Lessons learned compiling data from multiple clinical sources to understand differences in post-surgical shoulder pathology in diabetics and pre-diabetics
Abstract
"Diabetic patients suffer from shoulder joint pathologies at a rate five times higher than the non-diabetic population. Diabetes is an independent risk factor for postoperative complications. We sought to determine to what extent prediabetics experience shoulder surgery complications. We set out to review rotator cuff repair (RCR) procedures at the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) from January 1st, 2015 through December 31st, 2020. There are significant roadblocks to studying our original research question: Delays associated with data requests. Unexpected source file formatting that required manual manipulation. Multiple patient identifiers used in different records systems. Less-than-expected completion of patient outcome questionnaires. We present the challenges associated with receiving, cross-referencing, and organizing patient data in order to prepare for data collection and analysis."--Introduction.
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