Rossignol A M, Locke J A
Public Health Rep. 1983 Sep-Oct;98(5):492-6.
An opportunity to assess the completeness of reporting to the Massachusetts Burn Registry arose when data on the incidence of inpatient burns in Massachusetts became available from an independent source, the New England Regional Burn Program. The assessment showed that the level of reporting to the registry was approximately 20 percent and that substantial geographic variability existed. Other areas in which the registry is experiencing difficulties that bear on its potential usefulness include confusion about the type of burns that are reportable, lack of adequate control of data quality, and insufficient funds to support the registry's activities. Continuation of the present burn reporting system does not seem defensible in the absence of changes in either the reporting requirements or the reporting methods, because the level of reporting is low, the quality of the data is unknown, and the registry is not achieving goals of substantial public health importance.
当马萨诸塞州住院烧伤发病率的数据可从独立来源新英格兰地区烧伤项目获取时，就有了评估向马萨诸塞州烧伤登记处报告完整性的机会。评估显示，向该登记处的报告水平约为20%，且存在显著的地理差异。登记处面临的其他影响其潜在效用的困难领域包括可报告烧伤类型的混淆、数据质量缺乏充分控制以及支持登记处活动的资金不足。在报告要求或报告方法没有改变的情况下，维持目前的烧伤报告系统似乎站不住脚，因为报告水平较低，数据质量未知，而且该登记处并未实现具有重大公共卫生意义的目标。
