Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5597730 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Established in 1989, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database is one of the most comprehensive clinical data registries in health care. It is widely regarded as the gold standard for benchmarking risk-adjusted outcomes in cardiac surgery and is the foundation for all quality measurement and improvement activities of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. This is the second in a series of annual reports that summarizes current aggregate national outcomes in cardiac surgery and reviews database-related activities in the areas of quality measurement and performance improvement during the past year.
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Authors
Richard S. MD, Jeffrey P. MD, Vinay MD, Gaetano MD, J. Scott MD, Jane M. MSW, Donna RN, MPH, Fred H. MD, David M. MD,