Schwab R, Dietz U A, Menzel S, Wiegering A
Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, German Armed Forces Central Hospital of Koblenz, Ruebenacherstrasse 170, 56072, Koblenz, Germany.
Department of Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Kantonsspital Olten, Baselstrasse 150, 4600, Olten, Switzerland.
Hernia. 2018 Dec;22(6):947-950. doi: 10.1007/s10029-018-1837-6. Epub 2018 Nov 1.
Since more and more hernia registries are being created and the number of patients included is increasing, knowledge of potential pitfalls in interpretation of registry data has to be known and dealt with. This invited commentary is to discuss some of these topics. The aim is to present and discuss the main shortcoming of register-based studies and how to deal with these problems, to contribute to more validated results and eventually improved surgical outcomes.
由于越来越多的疝登记系统正在建立，纳入的患者数量也在增加，因此必须了解并处理登记数据解读中潜在的陷阱。这篇特邀评论旨在讨论其中的一些话题。目的是介绍并讨论基于登记系统的研究的主要缺点以及如何处理这些问题，以促成更具效度的结果并最终改善手术疗效。
