An algorithm for prospective individual matching in a non-randomized clinical trial
Charpentier P, Bogardus S, Inouye S. An algorithm for prospective individual matching in a non-randomized clinical trial. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2001, 54: 1166-1173. PMID: 11675169, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00399-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlgorithmsClinical Trials as TopicDeliriumFemaleHumansMaleRisk FactorsSelection BiasConceptsNon-randomized clinical trialPrognostic factorsTreatment groupsClinical trialsFloor patientsIntervention patientsDelirium Prevention TrialImportant prognostic factorBaseline risk scoreIndividual matchingSuccessful clinical trialsCohort studyControl patientsHospital admissionPrevention trialsPrognostic indexIntervention trialsRisk scoreUnmatched controlsPatientsHospital floorIntervention floorsTrialsGroupExternal validity