GlobalSurg 3 - The Challenges of Data Validation The Global Surgical Outcomes Collaboration Thank you to all our GlobalSurg 3 validators! Data validation on this scale is not an easy task - GlobalSurg are the first collaborative group attempting to validate such a large, international dataset in this way. With your help we are setting a new international [...]
The National Leads meeting this week focused on: Validation The hospital level survey There is a summary and recording of meeting below for anyone not able to attend 5th February 2019 Listen to the recording of the meeting here
Publication Announcement The Global Surgical Outcomes Collaboration GlobalSurg team report first ever estimate of the total number of deaths within 30 days of surgery in top medical journal, The Lancet How many people die within 30 days of surgery? In total, we modelled that 4.2 million people die after surgery every year; more than the total number [...]
Final Reminder - Data Entry for GlobalSurg 3 closes @10pm (GMT) Tonight Please complete any remaining data entry by the deadline Remember, you need 5 green dots for each patient; your data must be >90% complete for your patients to be included in the analyses and for you to be included in the authorship list for the [...]
January Newsletter The Global Surgical Outcomes Collaboration Final week of primary data entry for GlobalSurg 3 Data entry deadline: 10pm (GMT) Monday January 21st 2019 Can you help us get to 15,000 completed patient records? We have close to 15,000 patient records now started on REDCap, with just over 12,500 now completed If your patients [...]
The National Leads meeting this week focused on the final week of data entry - data entry deadline: 10pm GMT January 21st 2019 There is a summary and recording of meeting below for anyone not able to attend 14th January 2019 Listen to the [...]
Publication Announcement The Global Surgical Outcomes Collaboration Special BJS Edition on Global Surgery The prestigious surgical journal BJS has just published it's special edition for 2019 focussing on Global Surgery and we're delighted to announce publication of 2 manuscripts related to GlobalSurg in this edition. All the articles in the Global Surgery edition are open access (free to read) - [...]
GlobalSurg 3 Validation Update The Global Surgical Outcomes Collaboration GlobalSurg 3 Validators Thank you for registering for the GlobalSurg 3 validation exercise The GlobalSurg 3 validation exercise is designed to observe the quality of the primary data entered into the project at each hospital. GlobalSurg are the first large collaborative group to attempt to validate such a large, international dataset [...]
First Patient Enters FALCON Trial Patient number 1 has been randomised to the FALCON trial. Congratulations to Professor Antonio Ramos-De La Medina and team at Sociedad Espanola de Beneficencia Hospital in Veracruz, Mexico for passing this important milestone in the trial. Full details on the FALCON trial can be read here Over the [...]
December Newsletter The Global Surgical Outcomes Collaboration GlobalSurg 3 Data Entry **Deadline Extended** All collaborators now have an additional month to ensure all their data is submitted to REDCapThe data entry deadline for GlobalSurg 3 has been extended to 10pm Monday 21st January 2019The data entry deadline for the validation exercise will be extended to [...]
