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ACSQHC-ARCR-406

Prioritised clinical domain
Ischemic heart disease
Abbreviation
ANZSCTS Database
Registry contact

Lavinia Tran, Monash University, lavinia.tran@monash.edu

Year established
2001
Description

The ANZSCTS Database Program records details of all adult cardiac surgical procedures performed in participating hospitals in Australia and New Zealand. It has complete coverage of all public hospitals in Australia and a large majority of private hospitals.

The Program has established a quarterly peer review and monitoring process which measures and benchmarks key performance indicators in cardiac surgery including: mortality, stroke, new renal insufficiency, bleeding and deep sternal would infection. The program also publishes comprehensive annual reports describing the activities and outcomes of participating sites in a comparative de-identified format.

Reporting process
  • Feedback to contributing clinicians; Hospitals and surgeons have access to their own data via the online web portal
  • Shared with clinicians
  • Reported in Annual Report
  • Reported in other public reports
  • Shared with hospital executive
  • Shared with medical colleges
  • Reported to State/Territory health departments 
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)

Nil

Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs)

Nil

Participating sites

Western Australia

  • Fiona Stanley Hospital
  • Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
  • St John of God Hospital (Subiaco)
  • Mount Hospital

South Australia

  • Flinders Medical Centre
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital
  • Ashford Hospital
  • Flinders Private

Victoria

  • Austin Health 
  • Royal Melbourne Hospital
  • Monash Medical Centre
  • St Vincent's Hospital
  • University Hospital Geelong
  • The Alfred
  • Epworth Richmond
  • Epworth Eastern
  • Cabrini Health
  • Jessie McPherson Private
  • Peninsula Private
  • Warringal Private
  • Knox Private
  • Melbourne Private

Queensland

  • Prince Charles Hospital
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital 
  • Gold Coast University
  • Townsville Hospital 
  • John Flynn Private
  • Greenslopes Private
  • Sunshine Coast University Private

New South Wales

  • John Hunter Hospital 
  • Prince of Wales Hospital
  • Westmead Hospital
  • St George Hospital
  • St Vincent's Hospital 
  • Liverpool Hospital 
  • Royal North Shore Hospital 
  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 
  • Lake Macquarie Private
  • St George Private
  • Westmead Private
  • Strathfield Private
  • Newcastle Private
  • Norwest Private
  • Prince of Wales Private
  • Northern Beaches Hospital

Australian Capital Territory

  • Canberra Hospital
  • National Capital

New Zealand

  • Auckland Hospital
Condition
Cardio thoracic surgery
Name
Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons Database Program
Lead organisation
Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS)
Ethics approval reference
262/09, Alfred Health Ethics Committee
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