The Australia and New Zealand Congenital Outcomes Registry for Surgery (ANZCORS): methodology and preliminary results.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Analysis of multi-institutional data and benchmarking is an accepted accreditation standard in cardiac surgery. Such a database does not exist for congenital cardiac surgery in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). To fill this gap, the ANZ Congenital Outcomes Registry for Surgery (ANZCORS) was established in 2017.

Methods

Inclusion criteria included all cardiothoracic and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) procedures performed at five participating centres. Data was collected by data managers, validated by the surgical team, and securely transmitted to a central repository.

Results

Between 2015 and 2019, 9723 procedures were performed in 7003 patients. Cardiopulmonary bypass was utilized for 59% and 9% were ECMO procedures. Fifty-seven percent (n = 5531

SUBMITTER: Marathe SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084159 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature