Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: Intraoperative Echocardiography Reporting
Authors' conclusion
This progress report suggests a continued need to raise awareness regarding current practices of reporting intraoperative TEE in the ACSD and the ACA, and highlights opportunities for improving reporting and data abstraction.
Study context
- Population
- Procedures reported in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Adult Cardiac Surgery Database by participating US programs, July 2017–December 2021
- Outcome
- Intraoperative TEE reporting rate in ACSD
Methodological detailsregistry database
- Registry database
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Intraoperative TEE reporting
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) reported for all procedures in Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD)
73%
Intraoperative TEE data reporting rate for isolated CABG increased from 2017 to 2021 but remained low
62.2%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: Intraoperative Echocardiography Reporting. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 17 January 2024. doi:10.
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