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022			_a0003-4975
024			_a10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.001 [doi]
024			_aS0003-4975(18)31477-2 [pii]
040			_aOvid MEDLINE(R)
099			_a30326235
245			_aThe Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database 2018 Annual Report.
251			_aAnnals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Oct 13
252			_aAnn Thorac Surg. 2018 Oct 13
253			_aThe Annals of thoracic surgery
260			_c2018
260			_fFY2019
265			_saheadofprint
266			_d2018-11-02
501			_aAvailable online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library:1999-2007
520			_aCopyright (c) 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.
520			_aThe 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".
546			_aEnglish
650			_aIN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
651			_aMedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
657			_aJournal Article
700			_aThourani, Vinod H
790			_aBadhwar V, D'Agostino RS, Fernandez FG, Gaissert HA, Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Kozower BD, Mayer JE Jr, Naunheim KS, Shahian DM, Thourani VH
856			_uhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.001 _zhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.001
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