papers  (click report titles to view complete report)

Total Knee Replacement 

References

Kane RL, Saleh KJ, Wilt TJ, et al. Total Knee Replacement. Rockville, MD: Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under contract No. 290-02-0009; Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 86, AHRQ Publication No. 04-E006-2. December 2003.

Cross WWI, Saleh KJ, Wilt TJ, & Kane RL. Agreement about indications for Total Knee Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 446, 34-39, 2006.

Kane RL, Saleh KJ, Wilt TJ, & Bershadsky B. The functional outcomes of total knee arthroplasty. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 87-A(8), 1719-1724, 2005.

Kane RL, Wilt TJ, & Suarez-Almazor ME. Disparities in total knee replacements: A review. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 57(4), 562-567, 2007.
  

Effectiveness of Behavioral Interventions to Modify Physical Activity Behaviors in General Populations and Cancer Patients and Survivors

References

Holtzman J, Schmitz K, Babes G, et al. Effectiveness of Behavioral Interventions to Modify Physical Activity Behaviors in General Populations and Cancer Patients and Survivors. Rockville, MD: Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center for Agency for the Healthcare Research and Quality under Contract No. 290-02-0009; Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 102, AHRQ Publication No. 04-E027-2. June 2004.

Schmitz KH, Holtzman J, Courneya KS, Masse LC, Duval S, & Kane RL. Controlled physical activity trials in cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta analysis. Cancer Epidemiology & Prevention, 14(7), 1588-1595, 2005.  


References

Kane RL, Johnson PE, Town RJ, et al. Economic Incentives for Preventive Care. Rockville, MD: Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under Contract No. 290-02-0009; Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 101, AHRQ Publication No. 04-E024-2. August 2004.

Kane RL, Johnson PE, Town RJ, & Butler M. A structured review of the effect of economic incentives on consumers' preventive behavior. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 27(4), 327-352, 2004.

Town RJ, Kane RL, Johnson PE, & Butler M. Economic incentives and physicians' delivery of preventive care: A systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 28(2), 234-240, 2005.  


Use of Spirometry for Case Finding, Diagnosis, and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

References

Wilt TJ, Niewoehner D, Kim C, et al. Use of Spirometry for Case Finding, Diagnosis, and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Rockville, MD: Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under Contract No. 290-02-0009; Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 121, AHRQ Publication No. 05-E017-1. August 2005.

Wilt TJ, Niewoehner D, Kane RL, MacDonald R, & Joseph AM. Spirometry as a motivational tool to improve smoking cessation rates: A systematic review of the literature. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 9(1), 21-32, 2007.  



References


Wilt TJ, Lederle FA, MacDonald R, et al. Comparison of Endovascular and Open Surgical Repairs for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Rockville, MD: Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under Contract No. 290-02-0009; Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 144, AHRQ Publication No. 06-E017. August 2006.

Jonk YC, Kane RL, Lederle FA, MacDonald R, Cutting AH., & Wilt TJ. Cost-effectiveness of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A systematic review. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 23(2), 205-215, 2007.  


Nurse Staffing and Quality of Patient Care

References

Kane RL, Shamliyan T, Mueller C, et al. Nurse Staffing and Quality of Patient Care. Minneapolis: Prepared by Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under Contract No. 290-02-0009; Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 151, AHRQ Publication No. 07-E005. March 2007.

Kane RL, Shamliyan TA, Mueller C, Duval S, & Wilt TJ. The association of registered nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Medical Care, 45(12), 1195-1204, 2007. 

Shamliyan TA, Kane RL, Mueller C, Duval S, & Wilt TJ. Cost savings associated with increased RN staffing in acute care hospitals: Simulation exercise. Nursing Economics: The Journal for Health Care Leaders, 27(5), 304-314, 2009.

♦ Prevention of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence in Adults
 
References

Shamliyan T, Wyman J, Bliss DZ, et al. Prevention of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence in Adults. Rockville, MD: Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under Contract No. 290-02-0009; Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 161, AHRQ Publication No. 08-E003. December 2007.

Shamliyan TA, Kane RL, Wyman J, & Wilt TJ. Systematic review: Randomized, controlled trials of nonsurgical treatments for urinary incontinence in women. Annals of Internal Medicine, 148(6), 459-473, 2008.



Comparison of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer

References

Wilt TJ, Shamliyan T, Taylor B, et al. Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer. Rockville, MD: Prepared by Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0009 for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. February 2008.

Wilt TJ, Shamliyan TA, Taylor BC, MacDonald R, & Kane RL. Association between hospital and surgeon radical prostatectomy volume and patient outcomes: A systematic review. The Journal of Urology, 180, 820-829, 2008.

Wilt TJ, MacDonald R, Rutks I, Shamliyan TA, Taylor BC, & Kane RL. Systematic review: Comparative effectiveness and harms of treatments for clinically localized prostate cancer. Annals of Internal Medicine, 148(6), 435-448, 2008. 


♦ Carbohydrate & Lipid Disorders & Relevant Consideration in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury

References

Wilt TJ, Carlson KF, Goldish GD, et al. Carbohydrate and Lipid Disorders and Relevant Considerations in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury. Rockville, MD: Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under Contract No. 290-02-0009; Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 163, AHRQ Publication No. 08-E005. January 2008.

Carlson KF, Wilt TJ, Taylor BC, Goldish GD, Niewoehner CB, Shamliyan TA, and Kane RL. Effect of Exercise on Disorders of Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism in Adults with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Systematic Review of the Evidence. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 32(4):361-378, 2009.
 


References

Butler M, Kane RL, McAlpine D, et al. Integration of Mental Health/Substance Abuse and Primary Care. Rockville, MD: Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under Contract No. 290-02-0009; Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 173, AHRQ Publication No. 09-E003. October 2008. 


Management of Chronic Hepatitis B

References

Wilt TJ, Shamliyan T, Shaukat A, et al. Management of Chronic Hepatitis B. Rockville, MD: Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under Contract No. 290-02-0009; Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 174, AHRQ Publication No. 09-E002. October 2008.

Shamliyan T, MacDonald R, Shaukat A, et al. Antiviral therapy for adults with chronic hepatitis B: A systematic review for a National Institutes of Health consensus development conference. Annals of Internal Medicine, 150:111-24, 2009. 
 
Taylor BC, J-M Yuan, TA Shamliyan, et al. Clinical outcomes in adults with chronic hepatitis B in association with patient and viral characteristics: A systematic review of evidence. Hepatology, 45(5) Suppl: S85-S95, 2009.  


Treatment of Common Hip Fractures

References

Butler M, Forte M, Kane RL, et al. Treatment of Common Hip Fractures. Rockville, MD: Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under Contract No. HHSA 290 2007 10064 I; Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 184, AHRQ Publication No. 09-E013. August 2009.


♦ Diagnosis and Management of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)

References

Virnig BA, Shamliyan T, Tuttle TM, et al. Diagnosis and Management of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS). Rockville, MD: Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under Contract No. 290-02-10064-I; Evidence Report No. 185, AHRQ Publication No. 09-E018. September 2009.