The methods of the Registry have been described in detail in previous publications (Brackbill et al. 2009; Farfel et al. 2008).
Our finding that only 40% of hospitalisations and 38% of deaths with first-time mention of HCC had an HCV code listed also highlights the limitations of registry methods.
Methods Consecutive registry of patients seen in the last year 20155) and the first trimester of this year whom were suffering acute stroke in the ICU of a university hospital.
The problem with the use of the KM method in the analysis of registry data is that deaths are handled in exactly the same way: the patient's follow-up time is right censored at the time of death.
Reporting of methodologic information on trial registries has not been a focus of early registration requirements, and consequently the quality of reporting of trial methods in registry records is poor overall.
The registry methods of collecting data and results have been previously reported (Wabinga et al, 1993).
However, because of the long and successful histories of many national collections, including the AOA NJRR, and the familiarity of their stakeholders with traditional methods of analysis and presentation, registries have yet to adopt the newer methods.
For the purposes of registry generation, either method would be appropriate, with the cost of administrative data being much lower.
The methods of the FAST-MI 2005 registry have been described in detail elsewhere [ 7, 8].
