Decision analytic modeling in spinal surgery: A methodologic overview with review of current published literature

Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2254-2270

  McAnany, Steven J ^a   Anwar, Muhammad A F ^a   Qureshi, Sheeraz A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness studies; Decision analytic models; Decison tree; Markov model; Monte Carlo simulation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION ANALYTIC MODEL; DECISION TREE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PSEUDARTHROSIS; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); ADVERSE EFFECTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; NEUROSURGERY; PROCEDURES; SPINE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINE;

EID: 84942503148     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.06.045     Document Type: Review

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