Calculating hospital length of stay using the Hospital Episode Statistics; a comparison of methodologies [PDF]
Background Accurate calculation of hospital length of stay (LOS) from the English Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) is important for a wide range of audit and research purposes.
John Busby +2 more
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Elective open suprarenal aneurysm repair in England from 2000 to 2010 an observational study of hospital episode statistics. [PDF]
BackgroundOpen surgery is widely used as a benchmark for the results of fenestrated endovascular repair of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). However, the existing evidence stems from single-centre experiences, and may not be reproducible in wider
Alan Karthikesalingam +7 more
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Patent foramen ovale closure: A prospective UK registry linked to hospital episode statistics. [PDF]
AimsPFO closure is a percutaneous intervention, which aims to reduce risk of recurrent stroke by preventing paradoxical embolism. The objective of this study was to measure procedural safety and longer-term effectiveness of PFO closure in a UK setting ...
Iain Willits +10 more
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Decompressive craniectomy to cranioplasty: a retrospective observational study using Hospital Episode Statistics in England [PDF]
Objectives To investigate the longitudinal trends of decompressive craniectomy (DC) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) or stroke and explore whether the timing of cranial reconstruction affected revision or removal rates using Hospital Episode ...
A Helmy +11 more
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Estimating the scale of hospital admissions for people experiencing homelessness in England: a population-based multiple systems estimation study using national Hospital Episode Statistics [PDF]
Background People experiencing homelessness have substantial health needs and poor access to primary healthcare, resulting in high rates of hospital care.
Dankmar Böhning +5 more
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Total elbow replacement in England: a protocol for analysis of National Joint Registry and Hospital Episode Statistics data [PDF]
Introduction Primary total elbow replacement (TER) services in England are being restructured with the goal of centralising care to specialised centres. It is important to monitor the impact of this service redesign.
Zaid Hamoodi +6 more
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Completeness, agreement, and representativeness of ethnicity recording in the United Kingdom’s Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and linked Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) [PDF]
Background This descriptive study assessed the completeness, agreement, and representativeness of ethnicity recording in the United Kingdom (UK) Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) primary care databases alone and, for those patients registered ...
Suhail I. Shiekh +6 more
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Investigating the Secondary Care System Burden of Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ia (GSDIa) Using the Hospital Episode Statistics Database [PDF]
# Background Glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSDIa) is a rare, inherited metabolic disorder characterized by a deficiency in glucose 6-phosphatase.
Eliza Kruger, Shreena Giblin
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Mental Health Admissions to Paediatric Wards Study (MAPS): a protocol for the analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data [PDF]
Introduction Children and young people (CYP) presenting with a mental health (MH) crisis are frequently admitted to general acute paediatric wards as a place of safety.
Helen Roberts +12 more
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Linking maternity data for England 2007: methods and data quality [PDF]
Maternity Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data for 2007 were linked to birth registration and NHS Numbers for Babies (NN4B) data to bring together some key demographic and clinical data items not otherwise available at a national level.
Datta-Nemdharry, P. +2 more
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