This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS
Validation of data quality in the Swedish National Register for Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer. BJS 2016; 103: 1326-1335.
Published: 28th July 2016
Authors: G. Linder, M. Lindblad, P. Djerf, P. Elbe, J. Johansson, L. Lundell et al.
Background
The Swedish National Register for Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer (
Method
Coding routines were compared with international standards and completeness was evaluated by means of a 5‐year (2009–2013) comparison with mandatory national registers. Validity was tested by comparison with reabstracted data from source medical records in 400 patients chosen randomly with stratification for hospital size and catchment area population. Timeliness of registration was described.
Results
Coding routines followed national and international guidelines. Compared with the Swedish Cancer Registry from 2009 to 2013, 6069 (95·5 per cent) of 6354 patients were registered in
Conclusion
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