[HTML][HTML] Effect of colonoscopy screening on risks of colorectal cancer and related death

M Bretthauer, M Løberg, P Wieszczy… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Although colonoscopy is widely used as a screening test to detect colorectal
cancer, its effect on the risks of colorectal cancer and related death is unclear. Methods We …

Selection mechanisms and their consequences: understanding and addressing selection bias

LH Smith - Current Epidemiology Reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Epidemiologic research is rarely based on a random sample of
a well-defined target population. We used causal directed acyclic graphs to demonstrate the …

High-dimensional survival analysis: Methods and applications

S Salerno, Y Li - Annual review of statistics and its application, 2023 - annualreviews.org
In the era of precision medicine, time-to-event outcomes such as time to death or
progression are routinely collected, along with high-throughput covariates. These high …

Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with acute covid-19 associated respiratory failure: comparative effectiveness study

M Urner, AG Barnett, GL Bassi, D Brodie, HJ Dalton… - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Objective To estimate the effect of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
compared with conventional mechanical ventilation on outcomes of patients with covid-19 …

Stopping renin-angiotensin system inhibitors in patients with advanced CKD and risk of adverse outcomes: a nationwide study

EL Fu, M Evans, CM Clase, LA Tomlinson… - Journal of the …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background It is unknown whether stopping renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor
therapy in patients with advanced CKD affects outcomes. Methods We studied patients …

Target trial emulation: applying principles of randomised trials to observational studies

AA Matthews, G Danaei, N Islam, T Kurth - Bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
The randomised trial is the preferred study design for evaluating the effectiveness and safety
of interventions. Yet such trials can be prohibitively expensive, unethical, or take too long …

Timing of dialysis initiation to reduce mortality and cardiovascular events in advanced chronic kidney disease: nationwide cohort study

EL Fu, M Evans, JJ Carrero, H Putter, CM Clase… - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To identify the optimal estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at which to
initiate dialysis in people with advanced chronic kidney disease. Design Nationwide …

ADHD pharmacotherapy and mortality in individuals with ADHD

L Li, N Zhu, L Zhang, R Kuja-Halkola, BM D'Onofrio… - JAMA, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with increased risks
of adverse health outcomes including premature death, but it is unclear whether ADHD …

Incidence and outcomes of non–ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia in 284 US hospitals using electronic surveillance criteria

BE Jones, AL Sarvet, J Ying, R Jin… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Non–ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) is a common
and deadly hospital-acquired infection. However, inconsistent surveillance methods and …

Do the associations of daily steps with mortality and incident cardiovascular disease differ by sedentary time levels? A device-based cohort study

MN Ahmadi, LFM Rezende, G Ferrari… - British Journal of …, 2024 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives This study aims to examine the associations of daily step count with all-cause
mortality and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) by sedentary time levels and to …