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8981. Draft Recommendation: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      December 17, 2024 - However, they are also often important predictors of health risk. … year according to 2020 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Behavioral Risk … The CDC’s STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Death, and Injuries) initiative helps reduce fall risk … A pooled analysis found no statistically significant difference in the relative risk (RR) of hip fracture … Vitamin D supplementation and risk of falling: outcomes from the randomized, placebo-controlled D-Health

8982. Gestational-Diabetes-Screening-Diagnosis Executive (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2012 - Risk Factors Risk factors for GDM include greater maternal age, higher BMI, member of an ethnic group … Women at moderate risk of GDM do not satisfy all criteria of women at low risk, but they lack two or … more risk factors for GDM. … (i.e., women who do not meet all low risk criteria but lack two or more risk factors for GDM). … determine the glucose thresholds and treatment targets at which GDM treatment benefits outweigh the risks

8983. Recommendation: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      May 10, 2022 - It does not apply to populations at very high risk for COPD, such as persons with α-1 antitrypsin deficiency … Clinicians can help reduce patients’ risk for COPD by supporting them in not starting to smoke and helping … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Based on foundational evidence from the 2016 review … , externally validated questionnaires that assess risk factors, symptoms, or both and are applicable … One study of cardiovascular risk associated with treatment with LABAs or LAMAs found an increased risk

8984. Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2009 - Recognition of Risk Status Although a personal or family history of a pregnancy affected by a neural … tube defect is associated with an in- creased risk for having an affected pregnancy, most cases occur … Assessment of Risk The use of certain antiseizure medicines and a personal or family history of neural … tube defects are well-established risk factors. … Two well-established risk factors for neural tube de- fects are a history of a fetus or child with a

8985. Vision Screening for Children 1 to 5 Years of Age: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2011 - for visual impairment in children 1 to 5 years of age with improved health outcomes, the accuracy of risk … children at least once between the ages of 3 and 5 years, to detect the presence of amblyopia or its risk … all children at least once between the ages of 3 and 5 years, to detect the presenceofamblyopiaor its risk … Accuracy of Screening Tests No studies evaluated the accuracy or reliability of risk factor assessment … One trial found that atropine treatment plus a plano lens was as- sociated with an increased risk of

8986. Mismanagement of Delirium | PSNet
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      February 13, 2014 - Such patients are at high risk for negative outcomes including accelerated and permanent cognitive decline … At this point, care should have focused on identifying potentially modifiable risk factors for delirium … Treatable risk factors for delirium were not addressed, and the patient was denied critical interventions … both patients and caregivers are comparable in efficacy to the use of antipsychotics and carry fewer risks … Risk Factors for Delirium.( 5 ) Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors Sensory impairment (hearing

8987. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2023 - unique patient and family perspectives can be incorporated into patient safety, ultimately reducing risks … Risk of Bias (Quality) Assessment For studies that address Review Question 3 about the effectiveness … of PSPs, the reviewer will use the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing the risk of bias of … The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials. … ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions.

8988. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
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      March 01, 2017 - Indwelling device use and antibiotic resistance in nursing homes: identifying a high-risk group. … There is no known evidence that shows the risks or benefits of changing gloves prior to or immediately … reduce urethral and bladder injury (e.g., irritation, hemorrhage, ulceration), which increases the risk … still indicated, the catheter should be replaced to hasten resolution of symptoms and to reduce the risk … However, there is no evidence that suprapubic catheters reduce the risk of bacteriuria in the urine.

8989. Appendix F. CAUTI Prevention in Long-Term Care: Frequently Asked Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - There is no known evidence that shows the risks or benefits of changing gloves prior to or immediately … reduce urethral and bladder injury (e.g., irritation, hemorrhage, ulceration), which increases the risk … However, there is no evidence that suprapubic catheters reduce the risk of bacteriuria in the urine. … Pelvic cancer, due to the increased adhesion risk. … Indwelling device use and antibiotic resistance in nursing homes: identifying a high-risk group.

8990. EvidenceNOW: North Carolina Cooperative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2021 - they need to help their patients adopt the ABCS of cardiovascular disease prevention: Aspirin in high-risk … and almost one-third of deaths are caused by CVD (the CVD mortality rate is 251 per 100,000). 2 CVD risk … Over 90 percent of practices have access to CVD risk stratification tools. … ASCVD Risk Estimator Update 2014. … http://tools.acc.org/ASCVD-Risk-Estimator/#page_about http://www.implementationscience.com/content/

