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181. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
     March 01, 2016 - bullous keratopathy, dislocation of intraocular lens, macular edema, and retinal detachment are other complications … The overall harms are small; however, many of the treatments carry a small risk of serious complications … Synthesis of the literature on visual acuity and complications following cataract extraction with intraocular

182. Archived: Obesity: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - shown to correlate with the presence of these conditions independent of BMI, 27-35 and may predict the complications … The complications of obesity occur among those with elevated body fat composition, which is most accurately … comparable to that of BMI. 57 A WHR greater than 1.0 in men and 0.8 in women has been shown to predict complications … obesity is to assist the obese individual to lose or at least maintain weight and thereby prevent the complications

183. Ninth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 01, 2019 - Ninth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force) has released it…

184. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in the General Population: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2022 - Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in the General Population: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force Letters RESEARCH LETTER Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in the General Population: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review fo…

185. Archived: Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-july-2014
     July 08, 2014 - The total frequency of major complications (such as death, stroke, minor stroke, MI, or permanent cranial … Some publications reported risk-stratification tools to predict increased risk for complications from … trials that compared CEA with medical therapy used highly selected surgeons, requiring low rates of complications … Predicting medical and surgical complications of carotid endarterectomy: comparing the risk indexes. … The Vascular Study Group of New England Cardiac Risk Index (VSG-CRI) predicts cardiac complications more

186. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2020 - Modeling suggests combination testing provides benefits similar to those of colonoscopy, with fewer complications … lifetime number of tests by type per 1000 individuals screened aB 0 10 14128 164 6 Lifetime No. of complications … per 1000 screened, by age to begin screening 2 Mean estimate of complications if start screeningb … At age 50 y At age 45 y Additional complications if start screening at age 45 y Screening modality … recommended strate- gies, an estimated 1535 to 4248 colonoscopy procedures and 10 to 16 colonoscopy complications

187. Draft Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
     January 18, 2024 - musculoskeletal symptoms, ophthalmologic disorders, quality of life, and others); risk-reducing surgery (surgical complications

188. Draft Recommendation: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 22, 2025 - pregnancy or following childbirth, affects as many as 1 in 6 pregnancies and is one of the most common complications … current stressful life events, a history of type I or type II diabetes or gestational diabetes, and complications

189. doi:10.1016/S0749-3797(03)00122-3 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2003 - infarctions and strokes, 49% of all epi- sodes of heart failure, and 24% of all premature deaths.4Additional complications … Medical care expenditures for hypertension, its complications, and its comorbidities. … Tight blood pressure control and risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes

190. Archived: Tuberculosis Infection, Including Bacille Calmette-Guérin Immunization: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 11, 2014 - In persons who develop complications from INH, the resulting interruption of INH therapy before completion … at age 20 to 0.37% at age 80. 34 Depending on the risk of INH-induced hepatitis, it is possible for complications … The risk varies with the type of vaccine used, the population, and the methods used to measure complications

191. Recommendation: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 02, 2020 - Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common chronic blood-borne pathogen in the US and a leading cause of complications … Treatment The purpose of antiviral treatment regimens for HCV infection is to prevent long-term health complications … patients at earlier stages of disease who could greatly benefit from effective treatment before developing complications

192. Recommendation: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 24, 2019 - nonobstetric reasons for hospitalization in pregnant women. 8 Pyelonephritis is associated with perinatal complications … treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant persons has moderate net benefit in reducing perinatal complications … with ampicillin, and nausea and rashes were reported with use of nalidixic acid and nitrofurantoin. 2 Complications

193. Final Recommendation Statement: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 24, 2019 - nonobstetric reasons for hospitalization in pregnant women. 8 Pyelonephritis is associated with perinatal complications … treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant persons has moderate net benefit in reducing perinatal complications … with ampicillin, and nausea and rashes were reported with use of nalidixic acid and nitrofurantoin. 2 Complications

194. Draft Research Plan: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening-adults
     October 12, 2023 - dysfunction); endocrinological effects (e.g., bone health, hot flashes, gynecomastia); and surgical complications

195. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women and Young Children: Screening and Supplementation, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-pregnant-women-young-children-screening-supplementation-1996
     January 01, 1996 - prenatal testing for anemia in asymptomatic pregnant women lacking evidence of medical or obstetrical complications … Clearly, persons with markedly reduced hemoglobin levels are at risk for cardiopulmonary and other complications … constipation) that are dose-related and, at normal doses, reversible. 94-97 Iron therapy can cause complications … iron typically offered for routine iron supplementation (e.g., in pregnancy) are unlikely to cause complications … prenatal testing for anemia in asymptomatic pregnant women lacking evidence of medical or obstetrical complications

196. Genetic Risk Assessment and BRCA Mutation Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2005 - None (40) Women at increased risk for breast cancer as defined by the Gail model and low risk for complications … Little information exists about the complications of prophylactic mastectomy in healthy high-risk women … Surgical complications attributable to prophylactic oo- phorectomy are not well described and may vary … Only 1 study of prophy- lactic oophorectomy in BRCA mutation carriers reported surgical complications … In this study, 4 of 80 women experienced complications, including wound infection, perforation of the

197. Low-Dose Aspiring for the Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality from Preeclampsia: A Systematic Evidence Review fro the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     May 27, 2014 - Accurate prediction of who will develop preeclampsia and have serious complications is not currently … Obstetric complications among US women with asthma. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013;208:127.e1-8. … Antiplatelet agents for preventing pre-eclampsia and its complications. … Chronotherapy with low-dose aspirin for prevention of complications in pregnancy. … Psychosocial impact of early-onset hypertensive disorders and related complications in pregnancy.

198. Screening for Gestational Diabetes: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     October 05, 2021 - used.4-8 Pregnant persons with gestational diabetes are at increased risk for ma- ternal and fetal complications … Pregnant persons with gestational diabetes are at increased risk for maternal and fetal complications … gesta- tional diabetes before 24 weeks of gestation may be at even greater risk for maternal and fetal complications … In turn, this can pre- vent associated complications such as primary cesarean delivery, shoulder dystocia

199. Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
     April 11, 2024 - musculoskeletal symptoms, ophthalmologic disorders, quality of life, others); risk-reducing surgery (surgical complications

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     September 01, 2013 - Major complications were infrequent in both groups. … Complications following lung surgery in the Dutch-Belgian randomized lung cancer screening trial. … NR Participants with complications related to follow-up: 6 LDCT tracheobronchitis: 1 LDCT complications … Procedure complications during the screening period, as reported in the NLST, were low. … Major complications from procedures were related to 85 LDCT and 27 chest radiography screenings.