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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Volume 88, 2009 - Issue 5
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GYNECOLOGY

Validation of epithelial ovarian cancer and fallopian tube cancer and ovarian borderline tumor data in the Danish Gynecological Cancer Database

Anette Lykke Petri Unit for Clinical Quality, Capital Region of Denmark; Department of Gynecology 4232, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Susanne Krüger Kjaer Department of Gynecology 4232, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Viruses, Hormones and Cancer, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ib J. Christensen Finsen Laboratory, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen Biocenter, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jan Blaakaer Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark
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Estrid Hogdall Department of Viruses, Hormones and Cancer, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Pathology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ulla Jeppesen Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Horsens Regional Hospital, Horsens, Denmark
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Berit J. Mosgaard Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jens D. Pagel Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Næstved Hospital, Næstved, Denmark
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Line Stilling Department of Gynecology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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Ingrid Thranov Hillerød Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Claus Hogdall Department of Gynecology 4232, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pages 536-542 | Received 28 Nov 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Objective. To validate the data on epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer and borderline ovarian tumors registered in the nationwide Danish Gynecological Cancer Database (DGCD) in 2005 and 2006. The DGCD is a multidisciplinary database that contains data for research and quality improvement. Design. Comparative registry-based study supplemented with data from medical records. Setting. Six hospitals in Denmark. Participants. Women registered with epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer and borderline ovarian tumor. Main outcome measure. Data completeness and strength of agreement. Results. The estimated completeness of reporting to the DGCD was 94.2% and the strength of agreement between the variables in the DGCD and the medical file varied from moderate to very good. The important quality indicator ‘complication’ had the lowest strength of agreement. Conclusion. The validity of ovarian cancer data in the DGCD is sufficient for quality monitoring in gynecological oncology.

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