1.The SingHealth Perioperative and Anesthesia Subject Area Registry (PASAR), a large-scale perioperative data mart and registry
Hairil Rizal ABDULLAH ; Daniel Yan Zheng LIM ; Yuhe KE ; Nur Nasyitah Mohamed SALIM ; Xiang LAN ; Yizhi DONG ; Mengling FENG
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 2024;77(1):58-65
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.
2.The role of PIVKA-II in hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in an Asian population.
Wai Yoong NG ; Daniel Yan Zheng LIM ; Si Yu TAN ; Jason Pik Eu CHANG ; Thinesh Lee KRISHNAMOORTHY ; Chee Hooi LIM ; Damien Meng Yew TAN ; Victoria Sze Min EKSTROM ; George Boon Bee GOH ; Mark Chang Chuen CHEAH ; Rajneesh KUMAR ; Chin Pin YEO ; Chee Kiat TAN
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2023;52(2):108-110