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341. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - A small percentage of patients will be harmed by the angio- graphic procedure itself. … Neurologic complications of cerebral angiography: prospective analysis of 2, 899 procedures and review … Cur- rent methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … databases; patients were excluded if they were having repeated surgery, surgery combined with other major procedure

342. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 12, 2015 - The USPSTF also assessed the accuracy of these blood pressure measurements and methods in confirming … The USPSTF found convincing evidence that ABPM is the best method for diagnosing hypertension. … Home blood pressure monitoring using appropriate protocols is an alternative method of confirmation if … Medical Instrumentation. 44 Research Needs and Gaps Most of the evidence supports ABPM as the best method … ( Figure 2 ). 31-33 , 35-37 Home blood pressure monitoring may also be a reasonable confirmatory method

343. Screening for Osteoporosis: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - predicting fractures, we limited stud­ ies to existing systematic reviews and technology assess­ ments of procedures … In addition, the random-effects Mantel– Haenszel method we used may be unsuitable when events are rare … estimates by using the Peto odds ratio (OR), fixed-effects Mantel–Haenszel method with an alternative … Effects of estrogen plus pro­ gestin on gynecologic cancers and associated diagnostic procedures: the … Sensitivity Analysis for Trials With Few, Rare, or 0 Fracture Events Alternative Method Fracture Outcome

344. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 18, 2023 - The random-effects restricted maximum likelihood method with the Knapp-Hartung correction was applied … For more details see the USPSTF Procedure Manual.8 BMI indicates body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. … / procedure-manual 9. … /methods 18.

345. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 1994 - Death from ovarian cancer and morbidity from surgical procedures were the principal outcomes considered … Methods Relevant articles from the medical literature were identified using a MEDLINE search (1982 … screening for ovarian cancer, given the relative rarity of the disease and the necessity for invasive procedures … Methods for improving the sen­ sitivity and specificity of ultrasound are under evaluation; these include … CA-125 serum level in the diagnosis of pelvic masses: compar­ ison with other methods.

346. Screening Older Adults for Impaired Visual Acuity: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - For diagnostic accuracy studies, we used the diagti procedure in Stata, version 10 (StataCorp, College … We used the cci procedure to calculate diagnostic odds ratios (ORs) with exact CIs. … long-term complication after cat- aract surgery, but it can usually be treated with a brief external laser procedure … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Methods used to combine studies reported? Findings combined appropriately?

347. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 07, 2003 - associated with an increased risk for potential harms, including false-positive results and invasive procedures … Even if sensitivity is improved, modeling studies suggest these methods are not likely to be cost-effective … Using modern HPV detection methods, 95-100 percent of squamous cell cervical cancer and 75-95 percent … Screening Using Cytologic Methods The USPSTF did not re-examine test characteristics of conventional … A general primer GP5+/GP6(+)-mediated PCR-enzyme immunoassay method for rapid detection of 14 high-risk

348. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed evidence published since its last review on screening adults 65 years or … Screening Tests A visual acuity test (for example, the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method for screening … Issues with the study methods include failure to report allocation concealment, lack of intention-to-treat … photocoagulation for wet AMD is associated with an increased risk for acute visual acuity loss (3 months after the procedure … factors include: Screening Tests Visual acuity testing (e.g., by the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method

349. Recommendation: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 14, 2021 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … with NAATs is highly accurate for specimens from various anatomical sites and different collection methods … Sensitivity among collection methods, including vaginal clinician- or self-collection or urine collection … Medline:21330572 doi:10.1136/sti.2010.047514 Procedure Manual. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual

350. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2009 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … Variation among study methods is thought to explain discrepant results among cohort studies. … was not explained in subgroup analyses by differences in sex, definition of cardiovascular events, or method … [PMID: 12551878] Harris RP, Helfand M, Woolf SH, Lohr KN, Mulrow CD, Teutsch SM, et al; Methods Work … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

351. Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 14, 2025 - quantitative synthesis was performed using random-effects models with the inverse-variance weighted method … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … /procedure-manual-appendix-xii-summary-evidence-table-evidence-reviews 20. … unknown; precision unknown Good-quality systematic review; however, included RCTs are fair quality; method

352. Archived: Genital Herpes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 15, 2005 - Grade: D Screening Tests Methods for detecting herpes simplex virus include viral culture, polymerase … Methods for HSV detection include viral culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and antibody-based … not recommend screening nonpregnant women for HSV; ACOG makes treatment recommendations, including methods … J Virol Methods 1995;55:27-35. Ashley RL. Sorting out the new HSV type specific antibody tests.

353. Task Force Resources | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 22, 2025 - Practice: Making a Task Force Recommendation PDF, 5 MB Presentation that provides an overview of the methods

354. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 02, 2023 - Studies were eligible that evaluated the TST using the Mantoux method with use of standard induration … quantitative syntheses were conducted using random-effects models with the inverse-variance weighted method … Do these harms differ by screening method or strategy? Key Question 4c. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual

355. Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 28, 2021 - For additional details see the USPSTF Procedure Manual.16 Clinical Review & Education US Preventive … A variety of study procedures and criteria were used to iden- tify populations of pregnant persons at … The most com- mon method was examination of participant characteristics and personal or family medical … USPSTF Procedure Manual. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015. 17. … Res Synth Methods. 2019;10(1):23-43. doi:10.1002/jrsm.1319 23.

356. Archived: C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2008 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … Limitation:  Study methods for measuring Framingham risk variables and other covariates varied. … symmetric with respect to the precision measure by using funnel plots and the Egger linear regression method … statistically significant asymmetry when we examined funnel plots or used the Egger linear regression method … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

357. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 24, 2022 - Methods Scope of the Review Detailed methods and additional study details are available in the full evidence … vision disorder detection and treatment in the screening and control groups,34 use of a suboptimal method … read correctly using ETDRS-Fast protocol Binocular near vision and visual field using confrontation method … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published 2018. … Screening for hearing and visual loss among elderly with questionnaires and tests: which method is the

358. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - METHODS Using the methods of the USPSTF (8), we developed an analytic framework and 3 key questions … We assessed the validity of the randomization and measurement procedures, comparability of the groups … The fair-quality trials frequently did not report specific randomization procedures, poten- tially leading … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Rockville, MD: U.S. … Regression methods to detect publication and other bias in meta-analysis.

359. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary12/cervical-cancer-screening-2012
     October 18, 2011 - diagnosis of regressive or nonprogressive histologic predisease could result in harms from unnecessary procedures … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … squamous intraepithelial lesion; LBC = liquid-based cytology; LEEP = loop electrosurgical excision procedure … § Maximum follow-up reported. || Treatment method varied by date and age. … ¶ Treatment method varied by site. Return to Table of Contents

360. Draft Recommendation: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 22, 2025 - Many of these same interventions have been proposed as a method to prevent perinatal depression when … For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … Procedure Manual. Accessed January 17, 2025. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual