Use Cox model with time-dependent variable for prediction of event

ABRUNEL — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:13:18 GMT

I would like to know if performing surgery or not is a benefit for a patient.

For that, I have a database with baseline characteristics of patients, surgery (and time to surgery) or not and outcome (death).

I would like to calculate prediction of deaths depending on the characteristics of the patient and the fact that the patient undergoes or not a surgery.

It will be an help for the clinical team to take a decision.

I am thinking about an extended Cox model with surgery as time-dependent variable and with significant baseline characteristics included in the model.

I found a paper dated on 2005:

"Predictive survival model with time-dependent prognosis factors: development of computer-aided SAS macro program".

Did someone use it?

Do you think that it will answer to my question?

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Use Cox model with time-dependent variable for prediction of event