STS Provides Personal Performance Data to Cardiac Surgeons

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STS Provides Personal Performance Data to Cardiac Surgeons

The Society is offering a new opportunity for self-assessment and quality improvement in cardiothoracic surgery—surgeon-specific outcomes reports from the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD). For those who affirmatively opt in, these feedback reports will be available beginning in fall 2019 and will include data on coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), aortic valve replacement (AVR), CABG+AVR, mitral valve repair and replacement (MVRR), and CABG+MVRR. Four STS leaders, Drs. Richard Prager, David M. Shahian, Alan M.

The Risks and Benefits of Media Exposure for Cardiothoracic Surgeons

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#31: The Risks and Benefits of Media Exposure for Cardiothoracic Surgeons

Todd K. Rosengart, MD leads a panel discussion with cardiothoracic surgeons who have had experience with handling awkward media situations, connecting with a lay audience, and helping to change the course of a conversation when a reporter has incorrect information.
18 min.
STS Provides Personal Performance Data to Cardiac Surgeons

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#30: STS Provides Personal Performance Data to Cardiac Surgeons

The Society is offering a new opportunity for self-assessment and quality improvement in cardiothoracic surgery—surgeon-specific outcomes reports from the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD).
26 min.

Surgeon-Specific Reports

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#27: Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery

The opioid epidemic, especially in the United States, has prompted many physicians to re-evaluate their prescription writing habits when it comes to narcotics.
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The STS National Database Expands

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#7: The STS National Database Expands

The STS National Database recently expanded to include a registry for clinical outcomes of patients who receive a mechanical circulatory support device to treat advanced heart failure. The STS Intermacs Database adds important longitudinal data to an already comprehensive, highly respected clinical outcomes database. David Shahian, Frank Pagani, and Robert Kormos discuss how Intermacs will complement the STS National Database and how the data can be used for research and performance improvement.

19 min.
STS National Database. Trusted, Transformed, Real-Time

STS National Database Audits

STS National Database. Trusted, Transformed, Real-Time

International Database Initiatives

STS National Database. Trusted, Transformed, Real-Time

Regional Database Activities

STS National Database regional groups offer a collaborative networking environment for peer-to-peer support and non-clinical guidance related to data abstraction.
STS National Database. Trusted, Transformed, Real-Time

Become an STS National Database Participant

STS National Database. Trusted, Transformed, Real-Time

Database Software and Vendors

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ACSD Operative Risk Calculator

Sep 5, 2017
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