Use of days alive without life support and similar count outcomes in randomised clinical trials – an overview and comparison of methodological choices and analysis methods

Abstract Background Days alive without life support (DAWOLS) and similar outcomes that seek to summarise mortality and non-mortality experiences are increasingly used in critical care research. The use of these outcomes is challenged by different definitions and non-normal outcome distributions that...

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Main Authors: Anders Granholm, Benjamin Skov Kaas-Hansen, Theis Lange, Marie Warrer Munch, Michael O. Harhay, Fernando G. Zampieri, Anders Perner, Morten Hylander Møller, Aksel Karl Georg Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-01963-z