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'''The Society of Thoracic Surgeons''' is a Chicago, Illinois ( |
'''The Society of Thoracic Surgeons''' is a Chicago, Illinois (US)-based [[Specialty (medicine)|medical specialty]] [[professional society]] in the field of [[cardiothoracic surgery]]. Membership worldwide includes more than 7,500 surgeons, researchers, and other health care professionals who are part of the cardiothoracic surgery team. The Society's official journal is ''The Annals of Thoracic Surgery''. |
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==Work== |
==Work== |
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| ⚫ | The STS National Database was established in 1989 as an initiative for quality improvement and patient safety among cardiothoracic surgeons. The Database has four components—the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD), the General Thoracic Surgery Database (GTSD), the Congenital Heart Surgery Database (CHSD), and the Intermacs Database—and now houses more than 7.5 million surgical records. The STS National Database has grown to be the largest database of its kind in medicine and is one of the pioneers in the analysis and reporting of risk-adjusted outcomes in cardiothoracic surgery.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The STS National Database: current changes and challenges for the new millennium. Committee to Establish a National Database in Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons |date=2000-03-01 |pmid=10750744 | volume=69 |author=Ferguson TB Jr, Dziuban SW Jr, Edwards FH, Eiken MC, Shroyer AL, Pairolero PC, Anderson RP, Grover FL |journal=Ann Thorac Surg |issue=3 |pages=680–91 |doi=10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01538-6|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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STS members are dedicated to ensuring the best surgical care for patients with diseases of the heart, lung, esophagus, and other organs in the chest. The society offers [http://www.sts.org/resources-publications/clinical-practice-credentialing-reporting-guidelines clinical practice guidelines] to assist physicians and other health care providers in clinical decision making by describing a range of generally acceptable approaches for the diagnosis, management, or prevention of specific diseases or conditions. |
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| ⚫ | In late 2010, the Society launched an initiative through which participants of the ACSD could voluntarily report their performance on coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgeries. Since then, ACSD public reporting has evolved to include aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery and CABG+AVR; outcomes for isolated mitral valve replacement or mitral valve repair (MVRR) and combined MVRR+CABG are planned to be reported in early 2019. Public reporting from the CHSD was added in 2015, and public reporting from the GTSD began in 2017. ''Consumer Reports'' and ''U.S. News & World Report'' have both relied upon STS Public Reporting Online data for their respective hospital ratings programs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/10/how-we-rate-hospitals/index.htm |title=How We Rate Hospitals |date= 2015-06-01 |accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://health.usnews.com/health-news/best-hospitals/articles/2015/05/20/faq-how-and-why-we-rate-and-rank-hospitals |title=FAQ: How and Why We Rate and Rank Hospitals |date= 2015-07-21 |accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref> |
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Nineteen guideline documents are currently available, including [http://www.sts.org/resources-publications/clinical-practice-credentialing-guidelines/blood-conservation-guidelines Blood Conservation Guidelines], [http://www.sts.org/resources-publications/clinical-practice-credentialing-guidelines/cardiac-surgery-risk-models-guidel Cardiac Surgery Risk Models Guidelines], and [http://www.sts.org/resources-publications/clinical-practice-credentialing-guidelines/antiplatelet-guidelines Use of Antiplatelet Drugs in Patients Having Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Operations]. In 2012 the organization contributed, with others, to the development of guidelines for treating [[Ischaemic heart disease]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryhusten/2012/11/19/comprehensive-guidelines-for-stable-ischemic-heart-disease-released/ |title=Comprehensive Guidelines for Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Released - Forbes |first=Larry |last=Larry |work=forbes.com |date= |
