Visualizing Non-linear Prognosis: A Vital Tool for Shared Decision-making in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Andreas K. DEMETRIADES · 2026
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Description
Demetriades writes a letter praising a review on age and outcomes in older neurosurgery patients. He singles out one feature: the review plotted how the risk of a poor outcome after a burst brain aneurysm bends with age. The risk does not rise in a straight line. Charts built with flexible curve models and partial dependence plots made the pattern easy to read at the bedside.
The letter argues that such pictures beat dry regression tables when families face quick, high-stakes choices, since unaided clinical guessing of prognosis is often wrong. Two extensions are proposed. First, interactive digital versions, inside the health record or as apps, could draw a personal risk curve in real time. Second, the same plotting could cover other outcomes, such as long-term dependence. Demetriades closes by urging care in how visual risk is read, so the charts cut uncertainty rather than add to it.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Andreas K. DEMETRIADES |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |