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Wound registry: development and validation

J E Hollander1, A J Singer, S Valentine

  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center, State University of New York Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook, USA.

Annals of Emergency Medicine
|May 1, 1995
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A new wound registry effectively collects data on traumatic wound care in emergency departments. This reliable tool aids in quality improvement and standardizing treatment for better patient outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Wound Care
  • Data Management

Background:

  • Annually, over 11 million patients with traumatic wounds seek emergency department (ED) care.
  • Standardized data collection for traumatic wounds is crucial for improving treatment and research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a data registry for traumatic wounds managed in the ED.
  • To assess the reliability and ease of use of the developed wound registry.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective enrollment of patients with traumatic wounds requiring sutures.
  • Data collection using a closed-question format registry at initial ED visit.
  • Validation cohort of 100 patients with interphysician reliability assessment using kappa statistic.

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Main Results:

  • The wound registry is quick to complete (<1 minute) and captures key wound management details.
  • Substantial interobserver concordance was found for wound description (kappa .55-.97), infection detection (kappa 1.0), and cosmetic appearance (kappa .61).

Conclusions:

  • The developed wound registry is a reliable and user-friendly data collection instrument.
  • This registry can serve as a continuous quality improvement tool for EDs.
  • It facilitates standardization of wound surveillance and treatment data for future research.