Establishment of a national Danish hysterectomy database: preliminary report on the first 13,425 hysterectomies

Charlotte T Hansen; Charlotte Møller; Signe Daugbjerg; Jan Utzon; Henrik Kehlet; Bent Ottesen; NN NN

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00016340802011579

Establishment of a national Danish hysterectomy database: preliminary report on the first 13,425 hysterectomies

Charlotte T Hansen, Charlotte Møller, Signe Daugbjerg, Jan Utzon, Henrik Kehlet, Bent Ottesen, NN NN

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe the concept and early results from the Danish Hysterectomy Database (DHD). DESIGN: Nationwide prospective cohort. SETTING: Denmark. POPULATION: All women who had undergone an elective hysterectomy for benign indication carried out in 2004-2006. METHODS: Structured data are registered prospectively by the surgeons involved in the treatment. Data is reported using the Danish National Patient Registry (LPR) and feedback is provided as clinical indicators with well-defined goals. The DHD concept includes annual plenary meetings, elaboration of national clinical guidelines and parallel causal studies. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Completeness, data validation and department-identifiable clinical indicators (surgical volume, method of hysterectomy, use of antibiotic and thromboembolic prophylaxis, postoperative hospitalization and bleeding complications, surgical infections, reoperations, readmissions and death within 30 days postoperatively). RESULTS: A total of 13,425 hysterectomies were performed in Denmark from 2004 to 2006. In 2005, all gynecological departments in Denmark (n=31) were included in the database collaboration and the national response rate was 99%. Data validity was good in general (82-100% agreement and kappa=0.40-1.00) and data completeness was high (92-100% in 2006). From 2004 to 2006, two clinical guidelines were implemented, the postoperative hospitalization was stable at median 2 days, the rate of postoperative surgical infections was reduced from 4 to 2%, the rate of bleeding complications from 8 to 6%, the reoperation rate from 5 to 4%, and the readmission rate from 7 to 5%. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical performance indicators, audit meetings and nationwide collaboration are useful in monitoring and improving outcome after hysterectomy on a national level. In addition, the DHD offers scope for causal studies about perioperative management
Udgivelsesdato: 2008

Original language	English
Journal	Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Volume	87
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	546-557
Number of pages	11
ISSN	0001-6349
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00016340802011579
Publication status	Published - 2008

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