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Surgical research using national databases
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Alluri RK
; Leland H
; Heckmann N
Ann Transl Med
2016[Oct]; 4
(20
): 393
PMID27867945
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Recent changes in healthcare and advances in technology have increased the use of
large-volume national databases in surgical research. These databases have been
used to develop perioperative risk stratification tools, assess postoperative
complications, calculate costs, and investigate numerous other topics across
multiple surgical specialties. The results of these studies contain variable
information but are subject to unique limitations. The use of large-volume
national databases is increasing in popularity, and thorough understanding of
these databases will allow for a more sophisticated and better educated
interpretation of studies that utilize such databases. This review will highlight
the composition, strengths, and weaknesses of commonly used national databases in
surgical research.