Results

Total Results: 762 records

Showing results for "complications".

61. Archived: Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
    June 15, 2016 - Harm from screening was at most 23 complications per 1000 persons screened. … The life-years lost as a result of death from screening complications were also accounted for. … The lifetime number of harms from screening (ie, colonoscopy-related complications) was low, with at … (serious gastrointestinal, other gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular complications) Age-specific … The risk of complications with sigmoidoscopy was therefore assumed to be 0.

62. Screening for Skin Cancer: Consumer Guide (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/8odDCN4Y3Y7fWy9256z4U5
    November 21, 2022 - However, most skin cancers do not cause serious complications or death. … goal of screening would be to identify skin cancer early so it can be treated before it causes serious complications

63. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
    March 08, 2004 - Small studies suggest that ultrasound-guided biopsies may be associated with fewer complications than … No serious complications or deaths from treatment were reported. … Practice and complications of liver biopsy. … Outcomes of patients hospitalized for complications after outpatient liver biopsy. … Major complications occur in 1%-2% of patients.

64. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/We5A-uCMvX5qYeFukGgqks
    March 01, 2004 - No serious complications or deaths from treatment were reported. … Major complications occur in 1%–2% of patients. … observational study complications and complications who have major (bleeding, death, with independent … mortality complications in viremia undergo 2–10 major patients referred biopsy complications for biopsy … Practice and complications of liver biopsy.

65. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation on Screening for Skin Cancer: More Research is Needed to Recommend For or Against Screening Adolescents and Adults without Symptoms (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/skin-cancer-screening-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
    April 18, 2023 - It is the most common type of cancer in the United States, but it usually does not cause serious complications … “The Task Force wanted to see if visual skin exams by primary care professionals reduce complications

66. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation on Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/skin-cancer-screening-bulletin.pdf
    November 21, 2022 - It is the most common type of cancer in the United States, but it usually does not cause serious complications … not enough evidence to know whether or not screening adolescents and adults without symptoms reduces complications

67. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/cHbBWNok76hRWKDXXm3R2_
    February 13, 2018 - Screening harms included surgery (with major surgical complications) in women found to not have cancer … One larger trial (n = 151 923) reported complications in 3.1% of false-positive operations. … One smaller trial (n = 21 935) reported no surgical complications. … In addition to potential sur- gical complications that could accompany the removal of women’s ovaries … Complications from surgeries prompted by ovarian cancer screening.

68. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary23/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2008
    June 15, 2008 - The prevalence of macrovascular complications is elevated in persons with prediabetes (defined as impaired … The analytic framework ( Appendix Figure 1 ) focuses on decreasing the risk for complications from type … Glucose screening and the risk of complications in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. … J Diabetes Complications 2006;20:395-401. [PMID: 17070446] Stern MP, Williams K, Haffner SM. … [PMID: 15616256] The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group.

69. Estimation of Benefits, Burden, and Harms of Colorectal Cancer Screening Strategies: Modeling Study for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/vw-LTWCTZ_N5pAaydcNQTx
    June 21, 2016 - Harm from screening was at most 23 complications per 1000 persons screened. … The life- years lost as a result of death from screening complications were also accounted for. … (serious gastrointestinal, other gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular complications) Age-specific risksc … The risk of complications with sigmoidoscopy was therefore assumed to be 0. … The percent change in numbers of colonoscopies, noncolonoscopy tests, LYG, complications, and CRC deaths

70. Archived: Addendum to Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/addendum-to-screening-for-ovarian-cancer-evidence-update-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force-reaffirmation-recommendation-statement/ovarian-cancer-screening-2012
    April 15, 2012 - screening test or screening algorithm characteristics, including potential harms due to associated complications … screening results for ovarian cancer, including a relatively high frequency of surgery and surgical complications … The most frequent complications associated with surgery were infection (40 percent of complications), … direct surgical complications, or cardiovascular/pulmonary complications. … Major complications included perforation, hemorrhage requiring additional surgery, readmission, pulmonary

71. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
    April 25, 2017 - Many of the complications associated with preeclampsia lead to early induction of labor or cesarean delivery … diagnosis of the condition, resulting in close surveillance and effective treatment to prevent serious complications … directly attributed to preeclampsia and eclampsia, 4 , 19  and more than one-third of severe obstetric complications … are associated with preeclampsia. 4 , 20  Maternal complications include cerebrovascular bleeding, retinal … potential harms of treating preeclampsia are well established and include preterm delivery, neonatal complications

72. Periodic Screenings With the Pelvic Exam for Gynecological Conditions: Literature Surveillance Report (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/-BtXpm9NU6xbgHFntRvA76
    November 01, 2020 - examination in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian cancer screening trial: Performance and complications

73. Carlos Roberto Jaén, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., FAAFP | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/carlos-roberto-jaen-md-phd-ms-faafp
    January 01, 2022 - Jaén’s special interests include improving preventive care for individuals of all ages and preventing complications

74. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFileByID/1880
    September 01, 2014 - more likely to seek medical attention, they are much less likely than women to experience long-term complications … don’t have symptoms can be identified with accurate tests and effectively treated, reducing serious complications … have any symptoms, and untreated infection can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and other serious complications

75. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFileByToken/qt3Ekxo_UpRrZ54HYAoW_G
    September 01, 2014 - more likely to seek medical attention, they are much less likely than women to experience long-term complications … don’t have symptoms can be identified with accurate tests and effectively treated, reducing serious complications … have any symptoms, and untreated infection can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and other serious complications

76. Final Research Plan: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening
    April 28, 2016 - includes diagnosis of stage IV prostate cancer with attendant symptoms related to pain, bony metastases, complications … dysfunction); endocrinological effects (e.g., bone health, hot flashes, and gynecomastia); surgical complications … Long-term prostate cancer mortality, long-term all-cause mortality KQs 3, 4: 30 days for perioperative complications

77. Using Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/4fdC2JLwP_um_yZe4WZRaa
    April 01, 2009 - Clinician Fact Sheet The concomitant use of NSAIDS with aspirin increases the risk of serious GI complications … Risk of serious upper GI complications over 10 years Age Men Women < 60 8/1,000 4/1,000 60–69 24/

78. Aaron B. Caughey, M.D., M.P.P., M.P.H., Ph.D. | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/aaron-b-caughey-md-mpp-mph-phd
    January 01, 2018 - focuses on using epidemiology, biostatistics, decision analysis, and clinical trials to examine the complications

79. Addendum to Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/QtuWfedsMmUb_sAuKWdsGg
    December 31, 2014 - screening test or screening algorithm characteristics, including potential harms due to associated complications … screening results for ovarian cancer, including a relatively high frequency of surgery and surgical complications … The most frequent complications associated with surgery were infection (40 percent of complications … ), direct surgical complications, or cardiovascular/pulmonary complications. … Major complications included perforation, hemorrhage requiring additional surgery, readmission, pulmonary

80. Cancer Older Adults (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/cancer_older_adults.pdf
    September 28, 2012 - Older adults who join trials likely have fewer screening complications than those in real-world practice … events associated with colonoscopy found that most studies were retrospective reviews of immediate complications … rates.1,12 In the 2008 USPSTF review of colorectal screening, two of 16 studies suggested increased complications … these risks have rarely been specifically described for older adults, so we can only speculate that complications … Prevalence, expenditures, and complications of multiple chronic conditions in the elderly.