@article{3301,
  author = {Felix G. Fernandez and David M. Shahian and Robert Kormos and Jeffrey P. Jacobs and Richard S. D'Agostino and John E. Mayer and Benjamin D. Kozower and Robert S D Higgins and Vinay Badhwar},
  title = {The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database 2019 Annual Report.},
  abstract = {<p>The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) National Database was established in 1989 as an initiative for quality improvement and patient safety for cardiothoracic surgery. The STS National Database has 4 components, each focusing on a distinct discipline-Adult Cardiac Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery, Congenital Heart Surgery, and mechanical circulatory support with the STS Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Intermacs)/Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Database. In December 2015, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery began publishing a monthly series of scholarly articles on outcomes analysis, quality improvement, and patient safety. This article provides the fourth annual summary of the status of the STS National Database.</p>},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {Ann Thorac Surg},
  volume = {108},
  pages = {1625-1632},
  month = {12/2019},
  issn = {1552-6259},
  doi = {10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.09.034},
  language = {eng},
}