Bayesian meta-analysis on medical devices: Application to implantable cardioverter defibrillators

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-124

  Youn, Ji Hee ^a   Lord, Joanne ^a   Hemming, Karla ^b   Girling, Alan ^b   Buxton, Martin ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Defibrillator; Expert opinions; Implantable; Medical devices; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; EXPERT OPINION; IMPLANTABLE; MEDICAL DEVICES; META-ANALYSIS;

DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH CARE; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); POLES; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK PERCEPTION;

DEFIBRILLATORS;

AMIODARONE; METOPROLOL; SOTALOL;

ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONVENTIONAL IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; DEFIBRILLATOR; FOUR POLE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PROPHYLAXIS; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BAYES THEOREM; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DECISION MAKING; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84860785998     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462312000037     Document Type: Article

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