The protocol and standardized data collection form were approved by the Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board.
An electronic Excel standardized data collection form was used to extract data from each of the 23 RCTs.
Trained data abstractors used a standardized data collection form to collect information on patient outcomes and all of the demographic, clinical, laboratory and radiographic data required to calculate each score.
Medical charts were reviewed using a standardized data collection form to collect information regarding patient characteristics and clinical and resource utilization outcomes.
Medical records were reviewed for all encounters during 2009 using a standardized data collection form; data were collected on patient demographics and a variety of preventive health services.
Baseline information was collected by interview following a standardized data collection form.
The cases were prospectively collected for the IRTD in a standardized data collection form and follow-up ensured high quality of data by minimizing the loss of events.
Data were collected by a physician (MD) using a standardized data collection form.
Will be collected and recorded for all patients on standardized data collection form.
Patient characteristics and postoperative complications were collected from retrospective medical record review using a standardized data collection form.
Data (demographics, comorbid conditions, type of implant, surgical procedure, antimicrobial treatment and outcome), were prospectively collected by the clinical research associates from the institution using a standardized data collection form.
