| Literature DB >> 30510789 |
John Agzarian1, Yaron Shargall1.
Abstract
Thoracic surgery databases continue to emerge as pillars for institutional quality improvement and research endeavors. This paper reviews the current state of the largest thoracic surgery databases: the Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database (STS-GTSD) and the European Society of Thoracic Surgery Database (ESTSD). In addition, we utilize these as a platform to evaluate the role and key ingredients for successful international database collaborations. Ultimately, collaborative efforts among large databases unify research efforts, foster cohesion, serve as benchmarks for quality improvement locally, nationally and internationally, promote comparative innovation, and ultimately improve patient outcomes.Entities:
Keywords: Thoracic surgery database; international collaborations; quality improvement
Year: 2018 PMID: 30510789 PMCID: PMC6230823 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.04.102
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895