Sebastian Arjun S
Department of Orthopedics, Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA.
Clin Spine Surg. 2016 Dec;29(10):427-429. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000464.
With the introduction of several publicly available national databases to study surgical outcomes, the use of such databases for spine surgery research has increased dramatically. These databases allow researchers to retrospectively examine data from a large sample of patients. This rise in the use of national databases to study surgical outcomes parallels an increasing reliance by administrators, payers, and third-party graders to evaluate surgical quality with the use of large administrative databases. A good understanding of the most commonly utilized databases for spine surgery is important for critical assessment of this growing body of literature.
随着几个公开可用的国家数据库被引入用于研究手术结果，此类数据库在脊柱手术研究中的使用急剧增加。这些数据库使研究人员能够回顾性地检查来自大量患者样本的数据。使用国家数据库来研究手术结果的这种增加，与管理人员、支付方和第三方评分者越来越依赖使用大型管理数据库来评估手术质量的情况相平行。充分了解脊柱手术中最常用的数据库，对于批判性评估这一不断增长的文献体量非常重要。
