Developing points-based risk-scoring systems in the presence of competing risks.

ABSTRACT: Predicting the occurrence of an adverse event over time is an important issue in clinical medicine. Clinical prediction models and associated points-based risk-scoring systems are popular statistical methods for summarizing the relationship between a multivariable set of patient risk factors and the risk of the occurrence of an adverse event. Points-based risk-scoring systems are popular amongst physicians as they permit a rapid assessment of patient risk without the use of computers or other electronic devices. The use of such points-based risk-scoring systems facilitates evidence-based clinical decision making. There is a growing interest in cause-specific mortality and in non-fatal outcomes. However, when considering these types of outcomes, one must account for competing risks whose oc

SUBMITTER: Austin PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5084773 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature