Boosted classification trees result in minor to modest improvement in the accuracy in classifying cardiovascular outcomes compared to conventional classification trees
Austin PC, Lee DS. Am J Cardiovasc Dis. 2011; 1(1):1-15. Epub 2011 Apr 23.
Publications
Statin use associates with a lower incidence of acute kidney injury after major elective surgery
Molnar AO, Coca SG, Devereaux PJ, Jain AK, Kitchlu A, Luo J, Parikh CR, Paterson JM, Siddiqui N, Wald R, Walsh M, Garg AX. J Am Soc Nephrol 2011; 22(5):939-46. Epub 2011 Apr 14.
Radiographic monitoring of incidental abdominal aortic aneurysms: a retrospective population-based cohort
van Walraven C, Wong J, Morant K, Jennings A, Austin PC, Forster AJ. Open Med. 2011; 5(2):e67-76. Epub 2011 Apr 12.
Opioid dose and drug-related mortality in patients with nonmalignant pain
Gomes T, Mamdani MM, Dhalla IA, Paterson JM, Juurlink DN. Arch Intern Med. 2011; 171(7):686-91. Epub 2011 Apr 11.
Rescue percutaneous coronary interventions for failed fibrinolytic therapy in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a population-based study
Ko DT, Atzema CL, Donovan LR, Graham MM, Huynh T, So DY, Wang J, Wijeysundera HC. Tu JV. Am Heart J. 2011; 161(4):764-70.
Use of fibrates in the United States and Canada
Jackevicius CA, Tu JV, Ross JS, Ko DT, Carreon D, Krumholz HM. JAMA. 2011; 305(12):1217-24. Epub 2011 Mar 23.
A population-based analysis of esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinomas in Ontario, Canada: incidence, risk factors, and regional variation
Tinmouth J, Green J, Ko YJ, Liu Y, Paszat L, Sutradhar R, Rabeneck L, Urbach D. J Gastrointest Surg. 2011; 15(5):782-90. Epub 2011 Mar 16.
Trends in the aggressiveness of end-of-life cancer care in the universal healthcare system of Ontario, Canada
Ho TH, Barbera L, Saskin R, Lu H, Neville BA, Earle CC. J Clin Oncol. 2011; 29(12):1587-91. Epub 2011 Mar 14.
Accepting kidneys from older living donors: impact on transplant recipient outcomes
Young A, Kim SJ, Speechley MR, Huang A, Knoll GA, Prasad GV, Treleaven D, Diamant M, Garg AX; Donor Nephrectomy Outcomes Research (DONOR) Network. Am J Transplant. 2011; 11(4):743-50. Epub 2011 Mar 14.
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole-induced phenytoin toxicity in the elderly: a population-based study
Antoniou T, Gomes T, Mamdani MM, Juurlink DN. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2011; 71(4):544-9. Epub 2011 Mar 11.