The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Sep 2024
Hospital and Surgeon Surgical Valvar Volume and Survival after Multi-Valve Cardiac Surgery in Medicare Beneficiaries.
Long-term outcomes after multivalve cardiac surgery remain underevaluated. ⋯ Survival varied significantly by type of multivalve surgery, worsened with addition of concomitant interventions and improved substantially with increasing annual hospital and surgeon volume. Hospital volume was associated with an improved early hazard for death that abated beyond 3 months post surgery, while surgeon volume was associated with an improved hazard for death that persisted even beyond the first postoperative year. Consideration should be given to referring multivalve cases to high-volume hospitals and surgeons.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Sep 2024
Practice GuidelineHarmonizing guidelines and other clinical practice documents: A joint comprehensive methodology manual by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS), and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).