Journal article
Beyond borders—international database collaboration in thoracic surgery
Abstract
Thoracic surgery databases continue to emerge as pillars for institutional quality improvement and research endeavors. This paper reviews the current state of the largest thoracic surgery databases: the Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database (STS-GTSD) and the European Society of Thoracic Surgery Database (ESTSD). In addition, we utilize these as a platform to evaluate the role and key ingredients for successful international …
Authors
Agzarian J; Shargall Y
Journal
Journal of Thoracic Disease, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. s3521–s3527
Publisher
AME Publishing Company
Publication Date
10 2018
DOI
10.21037/jtd.2018.04.102
ISSN
2072-1439