National Quality Registry for Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal Surgery (SQRTPA)

• Registry Manager: Region Skåne
• Registry Centre - affiliation: Registry Centre South
• Start year: 2004
• Classifications used: KVÅ, ICD10
• This registry contains data on: Diagnoses, Inpatient Care, PROM or other patient-reported health effects, Risk Factors, Follow-Up Data 3-5 months after the case is registered in the registry, Follow-Up Data 6-11 months after the case is registered in the registry

Description of registry

SQRTPA, the Scandinavian Quality Registry for Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal Surgery, is a national quality registry for thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery. The registry aims to:

• improve quality in thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery in regard to diagnostics, operation and follow-up routines
• highlight and analyse new techniques and the relationship between volume and results in terms of both process indicators and outcome indicators
• support local quality assurance initiatives for thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery
• stimulate the professional organisations to develop national guidelines in the area as appropriate

The registry was established in 2004 and is supported by the National Board of Health and Welfare, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, Region Skåne, the Swedish Society of Endocrine Surgery, and the Swedish Association for Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. The steering committee consists of representatives from the Swedish Society of Endocrine Surgery and the Swedish Association for Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. The registry is also used by clinics in Denmark. SQRTPA is an intervention registry for thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery.

The registry has a good coverage rate of over 90 percent. At present, the registry contains over 15,000 thyroid operations, 6000 parathyroid operations and about 500 adrenal operations. A number of research projects using data from SQRTPA are being conducted and are reported on the website.

Population

SQRTPA is an intervention registry and the registry includes all patients who have undergone thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery regardless of diagnosis.

Ages in the registry

All ages.

Total volume of registry

13,975 thyroid surgeries and 6113 parathyroid surgeries were registered during the 2004-2011 period.

Adrenal surgery registration began in 2009 and 500 operations have now been registered.

Volume over the past operating year

2864 surgical interventions were registered in 2011.

Coverage rate

Around 90 percent.

Note: Variable lists are updated on a regular basis and should therefore be seen as preliminary. For the latest version, please contact the registry.