Auditing a nationwide vascular registry--the 4-year Finnvasc experience. Finnvasc Study Group

To assess the validity of a national vascular registry. 17,465 vascular and endovascular procedures, immediate reoperations excluded, registered in the Finnvasc registry from 26 centres during the years 1991-1994. Comparison of the number of registered procedures with hospital records, comparison of...

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Published in:European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery 1997-12, Vol.14 (6), p.468-474
Main Authors: Kantonen, I, Lepäntalo, M, Salenius, J P, Forsström, E, Hakkarainen, T, Huusari, H, Jaakkola, A, Kaarne, M, Kaartinen, P, Kivivuori, R, Kostiainen, S, Lehtonen, J, Loponen, P, Luther, M, Mäenpää, I, Nikula, P, Riekkinen, H, Rissanen, K, Vilkko, P, Ylönen, K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Finland - epidemiology
Humans
Medical Audit
Quality Control
Registries - standards
Registries - statistics & numerical data
Reproducibility of Results
Vascular Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:To assess the validity of a national vascular registry. 17,465 vascular and endovascular procedures, immediate reoperations excluded, registered in the Finnvasc registry from 26 centres during the years 1991-1994. 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. 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. The Finnvasc registry makes it possible to audit vascular surgery nationally, although a potential limitation is centres with low registration rates.
ISSN:1078-5884