[Implementation of the Danish national database Danespine for spinal surgery]

Area of Science:

• Spine Surgery Outcomes Research
• Patient Registry Data Analysis
• Health-Related Quality of Life Assessment

Background:

• Effective evaluation of spine surgery outcomes is crucial for patient care improvement.
• Patient registries facilitate long-term follow-up and data collection for surgical interventions.
• Assessing patient satisfaction and benefit post-surgery requires robust data tracking mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the one-year follow-up response rate within the Danespine (DS) registry.
• To assess patient outcomes after spine surgery using DS data.
• To determine the effectiveness of spine surgery in terms of pain reduction and quality of life improvement.

Main Methods:

• Retrospective analysis of medical charts compared against the Danespine (DS) patient registry.
• Outcome measurement included pain reduction using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for leg and back pain.
• Health-related quality of life was assessed using the EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D) score.

Main Results:

• High registration rates in DS: 99.5% at surgery and 83.7% at one-year follow-up.
• Significant pain reduction observed: mean VAS leg pain decreased from 63.2 to 33.2, and back pain from 54.0 to 34.6.
• Substantial improvement in quality of life: mean EQ-5D score increased from 0.33 to 0.62, with a 12.7% complication rate.

Conclusions:

• The Danespine (DS) registry is effective in tracking spine surgery patients and their outcomes.
• Spine surgery demonstrates significant benefits in pain reduction and quality of life improvement at one year.
• The registry implementation aids in evaluating patient satisfaction and the overall benefit derived from surgical intervention.