8991. Public Health and Community Integration | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2024 - P2: Using an Electronic Screening Tool to Identify Adolescents at Risk for STIs P3: Using Veterans … Disorder in Rural New Mexico P13: Developing a Prediction Model to Identify Health Clinics at High-Risk … Patients' Decisions and Perspectives Regarding Healthcare-Based Social Risk Interventions (R36) PI: … Health & Science University; Overall Medicine Assesses patient perspectives on a healthcare-based social risk … intervention at healthcare sites, including primary care clinics, which links the EHR with a social risk

8992. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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      March 01, 2005 - kg/m2 Obese: BMI > 30 kg/m2 Morbidly obese: BMI > 40 kg/m2 (*BMI  30) Source: Behavioral Risk … wall resistance increased airway resistance abnormal diaphragmatic positioning Increased aspiration risk … Relative risk analysis of factors associated with difficult intubation in obstetric anesthesia. … and Perioperative Mortality Longer operative times Increased surgical wound infection rate Higher risk

8993. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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      March 01, 2005 - kg/m2 Obese: BMI > 30 kg/m2 Morbidly obese: BMI > 40 kg/m2 (*BMI  30) Source: Behavioral Risk … wall resistance increased airway resistance abnormal diaphragmatic positioning Increased aspiration risk … Relative risk analysis of factors associated with difficult intubation in obstetric anesthesia. … and Perioperative Mortality Longer operative times Increased surgical wound infection rate Higher risk

8994. Quantitative Synthesis II: Interactive Quiz (ppt file)
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      May 29, 2025 - studies are well suited for testing hypotheses of whether one intervention is associated with a greater risk … for an adverse event than another and for quantifying that risk. … for an adverse event than another and for quantifying that risk. … For both trials and observational studies, large attrition rates introduce a serious risk of bias, which … Studies with a high risk of bias due to confounding by indication are usually not suitable for inclusion

8995. Quantitative Synthesis II: Interactive Quiz (ppt file)
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      May 29, 2025 - studies are well suited for testing hypotheses of whether one intervention is associated with a greater risk … for an adverse event than another and for quantifying that risk. … for an adverse event than another and for quantifying that risk. … For both trials and observational studies, large attrition rates introduce a serious risk of bias, which … Studies with a high risk of bias due to confounding by indication are usually not suitable for inclusion

8996. CER 217 Disposition of Comments: Management of Infertility (pdf file)
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      May 14, 2019 - Peer Reviewer #5 Introduction Consider adding some risks of LOD (surgical risks this this population … , adnexal scarring, ovarian reserve…) We have added the general and specific surgical risks associated … However, what is the risk of multiple pregnancy? … In some sections, the risks do not seem to be higher when controlling for nulliparity, duration of … We have however highlighted this risk in our discussion of the embryo transfer evidence.

8997. Final Progress Report: National Trends in Outpatient Quality Indicators (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Evidence-based practice guidelines focus on LDL-C as the primary target for risk reduction. … Only 37% of those with CVD and 13% of those with CVD risk factors were regular aspirin users. … Among moderate-risk patient visits defined by multiple risk factors, aspirin increased significantly … We examined trends in COX-2 inhibitor use based on risk for adverse events from NSAIDs. … National trends in statin use by coronary heart disease risk category. PloS Med 2005;2(5):e123.

8998. Long-Term-Care-Adults Executive (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2012 - Risk of Bias Assessment of Individual Studies We assessed methodological risk of bias of longitudinal … We assessed risk of bias using questions adapted from the RTI International item bank for risk of bias … We assessed summary risk of bias as high, moderate, low, or unclear based on the overall risk of bias … We assigned a moderate risk of bias rating if the preponderance of studies were of moderate risk of … We assigned a high risk of bias rating if the preponderance of individual studies were high risk of

8999. Rapid Response_Linking Dental Services to Treatment Outcomes for Chronic Kidney Disease: A Rapid Response Review (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2024 - Intensive Periodontal Treatment Reduces Risks of Hospitalization for Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause … Risk of bias rating (ROB) of the randomized clinical trials RCT Risk of Bias Domains D1 Risk … of Bias Domains D2 Risk of Bias Domains D3 Risk of Dias Domains D4 Risk of Bias Domains … of Bias Domains D1 Risk of Bias Domains D2 Risk of Bias Domains D3 Risk of Bias Domains … D4 Risk of Bias Domains D5 Risk of Bias Domains D6 Risk of Bias Domains D7 Overall

9000. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 30, 2019 - The risk tolerance is incredibly low. Most people are expecting this to be a happy episode. … After accounting for risk, you don't see 10-fold variation anymore. You see 15-fold variation. … Which means it's one of the only health care services where after accounting for risk, you see more … RW: So much of this is about risk tolerance and predicting the outcomes. … look at the 15-minute clinic visit, and the idea that the physician will somehow be able to explain risks