Established in 1989 to provide CT surgeons with tools for quality improvement and patient safety, the STS National Database has become the gold standard for clinical registries. Containing data on more than 8.8 million patients from 4,300 surgeons, the Database is a true clinical benchmark, allowing hospitals and CT surgeons to identify best practices and potential gaps, and evaluate their performance against national and regional competitors. Since the Database is updated in real time, participants can monitor progress and make decisions on a day-to-day basis.
Adult Cardiac Surgery Database
The STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD) is the world's premier clinical outcomes registry for adult cardiac surgery. Launched in 1989, the Database contains more than 7.5 million cardiac surgery procedure records and currently has nearly 3,800 participating physicians, including surgeons and anesthesiologists.
STS ACSD Public Reporting has been refreshed and is now available on the STS Public Reporting site.
ACSD Longitudinal Outcomes Dashboard
STS has developed a first-of-its-kind, interactive, data-driven tool for ACSD participants. The new ACSD Longitudinal Outcomes Dashboard is flexible and allows you to display, manipulate, and synthesize your own data in ways that have never been available before. View the dashboard.
Data Manager Resources
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General Thoracic Surgery Database
The STS General Thoracic Surgery Database (GTSD) is the largest and most robust clinical thoracic surgical database in the North America. The GTSD contains more than 700,000 general thoracic surgery procedure records and currently has more than 1,000 participating surgeons.
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Congenital Heart Surgery Database
The STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database (CHSD) is the largest database in North America dealing with congenital cardiac malformations. The CHSD contains more than 600,000 congenital heart surgery procedure records and currently has more than 1,000 participating physicians, including surgeons and anesthesiologists.
Data Manager Resources
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Intermacs/Pedimacs
Intermacs, along with its Pedimacs component, is a North American registry for the clinical outcomes of patients who receive an FDA-approved mechanical circulatory support (MCS) device to treat advanced heart failure. It was established in 2005 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a joint effort among the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and others. Intermacs includes longitudinal data for the life of a patient with an MCS device. Approximately 36,000 patients currently are enrolled at more than 200 sites.
HIPAA Information
The execution of the Participation Agreement and the Appendix I: Business Associate Contract & Data Use Agreement acknowledges that Participants, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and its data warehouse and analytic centers agree to comply with all statutes and regulations, under federal and state laws, concerning patient privacy and data security, including but not limited to the privacy regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).