European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Oct 2019
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyInternational Validation of the Danish Vascular Registry Karbase: A Vascunet Report.
Vascunet has previously published an international comparison of registry data within vascular surgery. Data validity and completeness in participating registries is essential for a meaningful interpretation of differences between countries. The Vascunet collaboration has therefore developed a methodology for validation of international vascular registry data, previously used for validation of two national registries. This study aimed to assess the internal and external validity of the Danish vascular registry, Karbase, by independent Vascunet validators. ⋯ This study used the Vascunet template for international validation of registry data and demonstrated that Karbase is a reliable system of quality data collection for Danish vascular surgery, especially regarding endpoints. Data quality in the Karbase registry was clearly superior to local administrative data.