title: The STS National Database.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; Denver Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado. Electronic address: frederick.grover@ucdenver.edu.
authors.forename: Frederick L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Center for Quality & Safety, Massachusetts General Hospital, Sudbury, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shahian
authors.affiliation: Sewickley, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: Professor Emeritus, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida.
authors.forename: Fred H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States
keywords: 3; 4