Alluri Ram K, Leland Hyuma, Heckmann Nathanael
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck Medical Center of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Keck Medical Center of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Ann Transl Med. 2016 Oct;4(20):393. doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.10.49.
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.
医疗保健领域的最新变化和技术进步增加了大容量国家数据库在外科研究中的使用。这些数据库已被用于开发围手术期风险分层工具、评估术后并发症、计算成本以及调查多个外科专科的众多其他主题。这些研究的结果包含各种信息，但也存在独特的局限性。大容量国家数据库的使用越来越普遍，对这些数据库的透彻理解将有助于对利用此类数据库的研究进行更复杂、更有见地的解读。本综述将重点介绍外科研究中常用国家数据库的组成、优势和劣势。
