The Japan Neurosurgical Database: Overview and Results of the First-year Survey.

The Japan Neurosurgical Database: Overview and Results of the First-year Survey. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2020 Mar 31;: Authors: Iihara K, Tominaga T, Saito N, Suzuki M, Date I, Fujii Y, Hongo K, Houkin K, Kato A, Kato Y, Kawamata T, Kim P, Kinouchi H, Kohmura E, Kurisu K, Maruyama K, Mikuni N, Miyamoto S, Morita A, Nakase H, Narita Y, Nishikawa R, Nozaki K, Ogasawara K, Ohata K, Sakai N, Sakamoto H, Shiokawa Y, Sonoda Y, Takahashi JC, Ueki K, Wakabayashi T, Yamamoto T, Yoshida K, Kayama T, Arai H, Japan Neurosurgical Society Abstract The Japan Neurosurgical Database (JND) is a prospective observational study registry established in 2017 by the Japan Neurosurgical Society (JNS) to visualize real-world clinical practice, promote science, and improve the quality of care and neurosurgery board certification in Japan. We summarize JND's aims and methods, and describes the 2018 survey results. The JND registered in-hospital patients' clinical data mainly from JNS training institutions in 2018. Caseload, patient demographics, and in-hospital outcomes of the overall cohort and a neurosurgical subgroup were examined according to major classifications of main diagnosis. Neurosurgical caseload per neurosurgeon in training in core hospitals in 2018 was calculated as an indicator of neurosurgical training. Of 523,283 cases (male 55.3%) registered from 1360 participating institutions, the neurosurgical subgroup comprised of 33.9%. Among the major...
Source: Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) Source Type: research