Beyond borders-international database collaboration in thoracic surgery

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 Thorac...

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Published inJournal of thoracic disease Vol. 10; no. Suppl 29; pp. S3521 - S3527
Main Authors Agzarian, John, Shargall, Yaron
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China AME Publishing Company 01.10.2018
Subjects
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international collaborations
Thoracic surgery database
quality improvement
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Summary: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.
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Contributions: (I) Conception and design: All authors; (II) Administrative support: All authors; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: All authors; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: All authors; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: All authors; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors.
ISSN:2072-1439
2077-6624
DOI:10.21037/jtd.2018.04.102