Clinical prediction rule
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
A clinical prediction rule is type of medical research study in which researchers try to identify the best combination of medical sign, symptoms, and other findings in predicting the probability of a specific disease or outcome.[1]
Physicians have difficulty in estimated risks of diseases; frequently erring towards overestimation[2], perhaps due to cognitive biases such as base rate fallacy in which the risk of an adverse outcome is exaggerated.
Methods
In a prediction rule study, investigators identify a consecutive group of patients who are suspected of a having a specific disease or outcome. The investigators then compare the value of clinical findings available to the physician versus the results of more intensive testing or the results of delayed clinical follow up.
Effect on Health Outcomes
Few prediction rules have had the consequences of their usage by physicians quantified.[3]
When studied, the impact of providing the information alone (for example, providing the calculated probability of disease) has been negative.[4][5]
However, when the prediction rule is implemented as part of a critical pathway, so that a hospital or clinic has procedures and policies established for how to manage patients identified as high or low risk of disease, the prediction rule has more impact on clinical outcomes.[6]
The more intensively the prediction rule is implemented the more benefit will occur.[7]
Examples of Prediction Rules
Cardiovascular Diseases
Acute MI / Unstable Angina
For the main page on acute coronary syndromes, click here
| Risk Score | Year published | Purpose |
| TIMI risk score | 2000 | Unstable Angina |
| TIMI risk score | 2000 | STEMI |
| Morrow et al (TIME II substudy) [8] | 2001 | Predicting mortality in STEMI |
| Silver et al [9] | 1994 | To predict preserved left ventricular ejection fraction in patients after MI |
| The GRACE risk score | 2003 | For risk of death in NSTEMI |
| ACI-TIPI risk score [10] | 1991 | To assess the likelihood of patients having acute cardiac ischemia and thus the appropriateness of admitting them to the coronary care unit (CCU). |
| Goldman algorithm [11] | 1988 | To predict the likelihood that a patient has a myocardial infarction. |
| Hathaway et al [12] | 1998 | Prognosis based on initial ECG |
| Selker et al [13] | 1991 | Risk of death in AMI |
| Piombo et al [14] | 2003 | To stratify risk in unstable angina. |
| Solomon et al [15] | 2001 | To identify which patients benefit from immediate coronary angiography and revascularization. |
| Sabatine et al [16] | 2001 | Benefit with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor therapy in patients with unstable angina pectoris. |
Stroke, Atrial Fibrillation
| Risk Score | Year published | Purpose |
| HAS-BLED | 2010 | Bleeding risk stratification score for those on oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation. |
| ABCD 2 [17] | 2010 | Stroke risk with TIA |
| CHA2DS2-VASc Score | 2009 | To predict clinical risk of stroke and thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation. |
| Schnabel et al [18] Framingham Heart Study [3] | 2009 | 10 years risk of Atrial fibrillation |
| HEMORR2HAGES [19] | 2006 | Bleeding Risk Score |
| ABCD [20] | 2005 | Stroke risk after TIA |
| van Walraven et al [21] | 2003 | Stroke risk - atrial fib |
| Wang et al [22] | 2003 | To predict 1 year stroke mortality |
| Counsel et al [23] | 2003 | Acute stroke prognosis (6 variable score) |
| Wang et al [24] Framingham Heart Study [4] | 2003 | Stroke after Atrial fibrillation |
| Wang et al [24] Framingham Heart Study [5] | 2003 | Stroke or death after Atrial fibrillation. |
| Efstathiou et al [25] | 2002 | To differentiate Ischemic from hemorrhagic stroke |
| Lumley et al [26] | 2002 | To predict stroke in elderly. |
| CHADS2 | 2001 | Risk of stroke with AFIB |
| Baird et al [27] | 2001 | To predict stroke recovery. |
| Wang et al [28] | 2001 | To predict 30 days stroke mortality |
| NIH Stroke Scale [29] | 1999 | To predicts the likelihood of a patient's recovery after stroke. |
