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  1. Screening for Skin Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nfQJhay7BJKbhy35DV37xK
    January 01, 2001 - of atypical moles.24 The risk of malignant melanoma rises with the number of com- mon moles, with relative … risks of 1.7 to 1.9 for 11 to 50 moles, 3.2 to 3.7 for 51 to 100 moles, and 7.6 to 7.7 for more than … Rampen et al.37 Volunteers for skin cancer screening in the Netherlands Patient with skin cancer risks … factors Patients with melanoma risks 4,146 Lesion-specific exam or TSE d Skin cancer Jonna et al … .43 Free skin cancer screening in San Diego for self- selected high risk Patients with skin cancer risks

  2. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening, April 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening-2001
    April 01, 2001 - of atypical moles. 24 The risk of malignant melanoma rises with the number of common moles, with relative … risks of 1.7 to 1.9 for 11 to 50 moles, 3.2 to 3.7 for 51 to 100 moles, and 7.6 to 7.7 for more than … include consequences of false negative and false positive tests, acceptability of the test, and the risks … Rampen et al. 37 Volunteers for skin cancer screening in the Netherlands Patients with skin cancer risks … factors Patients with melanoma risks 4,146 Lesion-specific exam or TSE d Skin cancer

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44602/psn-pdf
    November 25, 2015 - Interorganizational complexity and organizational accident risk: a literature review. … Interorganizational complexity and organizational accident risk: A literature review. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interorganizational-complexity-and-organizational-accident-risk-literature … - review Complexity in the health care environment can increase the risk of accidents. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-risks-organizational-accidents https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/production-pressures

  4. MEDLINE Searches (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_appendixes.pdf
    March 01, 2009 - Estimating risks and benefits. Cancer 2005;103(6):1147-1153. No relevant outcomes 52. … Breast cancer risks and prevention: implications of the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial results. … The estimation and use of absolute risk for weighing the risks and benefits of selective estrogen receptor … Tamoxifen and breast cancer prevention: are we aware of the risks? … ‡IBIS: 2-fold relative risk for ages 45 to 70, 4-fold relative risk for ages 40 to 44, 10-fold relative

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2011 - age as a single predictor of risk. … relative risk score of falling based on large sample size. … Also one of the risk factors is male. … Being a male alone does not make you high risk for falling, but the male gender does add one risk point … RW: We've spoken a lot so far about assessment of risk and some of the risk factors that can be modified

  6. Serious Safety Events: Getting to Zero. Second Edition. | PSNet

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    February 19, 2014 - Chicago, IL: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; October 2014. … Chicago, IL: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; October 2014. … Chicago, IL: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; October 2014. … February 19, 2014 Patient Safety Risk Management Playbook. … February 17, 2009 Reducing the Risks of Wrong-Site Surgery: Safety Practices from The

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46157/psn-pdf
    June 07, 2017 - Proactive risk assessment of surgical site infections in ambulatory surgery centers. … Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infections in Ambulatory Surgery Centers. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/proactive-risk-assessment-surgical-site-infections-ambulatory-surgery-centers … This study reports on the use of a prospective risk assessment tool to identify risks for surgical … safety intervention was developed that specifically targeted the vulnerabilities identified by the risk

  8. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Executive (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2014 - Institutes of Health (NIH) State-of-the Science Conference in December 2011 to better understand the risks … For KQ 1, we summarize and discuss comparative risks, benefits, and outcomes of therapies. … KQ 1: Comparative Risks and Benefits of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Eight RCTs … in 16 publications addressed comparative risks and benefits for various therapies. … prostatectomy; RPP = radical perineal prostatectomy; RRP = radical retropubic prostatectomy; RR = relative

  9. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review46/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-2004
    February 15, 2004 - assessment tools to identify persons at high risk for HBV infection are valid? … at high risk for HBV infection. … truly high-risk individuals and those not disclosing their risk factors. … This, in turn, makes it difficult to discriminate between absolute risk and relative risk for HBV infection … Cost-effectiveness of preimmunization hepatitis B screening in high-risk adolescents.

  10. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2004 - Is there evidence indicating that risk assessment tools to identify persons at high risk for HBV infection … at high risk for HBV infection. … truly high-risk individuals and those not disclosing their risk factors. … This, in turn, makes it difficult to discriminate between absolute risk and relative risk for HBV infection … Cost-effectiveness of preimmunization hepatitis B screening in high-risk adolescents.

