OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity of a national vascular registry. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 17,465 vascular and endovascular procedures, immediate reoperations excluded, registered in the Finnvasc registry from 26 centres during the years 1991-1994. CHIEF OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparison of the number of registered procedures with hospital records, comparison of initial registrations with a random sample of re-registration and comparison of the 1-year local data input of one major centre to the same data input of the central unit. RESULTS: The rate of missing registrations was 19% ranging from 0-47%. The data of the re-registered forms were in agreement with the original data in 93% of all data points, the range being from 81-100%. There was a difference of 1.5% in the data between the major centre and the central unit. CONCLUSIONS: The Finnvasc registry makes it possible to audit vascular surgery nationally, although a potential limitation is centres with low registration rates.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity of a national vascular registry. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 17,465 vascular and endovascular procedures, immediate reoperations excluded, registered in the Finnvasc registry from 26 centres during the years 1991-1994. CHIEF OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparison of the number of registered procedures with hospital records, comparison of initial registrations with a random sample of re-registration and comparison of the 1-year local data input of one major centre to the same data input of the central unit. RESULTS: The rate of missing registrations was 19% ranging from 0-47%. The data of the re-registered forms were in agreement with the original data in 93% of all data points, the range being from 81-100%. There was a difference of 1.5% in the data between the major centre and the central unit. CONCLUSIONS: The Finnvasc registry makes it possible to audit vascular surgery nationally, although a potential limitation is centres with low registration rates.
Authors: J F C de Vasconcelos; V Martins; D Brandão; M Maia; J Ferreira; S Braga; L Rios; H Costa; A G Vaz Journal: Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg Date: 2010-07-10 Impact factor: 3.693
Authors: Francisco S Lozano; Josep Marinello; Rosa M Moreno; Maria D Aguilar; Alfonso López-Quintana; Jose R Gonzalez-Porras; Javier Alvarez; Antonio Giménez-Gaibar; Rafael Alguacil; Marc A Cairols; Miguel A Marco-Luque; Fernando Vaquero; José M Callejas Journal: World J Surg Date: 2014-01 Impact factor: 3.352