A Systematic Review of Tests for Postcolposcopy and Posttreatment Surveillance.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

For the 2019 ASCCP Risk-Based Management Consensus Guidelines, we conducted a systematic review of diagnostic assays for postcolposcopy and posttreatment management.

Materials and methods

A literature search was conducted to identify articles reporting on tests/assays for cervical cancer screening, triage, postcolposcopy surveillance, and posttreatment surveillance published between 2012 and 2019 in PubMed and Embase. Titles and abstracts were evaluated by co-authors for inclusion. Included articles underwent full-text review, data abstraction, and quality assessment. Pooled absolute pretest and posttest risk estimates were calculated for studies evaluating management of patients after treatment.

Results

A total of 2,862 articles were identified through the

SUBMITTER: Clarke MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7141755 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature