Quality measures for congenital and pediatric cardiac surgery.

Authors :: Jacobs JP
Jacobs ML
Austin EH 3rd
Mavroudis C
Pasquali SK
Lacour-Gayet FG
Tchervenkov CI
Walters H 3rd
Bacha EA
Nido PJ
Fraser CD
Gaynor JW
Hirsch JC
Morales DL
Pourmoghadam KK
Tweddell JS
Prager RL
Mayer JE
Source :: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery [World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg] 2012 Jan 01; Vol. 3 (1), pp. 32-47.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: This article presents 21 "Quality Measures for Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery" that were developed and approved by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and endorsed by the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society (CHSS). These Quality Measures are organized according to Donabedian's Triad of Structure, Process, and Outcome. It is hoped that these quality measures can aid in congenital and pediatric cardiac surgical quality assessment and quality improvement initiatives.