American Burn Association (ABA) Burn Care Quality Platform (BCQP) and Large Data Set Analysis Considerations: A Practical Guide to Investigating Clinical Questions in Burns via Large Data Sets
Abstract
The Burn Care Quality Platform (BCQP) consolidates data previously collected from the National Burn Repository and the Burn Quality Improvement Program into a single registry. Its data elements and their associated definitions are tailored to create consistency across other national trauma registries, namely the National Trauma Data Bank implemented by the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (ACS TQIP). The BCQP now includes 103 participating burn centers and has captured data from 375,000 total patients as of 2021. With 12,000 patients entered under the current data dictionary, the BCQP represents the largest registry of its kind. On behalf of the American Burn Association Research Committee, the aim of this whitepaper is to provide a succinct overview of the BCQP, showcasing its unique features, strengths, limitations, and relevant statistical considerations. This whitepaper will highlight the resources available to the burn research community and offer insight on proper study design when preparing to conduct a large data set investigation for burn care. All recommendations herein were formulated through the consensus of a multidisciplinary committee and based on the available scientific evidence.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jun 21, 2023
- Source ID
- 10.1093/jbcr/irad049
Entities
People
- Aislinn E Lewis
- Callie M Thompson
- Cara J Joyce
- David Harrington
- David M Hill
- James H Holmes
- Jeff W Shupp
- Jeffery C Schneider
- John Kubasiak
- Kevin E Galicia
- Lauren T. Moffatt
- Rachel M Nygaard
Organizations
- Administration for Community Living
- Brown University
- Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Hennepin County Medical Center
- Loyola University Chicago
- Loyola University Medical Center
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
- United States Department of Defense
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- University of Utah
- Wake Forest University
- Washington Hospital Center