Inception and utility of a renal replacement registry using administrative health data in North‐East Italy

Abstract

The registry allows us to estimate the incidence rate and prevalence of renal replacement therapy and also to investigate specific issues regarding these patients through record linkage with other administrative health databases.

Kidney Replacement Treatment in South-Western Italy (Campania): Population-Based Study on Gender and Residence Inequalities in Health Care Access

“…This study reports the first analysis on the epidemiology of KRT in Campania, a region for which data were traditionally incomplete or missing in the reports of the Italian and European registries of KRT. The present results for years 2015-2018 indicated a prevalence of around 1300-1400 patients pmp and an incidence of around 160-190 patients pmp, that is, rates in the intermediate range of the European registry [5] and in accordance with reports from other Italian regions [7,10]. The most common type of KRT was by far haemodialysis in private ambulatory specialty clinics.…”

“…Administrative databases have been successfully used to build up registries for various diseases including chronic kidney disease (CKD) [8,9]. These methods have been applied also to Italian regional administrative databases [10,11]. The present study analysed administrative databases of the Campania region, southern Italy, to investigate the epidemiology of KRT and, in particular, the possibility that gender and residence could be determinants of health care inequality in the field of kidney diseases [12][13][14][15][16].…”

Risk of serious infection among patients receiving biologics for chronic inflammatory diseases: Usefulness of administrative data

“…Although not designed for research purposes, administrative health databases have become powerful data sources for studying diseases or the long-term outcomes of procedures or health interventions [12], [13] because of their large sample sizes, comprehensive records, and very long observation periods, providing a further useful and feasible tool to quickly increase the body of knowledge of real-life data on one topic and to develop quality of care improvement programs.…”

New oral anticoagulant prescription rate and risk of bleeding in an Italian region

“…The administrative data of the Regional Health Information System of Friuli Venezia Giulia, which covers the entire regional population (approximately 1 220 000 inhabitants), were used as the source of information as done in previous studies . Various databases were linked on an individual patient level through an anonymous stochastic key: the list of all potential health care beneficiaries living in the Region; the database of all drug prescriptions filled by general practitioners and doctors working in public clinics; the Emergency Department (ED) database; the database of patients entitled to receive free drugs, exams, and ambulatory care because of chronic conditions according to the Italian legislation; the database of ambulatory care; and the hospital discharge database from all the public and private accredited hospitals of the Region.…”