| Cincinnati stroke scale [30] | 1999 | Stroke diagnosis |
| D'Agostino et al [31] Framingham Heart Study [6] | 1994 | Risk of stroke |
Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
| Risk Score | Year published | Purpose |
| Wells score | 2000 | Pulmonary embolism |
Hypertension, Lipid and Screening
| Risk Score | Year published | Purpose |
| Parikh et al [32] Framingham Heart Study [7] | 2008 | Hypertension Risk Score |
| NCEP ATP III [33] | 2001 | Screening: lipid guideline |
| Krijnen et al [34] | 1998 | To predict renal artery stenosis. |
| Murabito et al [35] Framingham Heart Study [8] | 1997 | Intermittent claudication |
Chest Pain and CAD
| Risk Score | Year published | Purpose |
| Panic Screening Score [36] | 2011 | Screening score to improve recognition of panic-like anxiety in emergency department (ED) patients with unexplained chest pain. |
| Pencina et al [37] Framingham Heart Study [9] | 2009 | 30-year risk of cardiovascular disease. |
| North American Chest Pain Rule [38] | 2008 | For early discharge of patients with chest pain. |
| Vancouver chest pain rule [39] | 2006 | For early discharge of patients with chest pain. |
| Duke treadmill score [40] | 1999 | To risk-stratify patients with ST-T abnormalities on the resting ECG |
| Wilson et al [41] Framingham Heart Study [10] | 1998 | 10-year risk of coronary heart disease. |
| Diamond et al [42] | 1979 | Pretest probability of CAD. |
Angioplasty
| Risk Score | Year published | Purpose |
| Halkin et al [43] | 2005 | Angioplasty complication rate |
| Fortescue et al [44] | 2003 | Angioplasty complication rate |
| Singh et al [45] | 2002 | Angioplasty complication rate |
| Resnic et al [46] | 2001 | Angioplasty complication rate |
| Moscucci et al [47] | 2001 | Mortality after angioplasty. |
Valve and Endocarditis
| Risk Score | Year published | Purpose |
| Otto et al [48] | 1988 | AV replacement in aortic stenosis. |
| Koplan et al [49] | 2003 | To predict the need for permanent pacing after cardiac valve surgery. |
| Hasbun et al [50] | 2003 | Endocarditis prognosis. |
Others
| Risk Score | Year published | Purpose |
| Feringa et al [51] | 2007 | Peripheral vascular disease prognosis. |
Other Organ System
| Risk Score | Purpose |
| Gastroentestinal diseases | |
| Ranson criteria | To predict the severity of acute pancreatitis. |
| Tygerberg score | To diffrentiate tuberculosis as a cause of pericarditis. |
| Orthopedic diseases | |
| QFracture score | Osteoporosis [11] |
| Ottawa ankle rules | To decide for offering Xray to patient with foot or ankle pain. |
| Rules predicting complications in diseased patients | |
|---|---|
| Risk Score | Purpose |
| Pneumonia severity index | To calculate the probability of morbidityand mortality among patients with community acquired pneumonia. |
| CURB-65 | To predict mortality in community-acquired pneumonia. |
| MELD | To assess the severity of chronic liver disease. |
| Apnea-hypopnea index | To assess the overall severity of sleep apnea. |
| Amar et al [52] | To calculate pulmonary complications after thoracic surgery for primary Lung Cancer |
- Various rules are used in the Intensive Care Unit and are grouped as ICU scoring systems (Glasgow coma scale, Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale, APACHE II, SAPS II, PIM2).
Adverse Effects
Patients may not be comfortable with the way a doctor may integrate decision support into practice.[53]
References
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- ↑ Friedmann PD, Brett AS, Mayo-Smith MF (1996). "Differences in generalists' and cardiologists' perceptions of cardiovascular risk and the outcomes of preventive therapy in cardiovascular disease". Ann. Intern. Med. 124 (4): 414-21. PMID 8554250.
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- ↑ Lee TH, Pearson SD, Johnson PA, et al (1995). "Failure of information as an intervention to modify clinical management. A time-series trial in patients with acute chest pain". Ann. Intern. Med. 122 (6): 434-7. PMID 7856992.
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