The SingHealth Perioperative and Anesthesia Subject Area Registry (PASAR), a Large-scale Perioperative Data Mart and Registry

Overview

Journal Korean J Anesthesiol

Specialty Anesthesiology

Date 2023 Nov 7

PMID 37935575

Authors

Hairil Rizal Abdullah

Daniel Yan Zheng Lim

Yuhe Ke

Nur Nasyitah Mohamed Salim

Xiang Lan

Yizhi Dong

Mengling Feng

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Abstract

Background: To enhance perioperative outcomes, a perioperative registry that integrates high-quality real-world data throughout the perioperative period is essential. Singapore General Hospital established the Perioperative and Anesthesia Subject Area Registry (PASAR) to unify data from the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative stages. This study presents the methodology employed to create this database.

Methods: Since 2016, data from surgical patients have been collected from the hospital electronic medical record systems, de-identified, and stored securely in compliance with privacy and data protection laws. As a representative sample, data from initiation in 2016 to December 2022 were collected.

Results: As of December 2022, PASAR data comprise 26 tables, encompassing 153,312 patient admissions and 168,977 operation sessions. For this period, the median age of the patients was 60.0 years, sex distribution was balanced, and the majority were Chinese. Hypertension and cardiovascular comorbidities were also prevalent. Information including operation type and time, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay, and 30-day and 1-year mortality rates were collected. Emergency surgeries resulted in longer ICU stays, but shorter operation times than elective surgeries.

Conclusions: The PASAR provides a comprehensive and automated approach to gathering high-quality perioperative patient data.

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