The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Research: Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety

Vinay Badhwar; J Scott Rankin; Vinod H Thourani; Richard S D'Agostino; Robert H Habib; David M Shahian; Jeffrey P Jacobs

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.04.052

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Research: Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety

Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jul;106(1):8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.04.052.

Authors

Vinay Badhwar¹, J Scott Rankin², Vinod H Thourani³, Richard S D'Agostino⁴, Robert H Habib⁵, David M Shahian⁶, Jeffrey P Jacobs⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. Electronic address: vinay.badhwar@wvumedicine.org.
² Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
³ Department of Cardiac Surgery, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute and Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
⁴ Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts.
⁵ The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Research Center, Chicago, Illinois.
⁶ Center for Quality and Safety, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁷ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins All Children's Heart Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Saint Petersburg, Florida.

PMID: 29937221
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.04.052

Abstract

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Database (ACSD) is an international voluntary registry that provides adult cardiac surgery programs with risk-adjusted outcome reports for quality improvement. With more than 6,300,000 procedural records in adult cardiac surgery, the ACSD has proven to be a leading instrument for clinical outcomes research. The ACSD generated numerous major original contributions that were either published or accepted for publication in 2017. These works significantly contributed to the practice of adult cardiac surgery through outcome measurement and quality improvement. This paper summarizes the recent ACSD contributions to the literature.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aorta, Thoracic / surgery
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / standards*
Coronary Artery Bypass / standards
Databases, Factual*
Heart Valves / surgery
Humans
Outcome Assessment, Health Care*
Patient Safety*
Postoperative Care
Quality Improvement*
Registries*
Societies, Medical
Thoracic Surgery / organization & administration
Treatment Outcome