Procedural safety comparison between Transcarotid artery Revascularization, carotid Endarterectomy, and carotid Stenting: perioperative and 1‐Year rates of stroke …
JA Columbo, P Martinez‐Camblor… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) was approved by the Food and
Drug Administration in 2015 for patients with carotid artery stenosis. However, no …
Drug Administration in 2015 for patients with carotid artery stenosis. However, no …
Inferring causality from observational studies: the role of instrumental variable analysis
R Fu, SJ Kim - Kidney International, 2021 - Elsevier
Inferring causality from observational studies can be challenging because of the perennial
threat of biases from selection, measurement, and confounding. The gold standard study …
threat of biases from selection, measurement, and confounding. The gold standard study …
The largest insurance program in history: Saving one million lives per year in China
Abstract The New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS), rolled out in China from 2003–
2008, provided insurance to 800 million rural Chinese. We combine aggregate mortality …
2008, provided insurance to 800 million rural Chinese. We combine aggregate mortality …
Use of linked registry claims data for long term surveillance of devices after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: observational surveillance study
Objective To evaluate long term outcomes (reintervention and late rupture of abdominal
aortic aneurysm) of aortic endografts in real world practice using linked registry claims data …
aortic aneurysm) of aortic endografts in real world practice using linked registry claims data …
Instrumental variable estimation of the causal hazard ratio
Cox's proportional hazards model is one of the most popular statistical models to evaluate
associations of exposure with a censored failure time outcome. When confounding factors …
associations of exposure with a censored failure time outcome. When confounding factors …
Revision risk after unipolar or bipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures: an instrumental variable analysis of 62,875 procedures from the Australian …
Background: There remains much international practice variation regarding the choice of a
unipolar or bipolar prosthesis design for displaced femoral neck fractures that are treated …
unipolar or bipolar prosthesis design for displaced femoral neck fractures that are treated …
The Largest Insurance Expansion in History: Saving One Million Lives Per Year in China
ABSTRACT The New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) rolled out in China from 2003-
2008 provided insurance to 800 million rural Chinese. We combine aggregate mortality data …
2008 provided insurance to 800 million rural Chinese. We combine aggregate mortality data …
Bipolar hemiarthroplasty does not result in a higher risk of revision compared with total hip arthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fractures: an instrumental variable …
Background: Previous randomized studies have suggested that there is no short-term
difference between the risk of revision following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and …
difference between the risk of revision following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and …
How does a local instrumental variable method perform across settings with instruments of differing strengths? A simulation study and an evaluation of emergency …
Local instrumental variable (LIV) approaches use continuous/multi‐valued instrumental
variables (IV) to generate consistent estimates of average treatment effects (ATEs) and …
variables (IV) to generate consistent estimates of average treatment effects (ATEs) and …
Addressing unmeasured confounders in cohort studies: Instrumental variable method for a time‐fixed exposure on an outcome trajectory
K Le Bourdonnec, C Samieri, C Tzourio… - Biometrical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Instrumental variable methods, which handle unmeasured confounding by targeting the part
of the exposure explained by an exogenous variable not subject to confounding, have …
of the exposure explained by an exogenous variable not subject to confounding, have …