ANZSCTS Cardiac Surgery Database Program

ANZSCTS Cardiac Surgery Database Program

Academic Lead:Professor Chris Reid
Co-Director, Monash Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics
Clinical Leads: Associate Professor Julie Mundy
Professor Julian Smith
Registry contacts: Dr Jenni Williams-Spence, Program Manager, jenni.williams-spence@monash.edu
Dr Lavinia Tran, Program Manager, lavinia.tran@monash.edu
Phone: +61 3 9903 0229
Purpose / aims: The ANZSCTS Database aims to ensure a high standard of care for adult cardiac surgical patients across Australia and New Zealand through a peer reviewed quality assurance program, the production of comprehensive annual reports and an active research program.
Population captured: The ANZSCTS Database aims to capture all adult cardiac surgical operations in Australia and New Zealand.

Specifically, the ANZSCTS Database includes patients who undergo:
  • cardiac surgery and/or
  • other thoracic surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass and/or
  • pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis, where performed on or off cardiopulmonary bypass
Outcomes collected:
  • mortality (in hospital or 30 days post-surgery)
  • complications including cardiac, neurological, renal, infections, gastrointestinal and return to theatre
  • readmissions within 30 days post-surgery
Funding source: Public sector funding bodies and private/individual hospitals.
Year established: 2001
Website:anzscts.org/database

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