The World Database for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery "A Call to Service for North American Congenital Heart Surgery Programs".

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2019

Identifier

DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2019.01.002

Abstract

The World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery has endorsed the establishment of an international platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience for those that treat patients with a congenital heart defect. On January 1, 2017, the release of the World Database for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery opened a new era in evaluation of treatment with congenital heart defects. The contribution of data from countries with established congenital surgical databases will greatly enhance the efforts to provide the most accurate measure of overall surgical outcomes across the globe.

Journal Title

Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Volume

31

Issue

2

First Page

230

Last Page

233

MeSH Keywords

Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Data Collection; Databases, Factual; Global Health; Heart Defects, Congenital; Humans; International Cooperation; North America; Treatment Outcome

Keywords

Congenital heart disease; Database; North America; Outcomes; Pediatric; Quality improvement

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