title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital and the University of Washington, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. karl.welke@seattlechildrens.org
authors.forename: Karl F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Welke
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*