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Sean Michael O'Brien

Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics
Duke Box 3850, Durham, NC 27710
200 Morris Street, 7816 200 Morris, Durham, NC 27701

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Empirically based tools for analyzing mortality and morbidity associated with congenital heart surgery

Book section · January 1, 2015 Congenital heart surgery outcomes analysis requires reliable methods of estimating the risk of adverse outcomes. In the past, methods used for risk adjusted comparisons of outcomes from congenital heart surgery relied on expert opinion about perceived comp ... Full text Cite

Statistical issues in the analysis and interpretation of outcomes for congenital cardiac surgery

Book section · January 1, 2015 The analysis and reporting of patient outcomes plays a major role in congenital cardiac surgery quality improvement and accountability initiatives. Although outcomes analysis can lead to important insights, factors such as wide patient heterogeneity and sm ... Full text Cite