title: Propensity score analysis with a time-dependent intervention is an acceptable although not an optimal analytical approach when treatment selection bias and survivor bias coexist.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, and Research Center, King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. tleyjeh.imad@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Imad M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Tleyjeh
authors.forename: Hassan M K
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ghomrawi
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Steckelberg
authors.forename: Victor M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Montori
authors.forename: Tanya L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hoskin
authors.forename: Felicity
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Enders
authors.forename: W Charles
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Huskins
authors.forename: Farouk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mookadam
authors.forename: Walter R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: Larry M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Baddour
mesh_terms: D004696:Endocarditis / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D057216:Propensity Score; D015983:Selection Bias; D016896:Treatment Outcome