Chapter-12 Decision Tree Analysis and Simulation Modeling in Spine Care
BOOK TITLE: Defining the Value of Spine Care
Author
1. Carreon Leah
2. Berven Sig
3. Bhat Suneel
ISBN
9789350254905
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11549_12
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2012
Pages
10
Author Affiliations
1.
Norton Leatherman Spine Centre, Health System, Philadelphia, PA,
Norton Leatherman Spine Centre Health System, Philadelphia, PA
2.
UC San Francisco, CA
3.
The Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Chapter keywords
Spine care,
decision tree analysis,
epidural steroid injections,
decision model,
decision node,
randomized controlled trial,
retrospective cohort study,
stochastic simulation analysis,
Monte Carlo simulation,
Markov chain model,
sensitivity analysis,
chance node,
terminal node,
deterministic approach,
rollback analysis,
expected value (EV),
spinal fusion,
multivariate sensitivity analysis,
variable response rates