Analytical Methods and Database Design: Implications for Transplant Researchers, 2005

Understanding how transplant data are collected is crucial to understanding how the data can be used. The collection and use of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (OPTN/SRTR) data continues to evolve, leading to improvements in data quality, timeliness and scope while reducing the data collection burden. Additional ascertainment of outcomes completes and validates existing data, although caveats remain for researchers. We also consider analytical issues related to cohort choice, timing of data submission, and transplant center variations in follow‐up data. All of these points should be carefully considered when choosing cohorts and data sources for analysis.

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