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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Qww2ewWQGpBxkza9UkSXJA
April 01, 2009 - aged 65–75 who have never smoked and men age <65 are at lower risk
for AAAs, particularly AAAs of a size … Sheet
y Talk With Your Health Care Provider About
Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
AAA Size … The
risk of rupture is proportional to aneurysm
size. … Larger aneurysms expand faster than smaller ones
so surveillance intervals depend on size.
U.S. … AAA Size Surveillance interval
3.0–3.9 cm 2–3 years
4.0–5.4 cm 6 months
What are the benefits and
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan15/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
September 15, 2013 - ≥1,000
Retrospective cohort studies with sample size ≥1,000
Criteria specific to KQ 6 … :
Prospective cohort studies with a sample size ≥1,000
Retrospective cohort studies … with a sample size ≥1,000
KQs 1, 3, 4–6:
Letters to the editor without primary data … <1,000
Retrospective cohort studies with a sample size <1,000
Criteria specific to KQ … 6:
Prospective cohort studies with a sample size <1,000
Retrospective cohort studies
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/colorectal-cancer-screening
May 16, 2019 - screening tests for detecting colorectal cancer, advanced adenomas, or adenomatous polyps based on size … rates for identifying colorectal cancer, advanced adenoma (high-grade dysplasia, villous histology, or size … ≥10 mm), or adenomatous or sessile serrated polyps by size (i.e., ≤5 mm, 6 to 9 mm, ≥10 mm) or by location
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-vi-criteria-assessing-internal-validity-individual-studies
July 01, 2017 - Indeterminate results handled in a reasonable manner
Spectrum of patients included in study
Sample size … not best standard; interprets reference standard independent of screening test; has moderate sample size … improperly administers screening test; biased ascertainment of reference standard; has very small sample size
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - 4 cm in diameter will rupture annually, 14 , 15 but the rate of rupture is directly related to the size … extremely sensitive and specific test for AAA of all sizes, at least in cases where the diagnosis and size … balanced against the risk of rupture of an untreated aneurysm, which is directly related to aneurysm size … are currently ongoing to determine the optimal management of patients with AAA that are 4-5.4 cm in size … are currently ongoing to determine the optimal management of patients with AAA that are 4-5.4 cm in size
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/lung-cancer-screening
August 16, 2018 - cancer with LDCT differ for various approaches to nodule classification (i.e., those based on nodule size … considering smoking and age (known risk factors for lung cancer)
KQs 1–5, 8: Studies with a sample size … less than 1,000
KQs 6, 7: For surgery (established standard treatment), studies with a sample size … less than 500; for SBRT, no limit on sample size
Study duration
KQs 1–5, 7, 8: Any length
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication
September 28, 2021 - eg, incidence of preeclampsia in the control condition, strategy for selecting participants); study size … strength of evidence was rated for each KQ based on consistency (similarity of effect direction and size … conducted for the outcomes of preterm birth and SGA/IUGR to explore factors associated with effect size … Size of each box (point estimate of each study) reflects the Weight column indicating the influence an … Size of each box (point estimate of each study) reflects the Weight column indicating the influence an
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening-adults
October 12, 2023 - . ║ Sample size of >100. … ¶ Sample size of at least 1,000; uncontrolled studies only eligible if randomized, controlled trials
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/skin-cancer-screening-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
April 18, 2023 - history of skin cancer or those with signs or symptoms,
such as irregular moles or any changes in the size … personal or family history of skin cancer or with symptoms, such as irregular moles or any changes in the size
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary51/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication-september-2014
April 08, 2014 - intervals in forest plots of random-effects models, which provided an estimate of where the effect size … Results for these stratified analyses, however, were confounded by study size; both large studies used … We found no consistent pattern in effect size by incidence of preeclampsia. … Pooled analysis of preterm birth from trials of women at risk for preeclampsia, sorted by sample size … Pooled analysis of preeclampsia from trials of women at risk for preeclampsia, sorted by sample size.
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September 28, 2021 - , incidence of preeclampsia in the control condi-
tion, strategy for selecting participants); study size … Size of
each box (point estimate of each study) reflects the Weight column indicating
the influence an … Size of each box (point estimate of each study) reflects the
Weight column indicating the influence an … Small for Gestational Age or Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Sorted by Study Size
Weight, %
Favors … Preeclampsia, Sorted by Study Size
Weight, %
Favors
aspirin
Favors
placebo
Preeclampsia
incidence
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
November 30, 2017 - Randomized, controlled trials
KQs 2, 3: Randomized, controlled trials; large cohort studies (sample size … >1,000)
KQ 5: Randomized, controlled trials; large cohort studies (sample size >1,000); vascular
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December 10, 2019 - Although the risk for rupture varies greatly
by aneurysm size, the associated risk for death with rupture … Larger size is associated with an
increased risk of rupture. … For those who screen positive, treatment of AAA will depend on aneurysm size, the risk of rupture, and … The AAA size needed for
surgical intervention in women may differ. … Relationship of age, gender, race, and body size to
infrarenal aortic diameter.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/USPSTF-cost-considerations-2025-update.pdf
January 01, 2025 - available evidence about the potential
benefits and harms of the preventive service, as well as the size
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening-adults
December 21, 2023 - ║Sample size of >100. … ¶ Sample size of at least 1,000; uncontrolled studies only eligible if randomized, controlled trials
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/integrating-evidence-based-clinical-and-community-strategies-improve-health-table-3
November 01, 2013 - and beverage advertising to children
In progress
Food & beverage availability, price, portion size
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-cost-considerations-fact-sheet-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - available evidence about the potential
benefits and harms of the preventive service, as well as the size
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-cost-considerations-fact-sheet-2021_0.pdf
January 01, 2021 - available evidence about the potential
benefits and harms of the preventive service, as well as the size
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
December 10, 2019 - For those who screen positive, treatment of AAA will depend on aneurysm size, the risk of rupture, and … Although the risk for rupture varies greatly by aneurysm size, the associated risk for death with rupture … Larger size is associated with an increased risk of rupture. … The AAA size needed for surgical intervention in women may differ. … Relationship of age, gender, race, and body size to infrarenal aortic diameter.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-4-evidence-review-development
June 22, 2025 - Meta-analysis provides the advantage of giving summary effect size estimates generated through a transparent … Multiple large, well-conducted observational studies with consistent results showing a large effect size … The Task Force examines the credibility of those analyses, however, depending on such factors as: the size … Limits on the size or duration of studies may be used as exclusion criteria.