Limitations of using the DATASUS database as a primary source of data in surgical research: a scoping review.
Sofia Wagemaker VianaMatheus Daniel FaleiroAnna Luiza Fontes MendesAmanda Cipriano TorquatoClara Pereira Oliveira TavaresBrenda FeresMiguel Godeiro FernandezItallo Romero Marques SobreiraCaroline Marques DE AquinoSimone DE Campos Vieira AbibFabio BotelhoPublished in: Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes (2023)
the information systems available in DATASUS are the largest source of information about the SUS, but the scientific literature on the quality of data available in these systems remains scarce and studies aimed at measuring this metric are necessary.