Overview of a national endoscopy database: The Trans.IT database and its impact on data registration quality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Trans.IT database is a national gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy database developed in 2012. It automatically collects anonymous data from GI endoscopy procedures in a centralized database. All endoscopists use a structured reporting tool for uniform data collection. In this study, we aim to provide an overview of the database and to evaluate its impact on data registration quality.

Methods

We used all ERCPs, colonoscopies and colorectal cancer (CRC)-screening colonoscopies performed between 2016 and 2020. We excluded centers joining after 2016 and patients below age 18. Data registration quality for ERCPs included completeness of data for: intention of ERCP, Schutz score, ASA classification, papillary status (virgin or previous sphincterotomy), cannulation (su

SUBMITTER: Theunissen F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11578836 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature