Korean J Neurotrauma.  2012 Apr;8(1):1-9. 10.13004/kjnt.2012.8.1.1.

Understandings and Key Elements of Trauma Data Bank System

• Lee SK
• Korean Trauma Data Bank Committee

• KMID: 1427675
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.13004/kjnt.2012.8.1.1

Abstract

Understanding the components of a Trauma Data Bank System (TDBS) is important, whether one is to use registry data for research or administrative purposes by an institution or a nation. TDBS has been designed to serve a number of purposes, including quality of life improvement, injury prevention, clinical research, and policy development. This review describes the history of trauma registry in the world and key components of TDBS. A detailed review of english-language articles on trauma registry was performed using MEDLINE searches. In addition, relevant articles from non-indexed journals were identified with Google Scholar. Since their beginning over 30 years ago, trauma registries have not fully been established in most developing countries. The following elements play key roles in the creation of trauma data bank: 1) study design, 2) inclusion and exclusion criteria, 3) collected variables, 4) registry software, 5) registry staff and training, and 6) data management strategies. By reviews in the articles, guidelines for the design and implementation of trauma registries are given. The final goal of this review is to make an application to establishment the futures of Korean Trauma Data Bank System.

Keyword

Trauma; Data bank; History; Registry

MeSH Terms

Developing Countries
Policy Making
Quality of Life
Registries

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  FIGURE 1. The distribution of published studies using Trauma Data Bank Systems. American data was extracted from Haider, et al.18) and Japanese data from Ogawa, et al.32)

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  FIGURE 2. Permission form of database utilization in Korean Trauma Data Bank System.

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