martes, 15 de enero de 2008

Recomendaciones US Task Force

USPSTF Recommends Against Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

At first glance, the recommendation seems surprising — but upon further examination, it makes sense.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has been releasing new and updated guidelines periodically. Along with the release of this recommendation statement, the USPSTF has revised the way it grades its recommendations to make them more clinically useful.


In a new guideline, the USPSTF recommends against screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general population. The recommendation is graded "D." The suggestion is that such screening be discouraged.

Link: http://general-medicine.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2008/115/1?q=etoc_jwgenmed