Unexpected discrepancies in hospital administrative databases can impact the accuracy of monitoring thyroid surgery outcomes in France.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the validity of hospital administrative databases compared to prospective collection of medical data assessing thyroid surgery complications.

Background

Administrative data are increasingly used to track surgical outcomes.

Methods

All patients undergoing thyroid surgery at three French university hospitals between April 2008 and April 2009 were prospectively included. Using diagnosis and procedural codes from hospital administrative database, we designed three indicators for measuring complications of thyroid surgery: recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, postoperative hypoparathyroidism, and postoperative hemorrhage. Gold standard was obtained from a prospective collection of medical data after systematically screening each patient for the above-men

SUBMITTER: Mercier F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6283582 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature