title: Utilization of the National Inpatient Sample for abdominal aortic aneurysm research.
abstract: Large administrative databases, including the Medicare database by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project database sponsored by the American College of Surgeons, and the National Inpatient Sample, have been used by major public health agencies for years. More recently, medical researchers have turned to database research to power studies on diseases that are noted to be relatively scarce. This study aimed to review and discuss the utilization of the National Inpatient Sample for abdominal aortic aneurysm research, inclusive of its advantages, disadvantages, and best practices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
authors.forename: Anahita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dua
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
authors.forename: Fadwa
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Traudt
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL. Electronic address: Sapan.desai@surgisphere.com.
authors.forename: Sapan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D035843:Biomedical Research; D016208:Databases, Factual; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States