Propensity score analysis with a time-dependent intervention is an acceptable although not an optimal analytical approach when treatment selection bias and survivor bias coexist
J Clin Epidemiol
.
2010 Feb;63(2):139-40.
doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.07.017.
Epub 2009 Nov 12.
Authors
Imad M Tleyjeh
1
,
Hassan M K Ghomrawi
,
James M Steckelberg
,
Victor M Montori
,
Tanya L Hoskin
,
Felicity Enders
,
W Charles Huskins
,
Farouk Mookadam
,
Walter R Wilson
,
Valerie Zimmerman
,
Larry M Baddour
Affiliation
1
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, and Research Center, King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
[email protected]
PMID:
19913387
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.07.017
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Endocarditis / surgery
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
Humans
Patient Selection*
Propensity Score*
Selection Bias*
Treatment Outcome