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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2019.17945
Why national databases are necessary for pediatric and congenital heart surgery practice?
Tayyar Sarıoğlu1, Ersin Erek1, Yusuf Kenan Yalçınbaş2
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Acıbadem Bakırköy Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2019.17945
In international experience, performance improvement, patient
safety, and quality assurance are mainly based on database
studies in the field of pediatric and congenital cardiac
surgery. Data collection and analysis of the databases allow
the clinician to identify the complexity, to predict possible
risks and complications, and to appropriately evaluate the
outcomes and performances. Recently, the Children"s Heart
Foundation Working Group has developed a database project
in Turkey based on the parameters and methodologies of the
international databases, namely the Pediatric Heart Surgery
National Database. Currently, it is a must for us to put this
project into practice to reach the global standards in the
pediatric and congenital heart surgery in our country. We
believe that all children with congenital heart disease should
have an opportunity to benefit from the most recent medical
and surgical treatment modalities with the most favorable
results.
Keywords : Outcome analysis, patient safety, pediatric and congenital heart surgery, quality improvement
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