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  1. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary38/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
    October 15, 2011 - Excess deaths associated with underweight, overweight, and obesity. JAMA . 2005;293:1861-7. … based interventions      Death 2 Good No differences in death rate, but small number of deaths … limits conclusions      CVD 4 Fair to good No differences in CVD events or CVD-related deaths … Pharmacotherapy     Orlistat       Death 4 Fair Each study only had 1 death; in all studies, deaths …     Metformin       Death 2 Fair to good No difference between groups, but small number of deaths

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/84413/psn-pdf
    February 23, 2022 - Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths and must be considered in patients with historical … the concern that overprescribing opioids has contributed to the current epidemic of opioid overdose deaths

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49682/psn-pdf
    April 01, 2013 - time.(14) Misdiagnoses are estimated to account for approximately 40,000–80,000 preventable hospital deaths … treatment or through the application of incorrect treatments.(1) This estimate accounts neither for deaths

  4. Evidence for the Reaffirmation of the USPSTF Recommendaiton on Screening for High Blood Pressure (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/KSYrhQuAswGjTww_4sDFGZ
    December 01, 2007 - 35% of myocardial infarc- tions and strokes, 49% of episodes of heart failure, and 24% of premature deaths … mm Hg; P � 0.001) �1 AE occurred in 50% of diltiazem recipients and 40% of ramipril recipients No deaths

  5. Archived: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths … mortality of any of the gynecologic cancers. 1 It accounted for an estimated 26,600 new cases and 14,500 deaths

  6. Archived: Evidence Summary: Blood Pressure in Adults (Hypertension): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary15/blood-pressure-in-adults-hypertension-screening-2007
    October 15, 2007 - for 35% of myocardial infarctions and strokes, 49% of episodes of heart failure, and 24% of premature deaths … 0.001) ≥1 AE occurred in 50% of diltiazem recipients and 40% of ramipril recipients No deaths

  7. Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids among Non-Elderly Adults in 2018-2019, by Socioeconomic Characteristics

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st542/stat542.shtml
    March 01, 2022 - As OUDs and opioid overdose deaths continue to be major public health concerns, examining … Trends and geographic patterns in drug and synthetic opioid overdose deaths - United States

  8. Establishing and Maintaining Trust: How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Uses Strategic Communications to Build Confidence in and Disseminate Its Evidence-Based Recommendations (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/estalishing-maintaining-trust-commentary.pdf
    May 26, 2023 - We’ve seen scientists working tirelessly to try to keep us safe and reduce deaths. … The National Cancer Institute projects almost 10,000 excess deaths from breast and colorectal cancer

  9. Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine Operation Goes Wrong. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fecal-contamination-peritoneum-laparoscopic-trocar-injury-routine-operation-goes-wrong
    March 03, 2021 - 0.64% of laparoscopic cases, have a 15% mortality rate, and account for 81% of trocar injury-related deaths … Bowel injuries occur in 0.03- 0.18% of cases, have a 2.5-5% mortality rate, and account for 19% of the deaths

  10. HCUP Statistical Brief #30: Hospital Stays for Prostate Cancer, 2004 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb30.pdf
    May 01, 2007 - Introduction In the United States, prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer- related deaths in … $137,995,269,600 Mean age 65.0 47.5 Percentage admitted through emergency department 7.6% 48.4% In-hospital deaths

  11. Understand the Science of Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/understand/science-safety-notes.html
    July 01, 2018 - Over half a million patients develop catheter-associated urinary tract infections, resulting in 13,000 deaths … Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002.

  12. ___APS-DRGs-Weights_Public.book (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/APS_DRGsWeightsV26Public.pdf
    April 01, 2010 - The latter was calculated by dividing the total days, charges, or deaths in the input database by the … LOS of 4.8094 days. • Mortality weights ranged from 0 to 46.7363 with a mean mortality of 0.0214 deaths

  13. Comparative Effectiveness of Coronary Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Multivessel Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data from Ten Randomized Trials (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_addendum.pdf
    February 01, 2010 - Comparative Effectiveness of Coronary Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Multivessel Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data from Ten Randomized Trials Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 9 Addendum Addendum to: Comparative Effectiveness of Percutane…

  14. Recommendation: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening
    May 13, 2025 - congenital syphilis in the US, including 279 congenital syphilis-related stillbirths and neonatal/infant deaths … congenital syphilis in the US, including 279 congenital syphilis–related stillbirths and neonatal/infant deaths

  15. Colon-Cancer-Gene-Profiling Research-Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_research-protocol.pdf
    March 13, 2012 - , and lung cancer) with an estimated 103,170 new cases and the second most common cause of cancer deaths … (after lung cancer) with 51,690 deaths.1 The most important prognostic factor for colon cancer is

  16. Final Research Plan: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/lung-cancer-screening
    August 16, 2018 - mortality, lung cancer mortality, quality of life, or functional status KQ 2: Estimated number of deaths

  17. Understand the Science of Safety for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/understand-sci-fac-guide.html
    July 01, 2023 - Over half a million patients develop catheter-associated urinary tract infections, resulting in 13,000 deaths

  18. Understand-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/understand/understand-facilitator-guide.docx
    May 01, 2017 - Over half a million patients develop catheter-associated urinary tract infections, resulting in 13,000 deaths

  19. Archived: High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipid Abnormalities: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-cholesterol-other-lipid-abnormalities-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - CHD accounts for approximately 490,000 deaths each year, 2 and angina and nonfatal myocardial infarction … women compared with men, probably due to effects of estrogen, 5 but women account for 49% of all CHD deaths … Annual summary of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths: United States, 1993.

  20. Standardizing Medication Error Event Reporting in the U.S. Department of Defense (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Nosek.pdf
    March 01, 2004 - IOM) released its groundbreaking report, To Err Is Human, which estimated that the annual number of deaths … This number far exceeds the annual number of deaths resulting from AIDS, breast cancer, or motor vehicle … One study estimates that 7,000 deaths per year are attributable to preventable medication errors, while
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