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Table 1 Frequency of measures in each COMET outcome domain in investigated registries

From: Classifying outcomes in secondary and tertiary care clinical quality registries—an organizational case study with the COMET taxonomy

Core area

Outcome domain

At least once, nr of registries (%)

Median number of outcome measures per registry (range)

Death

1. Mortality/survival

35 (56)

6 (1 to 49)

Physiological/clinical

Any physiological/clinical domain 2–24

62 (98)

47 (4 to 427)

2. Blood and lymphatic system outcomes

18 (29)

1 (1 to 5)

3. Cardiac outcomes

28 (44)

2.5 (1 to 151)

4. Congenital, familial, and genetic outcomes

4 (6)

1 (1 to 1)

5. Endocrine outcomes

8 (13)

2 (1 to 7)

6. Ear and labyrinth outcomes

8 (13)

1 (1 to 6)

7. Eye outcomes

14 (22)

2 (1 to 87)

8. Gastrointestinal outcomes

27 (43)

3 (1 to 54)

9. General outcomes

48 (76)

5 (1 to 46)

10. Hepatobiliary outcomes

13 (21)

2 (1 to 46)

11. Immune system outcomes

19 (30)

2 (1 to 28)

12. Infection and infestation outcomes

30 (48)

2 (1 to 23)

13. Injury and poisoning outcomes

9 (14)

1 (1 to 6)

14. Metabolism and nutrition outcomes

12 (19)

1 (1 to 40)

15. Musculoskeletal and connective tissue outcomes

25 (40)

3 (1 to 134)

16. Outcomes relating to neoplasms: benign, malignant, and unspecified

25 (40)

13 (1 to 34)

17. Nervous system outcomes

33 (52)

2 (1 to 126)

18. Pregnancy, puerperium, and perinatal outcomes

7 (11)

1 (1 to 2)

19. Renal and urinary outcomes

25 (40)

4 (1 to 64)

20. Reproductive system and breast outcomes

11 (17)

4 (1 to 31)

21. Psychiatric outcomes

10 (16)

4.5 (1 to 29)

22. Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal outcomes

25 (40)

3 (1 to 234)

23. Skin and subcutaneous tissue outcomes

30 (48)

1,5 (1 to 45)

24. Vascular outcomes

39 (62)

5 (1 to 34)

Life impact

Any life impact domain 25–33

58 (92)

13 (4 to 361)

Any functioning domain 25–29

39 (62)

23 (2 to 312)

25. Physical functioning

37 (59)

11 (1 to 239)

26. Social functioning

23 (37)

3 (1 to 36)

27. Role functioning

31 (49)

3 (1 to 16)

28. Emotional functioning/well-being

22 (35)

7 (1 to 70)

29. Cognitive functioning

22 (35)

3 (1 to 30)

30. Global quality of life

3 (5)

1 (1 to 2)

31. Perceived health status

22 (35)

4 (1 to 32)

32. Delivery of care

53 (84)

4 (1 to 58)

33. Personal circumstances

18 (29)

1 (1 to 28)

Resource use

Any resource use domain 34–37

63 (100)

37 (5 to 233)

34. Economic

27 (43)

4 (1 to 73)

35. Hospital

48 (76)

3.5 (1 to 14)

36. Need for further intervention

63 (100)

35 (4 to 225)

37. Societal/carer burden

9 (14)

2 (1 to 49)

Adverse events

38. Adverse events/effects

55 (87)

6 (1 to 30)

  1. Number (and %) of registries containing at least one outcome measure pertaining to each COMET taxonomy outcome domain [27], and median (and range) number of outcome measure items in the registries containing that domain. Total number of registries was 63. Please note, as instructed by COMET authors, Domain 30. Global quality of life is reserved for unidimensional health-related quality of life questions, and composite scores for quality of life should be recorded for all domains that are included in the full questionnaire tool sub-questions; Domain 38. Adverse events/effect: Specified adverse effects of care are classified into their relevant physiological domains and marked with an additional sub-class, “Harm”; and Domain 38. Adverse events/effects is reserved for unspecified adverse events or effects (e.g., “Other adverse effect”)