The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database 2018 Annual Report.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database 2018 Annual Report.
- 2018
Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library:1999-2007
Copyright (c) 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) National Database was established in 1989 as an initiative for quality improvement and patient safety among cardiothoracic surgeons. As of January 1, 2018, the STS National Database has four components, each focusing on a different area of cardiothoracic surgery-Adult Cardiac Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery, and Congenital Heart Surgery, as well as mechanical circulatory support via the Intermacs Database. In December 2015, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery began publishing a monthly series of scholarly articles on outcomes analysis, quality improvement, and patient safety. As part of that series, this article provides a summary of the status of the STS National Database as of October 2018 and synopsizes related articles that appeared in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2018 series entitled: "Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety".
English
0003-4975
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.001 [doi] S0003-4975(18)31477-2 [pii]
IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
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Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library:1999-2007
Copyright (c) 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) National Database was established in 1989 as an initiative for quality improvement and patient safety among cardiothoracic surgeons. As of January 1, 2018, the STS National Database has four components, each focusing on a different area of cardiothoracic surgery-Adult Cardiac Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery, and Congenital Heart Surgery, as well as mechanical circulatory support via the Intermacs Database. In December 2015, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery began publishing a monthly series of scholarly articles on outcomes analysis, quality improvement, and patient safety. As part of that series, this article provides a summary of the status of the STS National Database as of October 2018 and synopsizes related articles that appeared in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2018 series entitled: "Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety".
English
0003-4975
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.001 [doi] S0003-4975(18)31477-2 [pii]
IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
Journal Article