Abstract: Within observational Data Science workloads, Berkson's paradox can lead to false causal inferences. One of the prominent quasi-experimental methods to mitigate this selection bias is ...
Objective: To investigate the impact of portal hypertension on surgical prognosis after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma and assess the therapeutic value of concomitant splenic modulation ...
Both laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) and transvaginal mesh surgery (TVM) may provide favorable outcomes for patients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). However, in our experience, LSC tends to be ...
Background: This study compared the efficacy of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy (nICT) followed by surgery versus upfront surgery for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods ...
ABSTRACT: Background: Propensity score methods have become a cornerstone of modern causal inference, enabling researchers to approximate the conditions of randomized experiments in observational ...