title: Congenital Heart Surgery Nomenclature and Database Project: systemic venous anomalies.
abstract: The extant nomenclature for systemic venous anomalies is reviewed for the purpose of establishing a unified reporting system. The subject was debated and reviewed by members of the STS-Congenital Heart Surgery Database Committee and representatives from the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery. All efforts were made to include all relevant nomenclature categories using synonyms where appropriate. This nomenclature system classifies systemic venous anomalies into two primary groups by venous segment: (1) systemic venous anomalies, superior vena cava; and (2) systemic venous anomalies, inferior vena cava. Subsets are clearly defined and categorized. A comprehensive database set is presented that is based on a hierarchical scheme. Data are entered at various levels of complexity and detail that can be determined by the clinician. These data can lay the foundation for comprehensive risk stratification analyses. A minimum database set is also presented that will allow for data sharing and would lend itself to basic interpretation of trends. Outcome tables relating diagnoses, procedures, and various risk factors are presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. gaynor@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Gaynor
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Spray
mesh_terms: D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005060:Europe; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D012955:Societies, Medical; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D014481:United States