1994
Low-dose indomethacin and prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage: a multicenter randomized trial.
Ment L, Ehrenkranz R, Duncan C, Scott D, Taylor K, Katz K, Schneider K, Makuch R, Oh W, Vohr B, Philip A, Allan W. Low-dose indomethacin and prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage: a multicenter randomized trial. Pediatrics 1994, 93: 543-50. PMID: 8134206, DOI: 10.1542/peds.93.4.543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weight neonatesSeverity of IVHBirth weight neonatesIntraventricular hemorrhageWeight neonatesDose indomethacinBirth weightGrade 4 intraventricular hemorrhageSerial cranial ultrasound examinationsSignificant adverse drug eventsPercent of neonatesPlacebo-controlled trialPatent ductus arteriosusCranial ultrasound examinationMajor risk factorAdverse drug eventsHours of ageFirst postnatal dayDuctal closureProphylactic indomethacinApgar scoreNeurodevelopmental handicapParenchymal involvementPlacebo groupAdverse events
1992
A model-based prediction for transvaginal ultrasonographic identification of early intrauterine pregnancy
Shapiro B, Escobar M, Makuch R, Lavy G, DeCherney A. A model-based prediction for transvaginal ultrasonographic identification of early intrauterine pregnancy. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1992, 166: 1495-1500. PMID: 1595805, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(92)91625-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman chorionic gonadotropin titersEarly intrauterine pregnancyMHz vaginal transducerIntrauterine pregnancyGestational ageUltrasonographic identificationVaginal transducerNormal intrauterine pregnancyHuman chorionic gonadotropinLogistic regression analysisIntrauterine sacIntrauterine gestationEmbryo transfer programInfertility clinicMIU/Ultrasonographic detectionChorionic gonadotropinPregnancyTitersRegression analysisAgeUltrasonographic equipmentPatientsGestationGonadotropin
1989
Goodman and Kruskal's λ: A new look at an old measure of association
Makuch R, Rosenberg P, Scott G. Goodman and Kruskal's λ: A new look at an old measure of association. Statistics In Medicine 1989, 8: 619-631. PMID: 2727480, DOI: 10.1002/sim.4780080511.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Identifying prognostic factors in binary outcome data: An application using liver function tests and age to predict liver metastases
Makuch R, Rosenberg P, Mulshine J. Identifying prognostic factors in binary outcome data: An application using liver function tests and age to predict liver metastases. Statistics In Medicine 1988, 7: 843-856. PMID: 2842852, DOI: 10.1002/sim.4780070803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver function testsLiver metastasesFunction testsOutcome dataSmall cell lung cancerImportant prognostic variablesCell lung cancerLogistic regression modelsPrognostic factorsLung cancerPrognostic variablesMetastasisBinary outcome dataSpecific guidelinesRegression modelsAgeStandard logistic regression model