Open AccessDevelopment of a national automated endoscopy database: The United Kingdom National Endoscopy Database ( NED )
Author(s) -
Lee Thomas JW,
Siau Keith,
Esmaily Shiran,
Docherty James,
Stebbing John,
Brookes Matthew J,
Broughton Raphael,
Rogers Peter,
Dunckley Paul,
Rutter Matthew D
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ueg journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.667
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 2050-6414
pISSN - 2050-6406
DOI - 10.1177/2050640619841539
Subject(s) - upload , database , medicine , quality assurance , endoscopy , the internet , computer science , world wide web , surgery , pathology , external quality assessment
Background The National Endoscopy Database (NED) project commenced in 2013 under the auspices of the Joint Advisory Group. The aim is to upload endoscopy procedure data from all units across the United Kingdom to a centralised database. The database can be used to facilitate quality assurance, research and training in endoscopy. Objective This article describes the development and implementation process of NED from its inception to date. Methods NED utilises automated data uploading of a minimum dataset from local endoscopy reporting systems to a central national database via the internet. Currently all data are anonymised. Key performance indicators are presented to endoscopists and organisations on a web‐based platform for quality assurance purposes. Results As of October 2018, 295 endoscopy services out of a total of 529 known services in the UK (56%) are actively uploading to NED. Data from more than 400,000 endoscopic procedures have been uploaded. Conclusion UK‐wide data collection from endoscopy units to a central database is feasible using an automated upload system. This has the potential to facilitate endoscopy quality assurance and research.