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  • Urogynecology
  • Clinical Databases
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • The Danish Urogynaecological Database (DugaBase) was established in 2006.
  • It aims to monitor and improve urogynaecological surgery quality.
  • This study is the first to utilize DugaBase data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the establishment and completeness of DugaBase.
  • To validate selected variables within the database.
  • To assess the potential for quality assessment and research.

Main Methods:

  • Database completeness assessed by comparing DugaBase records with the Danish National Patient Registry.
  • Validity of selected variables tested using medical records from 200 randomly sampled women.
  • Data collected from January 2009 to October 2010.

Main Results:

  • 16,509 urogynaecological procedures registered by December 2010.
  • Database completeness increased from 38.2% (2007) to 93.2% (2010) for public hospitals.
  • High agreement (>90%) found for key variables including surgical codes, demographics, and procedure details.

Conclusions:

  • DugaBase demonstrates improved and nearly complete registration from public hospitals.
  • High data validity supports its reliability.
  • DugaBase is a valuable resource for ongoing quality assessment and research in urogynaecology.