Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Apr;97(4):1127-30. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.038.
In 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Workforce on National Databases established the International Database Task Force devoted to expanding participation in the STS National Database internationally. The vision for this initiative was to assist in the globalization of outcomes data and share knowledge, facilitating a worldwide quality collaborative in cardiac surgery. The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, was among the first of several international sites to join the collaborative. This report outlines the rationale behind clinical databases outside of North America submitting data to the STS National Database and reviews the unique challenges and practical steps of integration through experiences by Hadassah Medical Center. Our hope is that this procedural learning will serve as a template to assist future international program integration.
2011 年，胸外科医师学会（STS）国家数据库工作组成立了国际数据库工作组，致力于扩大 STS 国家数据库在国际上的参与度。这一倡议的愿景是协助全球结局数据的全球化并分享知识，促进心脏外科学术的全球质量协作。以色列耶路撒冷哈达萨医疗中心心胸外科是首批加入合作的国际中心之一。本报告概述了北美以外的临床数据库向 STS 国家数据库提交数据的基本原理，并通过哈达萨医疗中心的经验回顾了整合所面临的独特挑战和实际步骤。我们希望这一程序学习将为未来的国际项目整合提供模板。
