Commentary: Use of registries to investigate the past and develop the future.

Stefan James (1) , Jean-Claude Daubert (2) , Frans van de Werf (3)

1 Uppsala Clinical Research Centre
2 Service de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires [Rennes] = Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery [Rennes]
3 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

Ideally, collection of clinical data should be an integral part of healthcare systems. Without systematic collection of individual patient data and outcome it is impossible for individual doctors, healthcare providers, or regulatory agencies to understand how, when, and to whom healthcare is provided and the actual outcome of specific procedures or devices...

Domaines: Ingénierie biomédicale; Cardiologie et système cardiovasculaire

Stefan James, Jean-Claude Daubert, Frans van de Werf. Commentary: Use of registries to investigate the past and develop the future.. BMJ, 2011, 342, pp.d3321. ⟨10.1136/bmj.d2826⟩. ⟨hal-00907604⟩