Minimal Clinically Important Difference
"Minimal Clinically Important Difference" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A statistically significant minimum set of clinical outcomes that demonstrates a clinical benefit of an intervention or treatment.
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D000071081
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761.559.590.399.750 N05.715.360.575.575.399.750
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Minimal Clinically Important Difference" by people in Profiles.
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Ryu WHA, Cheong M, Platt A, Moses Z, O'Toole JE, Fontes R, Fessler RG. Patient Satisfaction Following Minimally Invasive and Open Surgeries for Adult Spinal Deformity. World Neurosurg. 2021 11; 155:e301-e314.
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Finch DJ, Pellegrini VD, Franklin PD, Magder LS, Pelt CE, Martin BI. The Effects of Bundled Payment Programs for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty on Patient-Reported Outcomes. J Arthroplasty. 2020 04; 35(4):918-925.e7.
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Paul AR, Kumar V, Roth S, Gooch MR, Pilitsis JG. Establishing Minimal Clinically Important Difference of Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy in Post-Laminectomy Syndrome. Neurosurgery. 2017 Dec 01; 81(6):1011-1015.