Dedicated spine trauma clinical quality registries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Study Design Systematic review. Objective We assessed the current state of spine registries by collecting spine trauma data and assessing their compliance to defined registry standards of being clinical quality. We ascertained if these registries collected spinal cord injury data alone or with spine column trauma data. Methods A systematic review was performed using MEDLINE and Embase databases for articles describing dedicated spinal cord and spine column databases published between January 1990 and April 2011. Correspondence with these registries was performed via e-mail or post. When no correspondence was possible, the registries were analyzed with best information available. Results Three hundred eight full-text articles were reviewed. Of 41 registries identified, 20 registries fulfill

SUBMITTER: Tee JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3854593 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature