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Chapter 51. Data Collection and Assessment of Performance in Congenital Heart Surgery

  1. Jaroslav F. Stark Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon,
  2. Marc R. de Leval Professor,
  3. Victor T. Tsang Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  1. S. Gallivan Director1,
  2. J. Stark Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon3,
  3. N. Kang Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon2,
  4. V. T. Tsang Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon3

Published Online: 19 SEP 2006

DOI: 10.1002/0470093188.ch51

Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects, Third Edition

Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects, Third Edition

How to Cite

Gallivan, S., Stark, J., Kang, N. and Tsang, V. T. (2006) Data Collection and Assessment of Performance in Congenital Heart Surgery, in Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects, Third Edition (eds J. F. Stark, M. R. de Leval and V. T. Tsang), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470093188.ch51

Editor Information

  1. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK

Author Information

  1. 1

    Clinical Operational Research Unit, Department of Mathematics, University College London, London, UK

  2. 2

    Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

  3. 3

    Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 19 SEP 2006
  2. Published Print: 11 AUG 2006

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470093160

Online ISBN: 9780470093184

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Keywords:

  • data collection and assessment of performance;
  • errors and database validation;
  • risk stratification in congenital heart defect;
  • European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS);
  • risk modelling limitation

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Issues Associated with Data Collection

  • Issues Associated with the Scale of Data Collection Related to CHS

  • Nomenclature and Mapping

  • Errors and Database Validation

  • Existing Systems

  • Risk Stratification

  • Categorizing Congenital Heart Operations According to Their Complexity

  • Assessment of Outcomes

  • Limitations of Risk Modelling

  • References