Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide
1.0.0-ballot3 - STU 1 Ballot 3
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Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide
1.0.0-ballot3 - STU 1 Ballot 3
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Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Clinical Decision Support. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0-ballot3 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/ebm/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
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"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: Evidence 32144</b></p><a name=\"32144\"> </a><a name=\"hc32144\"> </a><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #fbffeb; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">version: 26; Last updated: 2026-08-06 10:09:23+0000</p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Profiles: <a href=\"StructureDefinition-comparative-evidence.html\">ComparativeEvidence</a>, <a href=\"StructureDefinition-single-study-evidence.html\">SingleStudyEvidence</a></p></div><p><b>ArtifactPublicationStatus</b>: <span title=\"Codes:{http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/cited-artifact-status-type active}\">Active</span></p><p><b>url</b>: <a href=\"Evidence-32144.html\">Evidence ComparativeEvidence: Bariatric Surgery effect for ADA triple outcome at 5 years (Diabetes Surgery Study)</a></p><p><b>identifier</b>: FEvIR Object Identifier/32144, <a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/7.5.0/NamingSystem-uri.html\" title=\"As defined by RFC 3986 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt)(with many schemes defined in many RFCs). 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URIs as identifiers appear more commonly in FHIR.\r\n\r\nThis OID may also be used in CD.codeSystem.\">Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)</a>/urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.44.22.28</p><p><b>version</b>: 1.0.0-ballot3</p><p><b>name</b>: ComparativeEvidence_Bariatric_Surgery_effect_for_ADA_triple_outcome_at_5_years_Diabetes_Surgery_Study</p><p><b>title</b>: ComparativeEvidence: Bariatric Surgery effect for ADA triple outcome at 5 years (Diabetes Surgery Study)</p><p><b>citeAs</b>: </p><div><p>ComparativeEvidence: Bariatric Surgery effect for ADA triple outcome at 5 years (Diabetes Surgery Study) [Database Entry: FHIR Evidence Resource]. Contributors: Brian S. Alper [Authors/Creators]. In: Fast Evidence Interoperability Resources (FEvIR) Platform, FOI 32144. Revised 2022-05-28. Available at: https://fevir.net/resources/Evidence/32144. 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Alper: </p><p><b>publisher</b>: HL7 International / Clinical Decision Support</p><p><b>contact</b>: HL7 International / Clinical Decision Support: <a href=\"http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/dss\">http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/dss</a></p><p><b>copyright</b>: </p><div><p>Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International</p>\n</div><h3>RelatesTos</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td style=\"display: none\">-</td><td><b>Extension</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Target[x]</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"display: none\">*</td><td/><td><span title=\"Codes:{http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/artifact-relationship-type derived-from}\">Derived From</span></td><td><a href=\"https://fevir.net/resources/PublicationRecord/32147\">https://fevir.net/resources/PublicationRecord/32147 <img src=\"external.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline\"/></a></td></tr></table><p><b>description</b>: </p><div><p>Of 120 participants who were initially randomized, 98 (82%) completed 5 years of follow-up. At 5 years, 13 participants (23%) in the gastric bypass group and 2 (4%) in the lifestyle-intensive medical management group had achieved the composite triple end point (difference, 19%; 95% CI, 4%-34%; P\u2009=\u2009.01).</p>\n</div><p><b>assertion</b>: </p><div><p>In extended follow-up of obese adults with type 2 diabetes randomized to adding gastric bypass compared with lifestyle and intensive medical management alone, there remained a significantly better composite triple end point in the surgical group at 5 years. However, because the effect size diminished over 5 years, further follow-up is needed to understand the durability of the improvement.</p>\n</div><blockquote><p><b>variableDefinition</b></p><p><b>description</b>: </p><div><p>Bariatric Surgery Trial Enrollment Group</p>\n</div><p><b>variableRole</b>: Population</p><p><b>observed</b>: <a href=\"Group-32145.html\">120 participants who had a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level of 8.0% or higher and a body mass index between 30.0 and 39.9 (enrolled between April 2008 and December 2011)</a></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>variableDefinition</b></p><p><b>description</b>: </p><div><p>Group assignment</p>\n</div><p><b>variableRole</b>: Exposure</p><p><b>comparatorCategory</b>: Lifestyle-intensive medical management intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and LookAHEAD trials for 2 years</p><p><b>observed</b>: <a href=\"EvidenceVariable-172481.html\">GroupAssignment: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery vs. Lifestyle-intensive medical management intervention alone</a></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>variableDefinition</b></p><p><b>description</b>: </p><div><p>American Diabetes Association composite triple end point for metabolic control at 5 years <em>NOTE: note.text is used artificially to support the EBMonFHIR Implementation Guide and the following content would more properly be found in a note.text element:</em> The American Diabetes Association composite triple end point of hemoglobin A1c less than 7.0%, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol less than 100 mg/dL, and systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg at 5 years</p>\n</div><p><b>variableRole</b>: Outcome</p><p><b>observed</b>: <a href=\"EvidenceVariable-32143.html\">OutcomeVariable: American Diabetes Association composite triple end point for metabolic control at 5 years</a></p></blockquote><p><b>synthesisType</b>: <span title=\"Codes:{http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/synthesis-type NotApplicable}\">not applicable</span></p><p><b>studyDesign</b>: <span title=\"Codes:{https://fevir.net/sevco SEVCO:01003}\">randomized assignment</span></p><blockquote><p><b>statistic</b></p><p><b>description</b>: </p><div><p>Of 120 participants who were initially randomized, 98 (82%) completed 5 years of follow-up. 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