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461. Archived: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-2013
     January 15, 2013 - The associated harms are deemed no greater than small. … are uncertain, and that the balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined. … Potential harms. … The other studies were all descriptive in design, but none reported harms from screening. … The overall associated harms were deemed no greater than small.

462. Cdmdmwet-Hgdkfdveywrn (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - USPSTF concludes that the current evi- dence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Harms of Behavioral Interventions The USPSTF found no studies about the magnitude of the harms of behavioral … Potential Harms Potential harms associated with behavioral interven- tions include anxiety, interference … Although evidence is limited, no direct harms were identified. … harms of behavioral interventions to prevent or reduce drug use.

463. Archived: Modeling Report: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-report/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
     July 30, 2013 - Methods: Five independent microsimulation models estimated the long-term harms and benefits of screening … Screening harms are expressed as the number of CT screenings required (and percentage of the cohort ever … Screening harms are expressed as the number of CT screenings required (and percentage of the cohort ever … Additional harms of screening, such as anxiety, complications, or longer periods of adverse effects of … Table 2 shows the benefits of these scenarios and Table 3 shows the harms.

464. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
     July 26, 2016 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … the balance of benefit and harms of visual skin examination by a clinician to screen for skin cancer … to precisely bound the upper magnitude of these harms. … Harms of Early Detection and Treatment Evidence on the harms of the clinical visual skin examination … Information on harms is similarly sparse.

465. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
     January 14, 2014 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Balance of Benefits and Harms There is a moderate net benefit to screening for GDM after 24 weeks of … of the harms of screening and treatment is small to none. … Potential Harms Potential harms of screening for gestational diabetes include psychological harms and … The harms of screening or treatment are considered no greater than small.

466. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2017 - It bases its recommendations on the evidence of both the benefits and harms of the service and an assessment … and coverage decisions involve considerations in addition to the evidence of clini- cal benefits and harms … Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … harms of treatment with antibiotic medi- cations. … However, the USPSTF concluded that these harms of screen- ing are no greater than small.

467. Tonsillectomy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/tonsillectomy_research-protocol.pdf
     February 10, 2016 - The  objective  of  the  current  review  is  to  address  the  comparative  effectiveness  and  harms … Do  benefits  and  harms  differ  between  partial  tonsillectomy  and  total  tonsillectomy?     … Do  benefits  and  harms  differ  by  surgical  technique  (e.g.,  cautery,  coblation)?       … Tables  2  and  3  indicate  the  outcomes  and  harms  of  interest.   … McMaster  Quality   Assessment  Scale  of  Harms  (McHarm)  for  primary  studies.  

468. peds20151711 1..8 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Harms of Early Detection and Intervention The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the harms of screening … However, the USPSTF found no studies on these harms. … Studies on the potential harms of screening and interventions are also needed. … Potential Harms of Screening and Interventions The USPSTF identified no studies on the potential harms

469. Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Bd9Cgr5WNueNbmfsPxUKDP
     September 01, 2012 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed new evidence on the benefits and harms of screening and primary care–feasible … and coverage decisions involve considerations in addition to the evidence of clinical benefits and harms … Harms of Detection and Early Intervention Adequate evidence indicates that the harms of screen- ing … Adequate evidence indicates that the harms of screening and behavioral interventions for obesity are … Potential Harms of Detection and Intervention Behavioral Interventions Possible harms of behavioral

470. Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain Research Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 19, 2018 - ; some harms (including overdose risk) were dose-dependent. … Harms and Adverse Events a. … harms, infections, cardiovascular events, cognitive harms, and psychological harms (e.g., depression … (including overdose, substance use disorder and misuse; other harms (including gastrointestinal harms … , cognitive harms, and psychological harms, including depression and suicidality).

471. Recommendation: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/vision-in-children-ages-6-months-to-5-years-screening
     September 05, 2017 - Balance of Benefits and Harms The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that vision screening to … Limited evidence suggests that screening can potentially reduce psychosocial harms. … Harms of Early Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found adequate evidence to assess harms of vision … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the harms of treatment in children younger than 3 years. … The USPSTF found adequate evidence to bound the potential harms of treatment as small.

472. Evidence for the Reaffirmation of the USPSTF Recommendaiton on Screening for High Blood Pressure (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - Data Extraction: No new evidence was found on benefits or harms of screening. … Two reviewers extracted data from studies on the harms of early treatment, including adverse effects … Limitations: The nonsystematic search may have missed some smaller studies on the benefits and harms … 2) What are the harms of screen- ing and/or early treatment of high blood pressure? … To de- termine whether the benefits of screening for hypertension continue to outweigh the harms, the

473. Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/hEp2uYfD9KRhYTY5fGr8Tp
     October 15, 2018 - It bases its recommendations on the evidence of both the ben- efits and harms of the service and an … and coverage decisions involve considerations in addition to the evidence of clini- cal benefits and harms … with 0.5% erythromycin ophthalmic ointment is not as- sociated with serious harms. … Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … Possible harms include the potential for antimicrobial resistance to treatment medication.

474. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2015 - Tejal Gandhi, testified to Congress that more must be done to track and prevent widespread patient harms … hearing was based on the seminal study estimating that as many as 200,000 to 400,000 patients experience harms … conversation-tejal-k-gandhi-md-mph https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-evidence-based-estimate-patient-harms-associated-hospital-care

475. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/EWdKKL983qWHgW4zCjWtRV
     Balance of Benefits and Harms Annual screening with transvaginal ultrasonography and serum CA-125 testing … Screening for ovarian cancer can lead to important harms, including major surgical interventions in women … Therefore, the harms of screening for ovarian cancer outweigh the benefits.

476. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Balance of Benefits and Harms The current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits … and harms of screening for iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women. … The current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of routine iron supplementation

477. Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     barriers to change Self-monitoring Strategizing how to maintain lifestyle changes Balance of Harms … Adequate evidence indicates that the harms of screening and behavioral interventions for obesity are … Possible harms of behavioral weight-loss interventions include decreased bone mineral density and increased

478. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
     August 09, 2016 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … The long-term benefits and harms of statin use in children and adolescents are unknown. … Balance of Benefits and Harms The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient and that … Harms of Early Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found inadequate evidence to assess the harms of … There is inadequate evidence on the effectiveness and harms of long-term treatment and the harms of screening

479. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/BwAo_shwmJLSRguyWxaXpP
     July 01, 2007 - . *= critical evidence gap Harms of detection and early treatment: Potential harms of screening … Adverse effects from lipid-lowering medications and low-fat diets, including potential long-term harms … USPSTF assessment: The USPSTF was unable to determine the balance between potential benefits and harms … the evidence on accuracy of screening tests including family history, efficacy of treatment, and harms … during monitored low-fat diet interventions.2 Physical activity interventions have had no reported harms

480. Archived: Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
     August 06, 2015 - , it illustrates whether treatment of genital herpes leads to improved health outcomes or potential harms … What are the harms of serologic screening for HSV-2 or paired testing for HSV-1 and HSV-2 in asymptomatic … What are the harms of serologic screening for HSV-2 or paired testing for HSV-1 and HSV-2 in asymptomatic … What are the harms of preventive medications and behavioral counseling interventions for reducing future … What are the harms of preventive medications and behavioral counseling interventions for reducing neonatal