title: Malaysian Cardiothoracic Surgery Registry--a patient registry to evaluate the health outcomes of patients undergoing surgery for cardiothoracic diseases in Malaysia.
abstract: The formulation of the Cardiothoracic Registry. Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax (the chest). It is a general treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease) and lungs (lung disease). In Malaysia, due to lack of data collection we do not have estimates of number and outcome of such procedure in the country. Western figures are often used as our reference values and this may not accurately reflect our Malaysian population. The Malaysian Cardiothoracic Surgery Registry (MyCARE) by the Ministry of Health will be a valuable tool to provide timely and robust data of cardiology practice, its safety and cost effectiveness and most importantly the outcome of these patients in the Malaysian setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Penang Hospital, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Penang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anas
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jahizah
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ezani
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jong
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Norzalina
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ziyadi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramadan
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jamaiyah
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hidayah
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D019992:Databases as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome