Impact of clinical registries on quality of patient care and clinical outcomes: a systematic review
Background Clinical quality registries (CQRs) are playing an increasingly important role in
improving health outcomes and reducing health care costs. CQRs are established with the …
improving health outcomes and reducing health care costs. CQRs are established with the …
Body mass index and mortality among adults undergoing cardiac surgery: a nationwide study with a systematic review and meta-analysis
G Mariscalco, MJ Wozniak, AG Dawson, GF Serraino… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: In an apparent paradox, morbidity and mortality are lower in obese patients
undergoing cardiac surgery, although the nature of this association is unclear. We sought to …
undergoing cardiac surgery, although the nature of this association is unclear. We sought to …
Continual updating and monitoring of clinical prediction models: time for dynamic prediction systems?
Clinical prediction models (CPMs) have become fundamental for risk stratification across
healthcare. The CPM pipeline (development, validation, deployment, and impact …
healthcare. The CPM pipeline (development, validation, deployment, and impact …
Determinants of outcomes following surgery for type A acute aortic dissection: the UK National Adult Cardiac Surgical Audit
Aims Operability of type A acute aortic dissections (TAAAD) is currently based on non-
standardized decision-making process, and it lacks a disease-specific risk evaluation model …
standardized decision-making process, and it lacks a disease-specific risk evaluation model …
Dynamic models to predict health outcomes: current status and methodological challenges
Background Disease populations, clinical practice, and healthcare systems are constantly
evolving. This can result in clinical prediction models quickly becoming outdated and less …
evolving. This can result in clinical prediction models quickly becoming outdated and less …
[HTML][HTML] The role of medical registries, potential applications and limitations
B Pop, B Fetica, ML Blaga, AP Trifa… - … and pharmacy reports, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Medical registries provide highly reliable data, challenged hierarchically only by randomized
controlled trials. Although registries have been used in several fields of medicine for more …
controlled trials. Although registries have been used in several fields of medicine for more …
Health outcomes measurement and organizational readiness support quality improvement: a systematic review
NA Kampstra, N Zipfel, PB van der Nat… - BMC health services …, 2018 - Springer
Background Using outcome measures to advance healthcare continues to be of widespread
interest. The goal is to summarize the results of studies which use outcome measures from …
interest. The goal is to summarize the results of studies which use outcome measures from …
A review of statistical updating methods for clinical prediction models
A clinical prediction model is a tool for predicting healthcare outcomes, usually within a
specific population and context. A common approach is to develop a new clinical prediction …
specific population and context. A common approach is to develop a new clinical prediction …
European multicenter study on coronary artery bypass grafting (E-CABG registry): study protocol for a prospective clinical registry and proposal of classification of …
Background Clinical evidence in coronary surgery is usually derived from retrospective,
single institutional series. This may introduce significant biases in the analysis of critical …
single institutional series. This may introduce significant biases in the analysis of critical …
[HTML][HTML] Acute type A aortic dissection in the United Kingdom: surgeon volume-outcome relation
Objectives Surgery for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAD) carries a high risk of operative
mortality. We examined the surgeon volume-outcome relation with respect to in-hospital …
mortality. We examined the surgeon volume-outcome relation with respect to in-hospital …