Comparison of Military Health System Data Repository and American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric.
Arin L MadenciCathaleen K MadsenNicollette K KwonLindsey L WolfKristin A SondermanJill M ZalieckasSamuel E Rice-TownsendAdil H HaiderRobert L RiccaBrent R WeilChristopher B WeldonTracey P KoehlmoosPublished in: BMC pediatrics (2019)
For the selected common pediatric surgical operations, patients included in the MDR were comparable to those included in the validated NSQIP-P. The MDR may comprise a valuable clinical outcomes research resource, especially for studying infrequent diseases with follow-up beyond the 30-day peri-operative period.