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Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database for Lobectomy.

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Tong, BC; Kim, S; Kosinski, A; Onaitis, MW; Boffa, DJ; Habib, RH; Putnam, JB; Furnary, AP; Cowper, P; Wright, CD; Jacobs, JP; Fernandez, FG
Published in: Ann Thorac Surg
March 2019

BACKGROUND: Not all surgeons performing lobectomy in the United States report outcomes to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database (STS GTSD). We examined penetration, completeness, and representativeness of the STS GTSD for lobectomy in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) patient population. METHODS: The STS GTSD lobectomies from 2002 to 2013 were linked and matched to CMS data using a deterministic matching algorithm. Penetration at center- and patient-level were determined by the number of CMS lobectomy sites and patients, matched to STS GTSD data, divided by the total number of CMS lobectomy sites and patients, respectively. Completeness was defined as the ratio of lobectomies linked to STS GTSD data to the total number of lobectomies. Representativeness was determined by comparing outcomes for patients undergoing lobectomy at matched and unmatched STS GTSD sites. RESULTS: A total of 9,569 centers were included in the study. Center level penetration steadily increased from 1.2% (10 of 859 sites) in 2002 to 25% (169 of 675 sites) in 2013. Patient-level penetration was highest, 38% (4,177 of 11,018), in 2013. Completeness at GTSD sites varied from 59% to 78% over the study period. Postoperative length of stay was longer for nonparticipants than for STS GTSD surgeons (median 6 versus 5 days, p < 0.001); 30-day mortality was higher for nonparticipants than for STS GTSD participants (3.3% versus 1.6%, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Participation in the STS GTSD has increased over time, but penetration lags behind that of the other STS National Databases. The STS GTSD participants have superior observed perioperative outcomes for lobectomy compared with nonparticipants. Database participation may reflect high quality care, and ongoing efforts to increase surgeon participation in the STS GTSD should be continued.

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Ann Thorac Surg

DOI

EISSN

1552-6259

Publication Date

March 2019

Volume

107

Issue

3

Start / End Page

897 / 902

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Surgeons
  • Societies, Medical
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Respiratory System
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Male
  • Lung Neoplasms
 

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Tong, B. C., Kim, S., Kosinski, A., Onaitis, M. W., Boffa, D. J., Habib, R. H., … Fernandez, F. G. (2019). Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database for Lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg, 107(3), 897–902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.07.059
Tong, Betty C., Sunghee Kim, Andrzej Kosinski, Mark W. Onaitis, Daniel J. Boffa, Robert H. Habib, Joe B. Putnam, et al. “Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database for Lobectomy.Ann Thorac Surg 107, no. 3 (March 2019): 897–902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.07.059.
Tong BC, Kim S, Kosinski A, Onaitis MW, Boffa DJ, Habib RH, et al. Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database for Lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Mar;107(3):897–902.
Tong, Betty C., et al. “Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database for Lobectomy.Ann Thorac Surg, vol. 107, no. 3, Mar. 2019, pp. 897–902. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.07.059.
Tong BC, Kim S, Kosinski A, Onaitis MW, Boffa DJ, Habib RH, Putnam JB, Furnary AP, Cowper P, Wright CD, Jacobs JP, Fernandez FG. Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database for Lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Mar;107(3):897–902.
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Published In

Ann Thorac Surg

DOI

EISSN

1552-6259

Publication Date

March 2019

Volume

107

Issue

3

Start / End Page

897 / 902

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Surgeons
  • Societies, Medical
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Respiratory System
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Male
  • Lung Neoplasms