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37312/psn-pdf
    January 05, 2012 - Delineation of risk through the exploration of a culture of safety in community home health. … Delineation of Risk Through the Exploration of a Culture of Safety in Community Home Health. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/delineation-risk-through-exploration-culture-safety-community-home-health … This study developed a chart review tool to better assess the risks facing community-based patients … and discovered that the most frequent risks identified were mobility, fall prevention, and medication

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41582/psn-pdf
    August 08, 2012 - Safety management in different high-risk domains--all the same? August 8, 2012 Grote G. … Safety management in different high-risk domains – All the same? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-management-different-high-risk-domains-all-same This commentary … details how lessons and techniques from safety management can be applied across high-risk industries … /issue/managing-risks-organizational-accidents

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44231/psn-pdf
    January 22, 2016 - Just-in-time training for high-risk low-volume therapies: an approach to ensure patient safety. … Just-in-Time Training for High-Risk Low-Volume Therapies: An Approach to Ensure Patient Safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/just-time-training-high-risk-low-volume-therapies-approach-ensure-patient … - safety Risk of error is increased when health care facilities offer procedures that they rarely perform … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risks-are-high-low-volume-hospitals https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluating-safety-and-competency-bedside

  14. Prevention of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)

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    Grade: B Do not automatically perform an in-depth multifactorial risk assessment with comprehensive … management of identified risks to prevent falls. … Grade: C Risk Assessment Primary care clinicians can consider the following factors to identify … older adults at increased risk for falls: a history of falls, a history of mobility problems, and … Multifactorial risk assessment with comprehensive management of identified risks has at least a small

  15. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary2/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
    June 15, 2013 - regular early childhood use ranged from 1.3 to 10.7 in 10 studies that relied on retrospective recall and relative … risks ranged from 4.2 to 15.6 in 4 studies that recorded supplement use at the time of exposure. … F-U, follow-up; NNT, number needed to treat; NR, not reported; RCT, randomized controlled trial; RR, relative … risk. … F-U, follow-up; NNT = number needed to treat; OR, odds ratio; RCT, randomized controlled trial; RR, relative

  16. 4Zmynqjxlv8G4Lzlrrddrm (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2014 - Recognition of Risk Status Important risk factors for preeclampsia include history of preeclampsia ( … Predictive models that combine risk factors to identify women at risk for preeclampsia, such as serum … Clinical Risk Assessment for Preeclampsia* Risk Level Risk Factors Recommendation High† History of … Perinatal Outcomes The USPSTF found evidence of a 14% reduction in risk for preterm birth (pooled relative … The pooled relative risk for intracranial hemorrhage in neonates (6 studies; n � 22 158) was 0.84 (CI

  17. Screening to Prevent Osteoporotic Fractures: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

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    June 26, 2018 - of vertebral fractures (9 trials [n = 23 690]; relative risks [RRs] from 0.32-0.64). … did not report higher AUCs than instruments measuring fewer risks. … relative risk [RR], 0.57 [95% CI, 0.41-0.78]; I2 = 0.0%; 5 RCTs [5433 participants];) (eFigure 22 in … The evidence for clinical risk assessments varies in the incorporation of BMD and number of risks. … Benefits and risks of raloxifene by vertebral fracture status.

  18. Leveraging Health Information Technology to Avoid Unnecessary Asymptomatic Carotid Revascularization - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs021581-goodney-final-report-2015.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis, decision-making strategies must carefully weigh the up-front risks … patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis, decision-making strategies must carefully weigh the up-front risks … Therefore, the up-front risks of surgery, as well as overall patient life expectancy, are more … benefit easily lost if surgical risks are high, such as in low-volume hospitals or among … of patient risk.

  19. Archived: Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-july-2014
    July 08, 2014 - nonperioperative strokes were disabling or fatal, and the proportional reduction in disabling or fatal stroke (relative … risk, 0.61 [CI, 0.41 to 0.92]) was similar to that for any stroke (relative risk, 0.54 [CI, 0.43 to … Subgroup analyses of the ACAS showed a statistically significant reduction for men (relative risk reduction … , 66% [CI, 36% to 82%]) but not for women (relative risk reduction, 17% [−96% to 65%]) for estimated … = diabetes mellitus; MI = myocardial infarction; MM = medical management; NR = not reported; RRR = relative

  20. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary14/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
    June 15, 2007 - The investigators found a slight decrease in the adjusted relative risk for hospitalization overall ( … The investigators noted a lower adjusted relative risk for hospitalization for PID, but this difference … The relative risk for hospitalizations for chlamydia-related sequelae (PID, infertility, or ectopic pregnancy … risk for chlamydial infection that reported health outcomes. … Not at Risk At Risk Not at Risk Direct evidence that screening reduces adverse health
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