Conclusion about the association between valve surgery and mortality in an infective endocarditis cohort changed after adjusting for survivor bias

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-135

  Tleyjeh, Imad M ^a,b   Ghomrawi, Hassan M K ^c   Steckelberg, James M ^b   Montori, Victor M ^b   Hoskin, Tanya L ^b   Enders, Felicity ^b   Huskins, W Charles ^b   Mookadam, Farouk ^d   Wilson, Walter R ^b   Zimmerman, Valerie ^a   Baddour, Larry M ^b  

^a KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Observational studies; Propensity score; Surgery; Survivor bias; Time dependent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR BIAS; VALVULOPLASTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ENDOCARDITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PATIENT SELECTION; SELECTION BIAS; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72749093341     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.06.022     Document Type: Article

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