The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Percent of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing isolated CABG who were discharged on a lipid lowering statin

Percent of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing isolated CABG who were discharged on anti-platelet medication

Number of procedures for which the patient was discharged from the facility on Aspirin, enteric coated aspirin, or ADP Inhibitors/ Number of Isolated CABG procedures excluding those that resulted in in-hospital mortalities based on the variables Mortality Discharge Status, Mortality Date, and Discharge Date

Percent of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing isolated CABG who were discharged on beta blockers

Number of procedures for which the patient was discharged from the facility on beta blockers/ Number of Isolated CABG procedures excluding those that resulted in in-hospital mortalities based on the variables Mortality Discharge Status, Mortality Date, and Discharge Date

Percent of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing cardiac surgery whose prophylactic antibiotics were ordered to be discontinued OR were discontinued within 48 hours after surgery end time.

Percent of patients undergoing index pediatric and/or congenital heart surgery who die, including both 1) all deaths occurring during the hospitalization in which the procedure was performed, even if after 30 days (including patients transferred to other acute care facilities), and 2) those deaths occurring after discharge from the hospital, but within 30 days of the procedure, stratified by the five STAT Mortality Categories, a multi-institutional validated risk stratification tool

Participation in at least one multi-center, standardized data collection and feedback program for pediatric and congenital heart surgery that provides benchmarking of the physician’s data relative to national and regional programs and uses process and outcome measures.

Participation in a clinical database with broad state, regional, or national representation, that provides regular performance reports based on benchmarked data

Participation in a multi-center data collection and feedback program that provides benchmarking of the physician’s data relative to national programs and uses structural, process, and outcome measures.