TY - JOUR
T1 - Actuarial and actual analysis of surgical results
T2 - Empirical validation
AU - Grunkemeier, Gary L.
AU - Anderson, Richard P.
AU - Starr, Albert
PY - 2001/6
Y1 - 2001/6
N2 - This report validates the use of the Kaplan-Meier (actuarial) method of computing survival curves by comparing 12-year estimates published in 1978 with current assessments. It also contrasts cumulative incidence curves, referred to as “actual” analysis in the cardiac-related literature with Kaplan-Meier curves for thromboembolism and demonstrates that with the former estimate the percentage of events that will actually occur.
AB - This report validates the use of the Kaplan-Meier (actuarial) method of computing survival curves by comparing 12-year estimates published in 1978 with current assessments. It also contrasts cumulative incidence curves, referred to as “actual” analysis in the cardiac-related literature with Kaplan-Meier curves for thromboembolism and demonstrates that with the former estimate the percentage of events that will actually occur.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02569-3
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02569-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 11426763
AN - SCOPUS:0034983940
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 71
SP - 1885
EP - 1887
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -