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The EPTS had numerous range checks and cross-checks to enable immediate detection and correction of data entry errors.
Reassessment of clinical and pathological reports as well as histopathologic reexamination of H&E stained tissue slides in 201 cases resulted in correction of data entry errors and thus exclusion of two patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms and one patient with ovarian cancer metastasis to the periampullary region.
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Correction of data-entry errors was based on actual values from the completed questionnaires.
Double data-entry using Epi-Data 3.1 was performed to check for inconsistent values for each variable, and correction of data-entry errors was based on the actual data from the completed questionnaires.
Original data collection forms were used for correction in cases of data entry errors identified by the coordinators.
Random checks of data entry were performed regularly and corrections made where possible by checking against paper records or in rare cases by phoning participants for confirmation.
After completion of data entry and if no further corrections are to be made in the database, the access rights are taken away and the database is declared closed and used for statistical analysis.
Local data entry can enable fast correction of missing or inaccurate data, while central data entry facilitates blinding (masking), standardisation, and training of a core group of data entry personnel.
But for the hospitals, the program could be a nightmare of data entry and paperwork.
Fixing the process of data entry is a good start.
Two students were excluded because of data entry errors.
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