The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2019 Update on Research

Congenital heart disease risk loci identified by genome-wide association study in European patients

“…We sought to identify genetic risk loci in CHD and clinical subpopulations thereof by GWAS due to the proven success of this approach (23). We conducted a GWAS in more than 4,000 unrelated Caucasian patients diagnosed with CHD who were classified according to the standards and categories defined by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) (24,25). We identified one risk variant for CHD in general and detected an association of single or clustered SNPs in five major subpopulations.…”

The Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society—Society of Thoracic Surgeons Cardiac Anesthesia Database Collaboration

“…14 Anesthesiology involvement in the STSCHSD has not only led to publications directly relevant to our specialty but also to improvement in the data available to our surgical colleagues to utilize in their investigations. 4,15,16 Publications to date arising from this collaboration include DEX usage as well as recent manuscripts examining the impact of site of intubation (nasal vs oral) on postoperative outcomes and the prevalence of packed red blood cell transfusion. 6,9,17 Other studies in progress led by participating anesthesiologists include evaluating postoperative hematocrit on arrival in the ICU and its effects on perioperative morbidity and mortality as well as the impact of anthropometric measures on congenital heart surgery outcomes.…”

Building a Purposeful Legacy: Congenital Heart Surgeons Society 2020 Presidential Address

“…Strengths of the STS Database include use of standardized international nomenclature that is being incorporated into International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and will also be used in administrative and claims databases, 95% penetration that provides a truly representative national benchmark, annual program audits that have demonstrated high data entry accuracy and completeness. [6][7][8] The National Quality Forum has endorsed STS' The Society of Thoracic Surgeons-European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (STAT) Mortality Categories as a national voluntary consensus standard suitable for public reporting and quality improvement. The STS CHS Database's expanded measurement portfolio now includes mortality risk models incorporating procedure-by-age group pairings as well as individual patient factors of age, weight, prematurity, chromosomal and syndromic abnormalities, and noncardiac anatomic abnormalities, comorbidities, and preoperative factors such as mechanical circulatory support.…”