National Spinal Injuries Unit
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
2008 — Excel database.
2012 — Patient Advocate Tracking System (PATS) established.
To capture all spinal injury referrals, outpatient department (OPD) and admissions for the MMUH.
National.
This is a register for all spinal patients referred for consultation/ admission to the MMUH. It uses Patient Advocate Tracking System (PATS) software.
Demographics; mechanism; type and location of injury; American Spinal Injury Association Score; advice given; procedure information for inpatients.
All Irish public hospitals.
Referral forms are faxed from referring hospital (end of last year this was changed to receive electronic referrals), then if the patient is admitted to the MMUH, data from the medical inpatient chart is inputted by a data manager.
International Spinal Cord Injury Core Data Set (available on request).
International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10).
Approximately 400 records created on average annually (new cases).
Six-monthly and annual reports for audit and research purposes.
Contact the Spinal Data Manager in the Orthopaedic Department, MMUH.
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