Can a Bayesian belief network for survival prediction in patients with extremity metastases (PATHFx) be externally validated in an Asian cohort of 356 surgically treated patients?

Background and purpose: Predicted survival may influence the treatment decision for patients with skeletal extremity metastasis, and PATHFx was designed to predict the likelihood of a patient dying in the next 24 months. However, the performance of prediction models could have ethnogeographical var...

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Main Authors: Hsiang-Chieh Hsieh, Yi-Hsiang Lai, Chia-Che Lee, Hung-Kuan Yen, Ting-En Tseng, Jiun-Jen Yang, Shin-Yiing Ling, Ming-Hsiao Hu, Chun-Han Hou, Rong-Sen Yang, Rikard Wedin, Jonathan A Forsberg, Wei-Hsin Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2022-09-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
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Online Access:https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/4545