Search Results - "Haan, Constance K"
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 2—Isolated Valve Surgery
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-07-2009)“…Background Adjustment for case-mix is essential when using observational data to compare surgical techniques or providers. That is most often accomplished…”
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 1—Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-07-2009)“…Background The first version of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (STS NCD) was developed nearly 2 decades ago. Since…”
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Practice Guideline Series: Blood Glucose Management During Adult Cardiac Surgery
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-02-2009)Get full text
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 3—Valve Plus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-07-2009)“…Background Since 1999, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has published two risk models that can be used to adjust the results of valve surgery combined…”
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Perioperative Blood Transfusion and Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Clinical Practice Guideline
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-05-2007)“…Background A minority of patients having cardiac procedures (15% to 20%) consume more than 80% of the blood products transfused at operation. Blood must be…”
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Bedside tool for predicting the risk of postoperative dialysis in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (21-11-2006)“…Estimation of an individual patient's risk for postoperative dialysis can support informed clinical decision making and patient counseling. To develop a simple…”
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Quality Measurement in Adult Cardiac Surgery: Part 1—Conceptual Framework and Measure Selection
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-04-2007)Get full text
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Successful Linking of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Data
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-10-2010)“…Background The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare database complements The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) database by providing…”
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Regulatory and ethical considerations for linking clinical and administrative databases
Published in The American heart journal (01-06-2009)“…Clinical data registries are valuable tools that support evidence development, performance assessment, comparative effectiveness studies, and the adoption of…”
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Quality Measurement in Adult Cardiac Surgery: Part 2—Statistical Considerations in Composite Measure Scoring and Provider Rating
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Successful Linking of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database to Social Security Data to Examine Survival After Cardiac Operations
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-07-2011)“…Background Long-term evaluation of cardiothoracic surgical outcomes is a major goal of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Linking the STS Database to the…”
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Does preoperative atrial fibrillation increase the risk for mortality and morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting?
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-04-2009)“…Objectives Preoperative atrial fibrillation has been associated with less favorable outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. However,…”
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Successful linking of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database to Social Security data to examine the accuracy of Society of Thoracic Surgeons mortality data
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-04-2013)“…Objectives The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database has been linked to the Social Security Death Master File to verify “life status” and…”
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The risks of moderate and extreme obesity for coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes: a study from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ database
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-10-2002)“…Obesity is epidemic in the United States and afflicts 97 million adults. Prior single center studies have been contradictory as to obese patients having higher…”
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The Rationale for Incorporation of HIPAA Compliant Unique Patient, Surgeon, and Hospital Identifier Fields in The STS Database
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Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women
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Comparison of Cardiac Surgery Volumes and Mortality Rates Between The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and Medicare Databases From 1993 Through 2001
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-11-2007)“…Background This study compares surgical volumes and mortality rates in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons voluntary clinical National Cardiac Database (NCD) with…”
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Impact of Residency Status on Perfusion Times and Outcomes for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-06-2007)“…Background A price of training residents in cardiothoracic surgery is often perceived to be a loss in intraoperative efficiencies, leading to prolonged…”
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Effectiveness-based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women--2011 update: a guideline from the American Heart Association
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (22-03-2011)“…Reviewer Employment Research Grant Other Research Support Speakers' Bureau/Honoraria Expert Witness Ownership Interest Consultant/Advisory Board Other Vera…”
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