Data-driven development of the nationwide hip fracture registry in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT: Additional variables for a nationwide hip fracture registry must be carefully chosen to prevent unnecessary registry load. A registry pilot in seven hospitals resulted in recommending polypharmacy, serum hemoglobin at admittance, and questions screening for risk of delirium to be used in case-mix correction and for development of quality indicators.

Purpose

Clinical registries help improve the quality of care but come at the cost of registration load. Datasets should therefore be as compact as possible; however, variables are usually chosen empirically. This study aims to evaluate potential variables with additional value to improve the nationwide Dutch Hip Fracture Audit (DHFA).

Methods

An expert panel selected eleven new variables for the DHFA, which were tested in a prospe

SUBMITTER: Wurdemann FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9719884 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature