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‘How long have I got doctor?’ The development and validation of a new prognostic model

Author(s) -

Retha Steenkamp,

Fergus Caskey

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

kidney international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.499

H-Index - 276

eISSN - 1523-1755

pISSN - 0085-2538

DOI - 10.1038/ki.2015.36

Subject(s) - prognostic model , clinical practice , medicine , model validation , intensive care medicine , medical physics , computer science , family medicine , overall survival , data science

In the current issue of Kidney International, Floege et al report the development and external validation of a prognostic score for patients starting haemodialysis. The model performs well and appears robust in various sub-groups and in external validation. This commentary takes a systematic approach to considering the generalisability of the results and applicability of the prognostic score to wider clinical practice.

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