International Participation in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Improves Outcomes: Initial Italian Experience.
Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Via Tricomi 5, 90127, Palermo, Italy. Electronic address: giuseppe.raffa78@gmail.com.
Giuseppe M
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Raffa
Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Via Tricomi 5, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Angelo
A
Luca
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Presbyterian University Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Vinay
V
Badhwar
Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, IRCCS-ISMETT, Palermo, Italy.
Michele
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Pilato
D019985:Benchmarking; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007558:Italy; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012042:Registries; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States