• Accuracy and agreement of national spine register data for 474 patients compared to corresponding electronic patient records 

      Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Kaur, Simran; Dolatowski, Filip C; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Solberg, Tore; Lønne, Greger (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-06)
      Purpose - Data quality is essential for all types of research, including health registers. However, data quality is rarely reported. We aimed to assess the accuracy of data in a national spine register (NORspine) and its agreement with corresponding data in electronic patient records (EPR).<p> <p>Methods - We compared data in NORspine registry against data in (EPR) for 474 patients operated for ...
    • Characteristics and outcomes of patients who did not respond to a national spine surgery registry 

      Kaur, Simran; Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Solberg, Tore; Lønne, Greger (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-04)
      Background Loss to follow-up may bias outcome assessments in medical registries. This cohort study aimed to analyze and compare patients who failed to respond with those that responded to the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery (NORspine).<p> <p>Methods We analyzed a cohort of 474 consecutive patients operated for lumbar spinal stenosis at four public hospitals in Norway during a two-year period. ...
    • Impact of the number of previous lumbar operations on patient-reported outcomes after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis or lumbar disc herniation 

      Riksaasen, Anniken S.; Kaur, Simran; Solberg, Tore; Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Brox, Jens Ivar; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Hellum, Christian; Kolstad, Frode; Lønne, Greger; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Ingebrigtsen, Tor (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-15)
      Aims - Repeated lumbar spine surgery has been associated with inferior clinical outcomes. This study aimed to examine and quantify the impact of this association in a national clinical register cohort.<p> <p>Methods - This is a population-based study from the Norwegian Registry for Spine surgery (NORspine). We included 26,723 consecutive cases operated for lumbar spinal stenosis or lumbar disc ...