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ReviewClinics in colon and rectal surgery2019

Clinical Research Using the National Inpatient Sample: A Brief Review of Colorectal Studies Utilizing the NIS Database.

Katherine A Kelley, V Liana Tsikitis

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Review in Clinics in colon and rectal surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Katherine A KelleyDivision of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
V Liana TsikitisDivision of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) is the largest collection of longitudinal hospital care data in the United States and is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The data are collected from state organizations, hospital associations, private organizations, and the federal government. This database has been used in more than 400 disease-focused studies to examine health care utilization, access, charges, quality, and outcomes of care. The database has been maintained since 1988, making it one of the oldest on hospital data. The focus of this review is to explore and discuss the use of NIS database in colorectal surgery research and to formulate a simplified guide of the data captured for future researchers.

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colorectalHealthcare Cost and Utilization ProjectNational Inpatient Sample

Identifiers

PMID30647544
PMCPMC6327729

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