Table 2.

The data items collected by the majority of UK surgical registries

Preoperative	Operative	Postoperative
Name of centre	Name of operation	Outcome data specific to operation
Patient identifier	Time to surgery from first appointment	QoL/PRO outcome measure
Patient demographics	Type of anaesthetic (local or general)	Date of discharge
Patient comorbidities	ASA grade	Length of stay
Whether discussed at MDT meeting	Thromboprophylaxis regimen	Complications
Indication for surgery	Primary or revision case	Morbidity
Date of diagnosis	Elective or emergency surgery	Mortality (and cause)
Preoperative investigations and results	Date of surgery	Dates of follow-up
Date of admission	In or out of regular hospital hours	Follow-up outcomes
GP information	Site/side of surgery	Need for further treatment
	Surgical technique/approach	Need for further surgery
	Difficulty of procedure	ITU admission (planned/unplanned)
	Intraoperative problems	Destination of discharge
	Date of consent
	Grade of surgeon
	Surgical time
	Funding for operation (NHS/private)
	Use of antibiotics
	Type of implant and implant serial number

ASA, American Society of Anaesthesiologists; GP, general practitioner; ITU, intensive therapy unit; MDT, multidisciplinary team; NHS, National Health Service; PRO patient-reported outcome; QoL, quality of life.