Association of Center Volume with Outcomes: Analysis of Verified Data of European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Congenital Database
This study seeks to quantify the relationship between surgical volume and surgical performance defined as the relation between outcome and Society of Thoracic Surgeons-European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Congenital Heart Surgery (STAT) Mortality Score and The Society of ThoracicSurgeons (STS) Morbidity Score.
Contemporary Real-World Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in 141,905 Low-Risk, Intermediate-Risk, and High-Risk Patients
The introduction of transcatheter aortic valve replacement mandates attention to outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in low-risk, intermediate-risk, and very high-risk patients.
Redundancy and Variability in Quality and Outcome Reporting for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
This study compared reported outcomes in cardiac and thoracic surgery from two validated reporting databases-the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) database and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP)-from January 2011 to June 2012.
Comparison of Three Contemporary Surgical Scores for Predicting All-Cause Mortality of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair with the MitraClip System (from the Multicenter GRASP-IT Registry)
The aim of this study was to explore the adaptability of 3 contemporary surgical scores (Logistic EuroSCORE [LES], EuroSCORE II [ESII], and Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality [STS-PROM]) for prediction of mortality after percutaneous mitral valve repair with the MitraClip system.
Adaption and Validation of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire for the Danish Hospital Setting
The purpose of this study was to adapt the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) for use in Danish hospitals, assess its construct validity and reliability, and present benchmark data.