Complication reporting in trauma: An environmental scan and comparison of nationwide trauma registry data.
Am J Surg
; 231: 11-15, 2024 May.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To explore variability in quality measurement, this study aimed to compare abstraction and definitions of complications reported across trauma registries in Canada.METHODS:
A literature search was performed to identify active trauma registries used in Canadian hospitals. Registry characteristics, data abstraction, and reported complications and definitions based on registry data dictionaries were compared.RESULTS:
Nine registries were included, most of which were provincial-level registries (67 â%). A total of 53 individual complications were identified. Twenty-one (40 â%) were recorded by only one registry each whereas 5 (9 â%) were collected by all. Of the 32 complications collected by â> â1 registry, 18 (56 â%) had different definitions. Of the 18 with different definitions, 12 (67 â%), 5 (28 â%), and 1 (6 â%) had 2, 3, and 4 different definitions across registries, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
Complications reported by trauma registries are variable. Reliable benchmarking is likely challenging, and efforts to standardize complication reporting may be a valuable undertaking.Palavras-chave
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Ferimentos e Lesões
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Ano de publicação:
2024
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