Variations in Data Collection Methods Between National Databases Affect Study Results
Bohl DD, Russo GS, Basques BA, Golinvaux NS, Fu MC, Long WD, Grauer JN. Variations in Data Collection Methods Between National Databases Affect Study Results. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2014, 96: e193. PMID: 25471919, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.m.01490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramNationwide Inpatient SampleInpatient adverse eventsQuality Improvement ProgramInpatient SampleAdverse eventsNational databaseLumbar spinal fusion proceduresNon-morbid obesityAcute kidney injuryRetrospective cohort studyPeripheral vascular diseaseDemographic characteristicsCommon orthopaedic proceduresAdverse event dataSpinal fusion proceduresOrthopaedic researchKidney injuryCohort studySpecific comorbiditiesSimilar patientsVascular diseaseDatabase studyOrthopedic proceduresNationwide Inpatient Sample and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Give Different Results in Hip Fracture Studies
Bohl DD, Basques BA, Golinvaux NS, Baumgaertner MR, Grauer JN. Nationwide Inpatient Sample and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Give Different Results in Hip Fracture Studies. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2014, 472: 1672-1680. PMID: 24615426, PMCID: PMC4016448, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3559-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityData MiningDatabases, FactualEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFracture FixationHip FracturesHospitalizationHumansInpatientsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsPrevalenceQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNationwide Inpatient SampleSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramInpatient adverse eventsAcute kidney injuryPeripheral vascular diseaseAdverse eventsUrinary tract infectionQuality Improvement ProgramKidney injuryNSQIP databaseTract infectionsInpatient SampleVascular diseaseMethodsA retrospective cohort studyQuestions/PurposesThe purposeRetrospective cohort studyStatistical differenceTerms of comorbiditiesSurgical site infectionHip fracture studiesIntertrochanteric hip fracturesLength of stayGreat clinical importanceTerms of demographics