Estimation of treatment effects in observational stroke care data: comparison of statistical approaches

Estimation of treatment effects in observational stroke care data: comparison of statistical approaches

Abstract Introduction Various statistical approaches can be used to deal with unmeasured confounding when estimating treatment effects in observational studies, each with its own pros and cons. This study aimed to compare treatment effects as estimated by different statistical approaches for two int...

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Main Authors: Marzyeh Amini, Nikki van Leeuwen, Frank Eijkenaar, Rob van de Graaf, Noor Samuels, Robert van Oostenbrugge, Ido R. van den Wijngaard, Pieter Jan van Doormaal, Yvo B. W. E. M. Roos, Charles Majoie, Bob Roozenbeek, Diederik Dippel, James Burke, Hester F. Lingsma, on behalf of the, MR CLEAN Registry Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Unmeasured confounding
Confounding by indication
Statistical approaches
Ecological-analysis
Instrumental variable
Acute ischemic stroke
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01590-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01590-0

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