The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Frequently Asked Questions: Adult Cardiac Surgery Database

Version 2.52.1

 August, 2006

How to use the “interactive” FAQ Document:

1.  To review all clinical questions in an individual section, click on the section title below.

Section A:  seq# 40-80

Section F:  seq# 750-870

Section K:  seq# 1630-1880

Section P:  seq# 2710-3010

Section B:  seq# 100-210

Section G:  seq# 890-1040

Section L:  seq# 1920-2350

Section Q:  seq# 3020-3080

Section C:  seq# 220-340

Section H:  seq# 1050-1200

Section M:  seq# 2360-2560

Section R:  seq# 3090-3210

Section D:  seq# 350-550

Section I:  seq# 1210-1500

Section N:  seq# 2570-2600

Section S:  seq# 3220-3240

Section E:  seq# 560-670

Section J:  seq# 1520-1620

Section O:  seq# 2610-2700

2.      To review an individual Seq# clinical question, click on the Seq# title below.

310 ICUInHrs                                   2470 OCarAFib

340 TotHrICU                                  2560 OCarOthr

440 RenFail                                     2710 Complics                                                            

490 InfEndo                                     2750 COpReOth                                                         

850 ArrhyTyp                                   2780 CISternDeep

1050 NumDisV                                2830 CNStrokP

1260 EmergRsn                              2950 COtCoag

1280 OpCAB                                    3090-3180 Section R.

1310 OpOCard                                3220 Readm30

1380 PerfusTm                                3240 ReadmPro

1410 XClampTm

1640 OpMitral

1650 OpTricus

3.  CC/TM:  Corrections/Clarifications to Training Manual

NEW

Date

SeqNo

FieldName

Definition

90

Record Complete?

Indicates whether the record data is complete or not. This entry is made by the software data quality check process. This field does not impact a procedure's harvest status.  It is intended as an internal quality control field for Data Managers at site.

100

Patient Last. Name

Indicate the patient’s last name.

110

Patient First Name

Indicate the patient’s first name.

120

Patient M.I.

Indicate the patient’s middle initial.

130

Date of Birth

Indicate the patient's date of birth using 4-digit format for year.  Harvest is Optional due to a variety of confidentiality issues at facilities.  Participant will choose whether Harvest=Yes or Harvest=No.

140

Patient Age

Indicate the patient's age in years, at time of surgery. This should be calculated from the date of birth and the date of surgery, according to the convention used in the USA (the number of birthdate anniversaries reached by the date of surgery).  If age is less than 20, the data record will be accepted into the database, but will not be included in the national analysis and report.

150

Gender

Indicate the patient's gender at birth as either male or female.  Gender must be present for Risk Models to activate.

01/06

We recently did surgery on a patient who had undergone gender change surgery many years previous.  In name and legal status, as well as all references in the chart, listed as a Male.  However, they were genetically a female.  Was I correct in documenting this case as having been done on a Male, or should I document this patient as a Female?

The definition of Gender states, "Indicate gender at birth". This patient would be coded as female.

160

Social Security #

Indicate the nine-digit patient’s Social Security Number (SSN).  Although this is the Social Security Number in the USA, other countries may have a different National Patient Identifier Number. For example in Canada, this would be the Social Insurance Number.

170

Medical Record Number

Indicate the patient’s medical record number at the hospital where surgery occurred.

180

Patient ZIP Code

Indicate the ZIP Code of the patient's residence. Outside the USA, this data may be known by other names such as Postal Code (needing 6 characters).  Software should allow sites to collect up to 10 characters to allow for Zip+4 values.  Harvest is Optional due to a variety of confidentiality issues at facilities.  Participant will choose whether Harvest=Yes or Harvest=No.

190

Race

Indicate the patient’s race as determined by the patient or family.

200

Referring Card-Cardiologist

Indicate the referring cardiologist's name.

210

Referring Physician

Indicate the referring physician's name