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  • Vascular Surgery
  • Health Informatics
  • Public Health Data Analysis

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  • Administrative datasets like Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and Scottish Morbidity Records (SMR) are utilized for surgical activity surveillance and outcome comparisons.
  • These data sources are also employed to validate information submitted to national registries and audits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the completeness and accuracy of administrative data specifically for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair procedures.
  • To identify potential biases in reporting that could affect outcome assessments.

Main Methods:

  • A reference dataset of validated AAA repair procedures was compiled from all available clinical and administrative sources.
  • Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR-01) data for AAA repair from a single health board (September 2007-August 2012) were systematically validated against the reference dataset.
  • Electronic health records were reviewed to confirm patient admission urgency, diagnosis, and operative repair details, including 30-day mortality.

Main Results:

  • The reference dataset identified 608 verified AAA repair procedures.
  • SMR-01 returns captured 574 operative repairs but missed 34 cases (5.6%), including nine deaths within 30 days.
  • Excluding inconsistent SMR-01 data (ICD-10, OPCS-4 codes) resulted in only 81.9% of operative repairs and 30.9% of deaths being correctly identified.

Conclusions:

  • Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR-01) data for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair are prone to multiple errors and omissions.
  • A systematic bias appears to exist, leading to an underestimation of the actual 30-day mortality rate.
  • Caution is advised when using SMR-01 data in isolation for describing surgical activity or comparing outcomes.