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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Outcomes and Quality
Richard S. D'Agostino ,
Jeffrey P. Jacobs ,
Vinay Badhwar ,
Gaetano Paone ,
J. Scott Rankin ,
Jane M. Han ,
Donna McDonald ,
Fred H. Edwards ,
David M. Shahian
January 2017
January 2017
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Abstract
Established in 1989, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database
is one of the most comprehensive clinical data registries in health care. It is widely
regarded as the gold standard for benchmarking risk-adjusted outcomes in cardiac surgery
and is the foundation for all quality measurement and improvement activities of The
Society of Thoracic Surgeons. This is the second in a series of annual reports that
summarizes current aggregate national outcomes in cardiac surgery and reviews database-related
activities in the areas of quality measurement and performance improvement during
the past year.