Mapping the Landscape of Surgical Registries in the United Kingdom: A Review According to the SWiM Methodology.

Well-designed surgical registries are essential for high-quality patient centred evaluation of implantable devices and surgical proceduresPresently there is limited understanding on how these registries are designed, governed, what data they collect and how this data is utilised for research.This review aims to map the landscape of surgical registries in the UK, and understand how they are optimised for research.