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681. Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     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.

682. 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

683. Archived: Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan23/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
     March 15, 2013 - What are the harms of screening for HBV infection (e.g., labeling, anxiety, and harms of confirmatory … What are the harms associated with antiviral treatment for HBV infection? … KQ 8 No treatment   Outcomes KQs 2 Labeling, anxiety; harms … cirrhosis, hepatocellular cancer, quality of life, disease transmission   KQ 8 Harms

684. 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

685. Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - The Task Force reviewed research studies on the potential benefits and harms of ASD screening in young … what the Task Force learned: There is not enough evidence available on the potential benefits and harms … The Task Force also found little evidence about potential harms of screening very young children for … Overall, however, the potential harms of screening and treating children identified through screening … The grades are based on the quality and strength of the evidence about the potential benefits and harms

686. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Screening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy (pdf file)
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     who are pregnant and their infants (screening) Research is needed to assess the benefits and harms … outcomes: Serious harms; harms leading to discontinuation; overtreatment Research is needed to … assess the benefits and harms of routine iron supplementation in asymptomatic pregnant persons without … levels; low birth weight, small for gestational age, and preterm delivery KQ2: More serious harms … ; harms leading to discontinuation; accidental overdose

687. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Research Gaps for Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     U.S. primary care settings or referrable from primary care Research is needed on the long-term harms … and non- Hispanic Black children and adolescents) Outcomes: KQ4: Serious treatment- related harms … at any time after initiation of intervention (e.g., GI- related harms, medical issues requiring … hospitalization or urgent medical treatment) Harms associated with labeling or stigma (e.g., increased … of weight loss after behavioral interventions and assessment of long-term (>5 years) benefits and harms

688. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-2004
     February 15, 2004 - Potential harms of screening include labeling, although there is limited evidence to determine the magnitude … As a result, the USPSTF concluded that the potential harms of screening for HBV infection in the general … [the service] improves important health outcomes and concludes that benefits substantially outweigh harms … evidence that [the service] improves important health outcomes and concludes that benefits outweigh harms … The USPSTF found at least fair evidence that [the service] is ineffective or that harms outweigh benefits

689. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     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

690. Overview of Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - studies have the potential to inform our understanding of factors that influence the benefits and harms … Because prostate cancer has (or can have) a long period when it is detectable but asymptomatic, harms … Data on estimated harms were not presented. … Reduce the harms and keep the benefit. Int J Cancer. 2015;136(7):1600-7. … Reduce the harms and keep the benefit.

691. Archived: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2002
     July 08, 2002 - Clinicians should inform patients of the potential benefits and harms of chemoprevention. … The USPSTF concluded that the balance of benefits and harms may be favorable for some high-risk women … but will depend on breast cancer risk, risk for potential harms, and individual patient preferences. … The USPSTF concluded, however, that the potential harms of chemoprevention may outweigh the potential … In general, the balance of benefits and harms of chemoprevention is more favorable for: Women in

692. Archived: Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults and Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 20, 2014 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … , and the balance of benefits and harms of screening cannot be determined. … Harms of Detection and Early Intervention or Treatment Evidence on the possible harms of screening … Potential Harms Evidence on the potential harms of screening for suicide risk is insufficient. … Other potential harms of screening include harms that may result from treatment in persons with screen-detected

693. Screening for Preeclampsia US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2017 - of screening for preeclampsia, the effectiveness of risk prediction tools, and the benefits and harms … Harms of Early Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found adequate evidence to bound the potential harms … This assessment was based on the known harms of treatment with antihypertension medications, induced … labor, and magnesium sulfate; the likely few harms from screening with blood pressure mea- surements; … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the harms of risk prediction.

694. Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Fractures in Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Balance of Benefits and Harms Evidence is lacking regarding the benefit of daily vitamin D and … calcium supplementation for the primary prevention of fractures, and the balance of benefits and harms … for the primary prevention of fractures in postmenopausal women, and the balance of benefits and harms

695. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     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 the balance of benefits and harms of screening for lipid disorders in asymptomatic children and

696. Final Research Plan: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening
     October 19, 2017 - What are the harms of screening for cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults? … KQ 3: Paradoxical effects (unwanted or unexpected direction of effects of outcomes), psychological harms … (depression, anxiety), and harms due to labeling (psychological harms, insurance status, loss of driving … ), paradoxical effects (unwanted or unexpected direction of effects of outcomes), and psychological harms … Cost-related outcomes KQs 3, 5: Patient or family/caregiver dissatisfaction (other than psychological harms

697. Final Research Plan: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-or-combined-supplementation-for-the-primary-prevention-of-fractures-in-adults-preventive-medication
     June 23, 2016 - Moving from left to right, the figure depicts the harms that may result from supplementation with vitamin … Are there harms of supplementation with vitamin D or calcium alone or vitamin D combined with calcium … Do the harms of supplementation vary by: Dose or dosing interval? … In response to comments, the USPSTF revised the key question regarding harms to remove indication of … an assumption of harms with vitamin D or calcium supplementation.

698. Controversies in diagnosis: contemporary debates in the diagnostic safety literature. | PSNet
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     December 21, 2018 - myocardial infarction in the emergency department-standardizing measurement of misdiagnosis-related harms … August 19, 2020 Burden of serious harms from diagnostic error in the USA. … July 28, 2023 Serious misdiagnosis-related harms in malpractice claims: the "Big Three … July 17, 2019 Rate of diagnostic errors and serious misdiagnosis-related harms for major

699. Use of Decision Models in the Development of Evidence-Based Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2016 - Before deciding whether to use decision modeling, the USPSTF assesses whether the benefits and harms … ; assessing the degree of certainty the evidence provides for both benefits and harms; and determining … Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … What are the potential harms, and how often do they occur? 8. … Aspirin Use in Adults: Cancer, All-Cause Mortality, and Harms.

700. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening Children for Lipid Disorders (pdf file)
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     July 18, 2023 - Grade in this recommendation: I: The balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined. … foundation of Task Force recommendations is a careful assessment of the evidence on both benefits and harms … There is limited evidence on the benefits and harms of screening all children and teens without symptoms … In addition, the potential long-term harms of treating children and adolescents to lower cholesterol