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2012-11-19 |accessdate=21 November 2012}}</ref> |
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2000-03-01 |pmid=10750744 | volume=69 |author=Ferguson TB Jr, Dziuban SW Jr, Edwards FH, Eiken MC, Shroyer AL, Pairolero PC, Anderson RP, Grover FL |journal=Ann Thorac Surg |pages=680-91}}</ref> |
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The [https://www.ncdr.com/TVT/Home/Default.aspx STS/ACC Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) Registry] is a benchmarking tool developed to track patient safety and real-world outcomes related to the [https://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/HeartValveProblemsandDisease/Transcatheter-Aortic-Valve-Replacement-TAVR-or-TAVI_UCM_450827_Article.jsp transaortic valve replacement (TAVR)] procedure. Created by STS and the [[American college of cardiology|American College of Cardiology (ACC)]], the TVT Registry is designed to monitor the safety and efficacy of this new procedure for the treatment of aortic stenosis. The TVT Registry, which launched in December 2011, has since added mitral valve procedures. To date, more than 400 sites have entered more than 63,000 patient records. |
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In 2016, the Society launched a patient information website. [http://ctsurgerypatients.org The Patient Guide to Heart, Lung, and Esophageal Surgery] is available in English and Spanish and provides easily understandable information, videos, and graphics on adult heart disease, pediatric and congenital heart disease, lung, esophageal, and other chest diseases, and heart and lung transplantation.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ctsurgerypatients.org |title=The Patient Guide to Heart, Lung, and Esophageal Surgery |date= |
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2016-01-05 |accessdate=1 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sts.org/news/sts-launches-website-patients |title=STS Launches Website for Patients |date= |
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2016-01-05 |accessdate=1 February 2016}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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To meet the needs of an expanding specialty, a group of established young thoracic surgeons, led primarily by [[R Adams Cowley|Dr. R. Adams Cowley]] of Baltimore, met in the late 1950s to exchange ideas concerning the feasibility of another thoracic surgical society.<ref>[http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/ Ann Thorac Surg] Ellison 37 (1): 1. | accessed=1 February 2013</ref> |
To meet the needs of an expanding specialty, a group of established young thoracic surgeons, led primarily by [[R Adams Cowley|Dr. R. Adams Cowley]] of Baltimore, met in the late 1950s to exchange ideas concerning the feasibility of another thoracic surgical society.<ref>[http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/ Ann Thorac Surg] Ellison 37 (1): 1. | accessed=1 February 2013</ref> |
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By April 1963, a committee comprising Dr. Cowley (Chairman), Dr. Francis X. Byron of Los Angeles, Dr. Clifford F. Storey of San Diego, Dr. J. Maxwell Chamberlain of New York, Dr. John D. Steele of San Fernando, Calif., Dr. Byron H. Evans of Fresno, Calif., Dr. Edgar P. Mannix of Manhasset, NY, Dr. Earle B. Kay of Cleveland, and Dr. John E. Miller of Baltimore, recommended that the a new society for thoracic and cardiovascular surgery be established.<ref>John Alexander Society Minutes, April 8, 1963</ref> A planning committee was appointed, and an STS constitution was finalized in August 1963 at the home or Dr. Robert K. Brown in Denver. Officers and councilors were elected on October 31, 1963, and included Dr. Paul C. Samson as president, Dr. Thomas H. Burford as vice president, Dr. Byron as secretary, and Dr. John E. Steele as editor of |
By April 1963, a committee comprising Dr. Cowley (Chairman), Dr. Francis X. Byron of Los Angeles, Dr. Clifford F. Storey of San Diego, Dr. J. Maxwell Chamberlain of New York, Dr. John D. Steele of San Fernando, Calif., Dr. Byron H. Evans of Fresno, Calif., Dr. Edgar P. Mannix of Manhasset, NY, Dr. Earle B. Kay of Cleveland, and Dr. John E. Miller of Baltimore, recommended that the a new society for thoracic and cardiovascular surgery be established.<ref>John Alexander Society Minutes, April 8, 1963</ref> A planning committee was appointed, and an STS constitution was finalized in August 1963 at the home or Dr. Robert K. Brown in Denver. Officers and councilors were elected on October 31, 1963, and included Dr. Paul C. Samson as president, Dr. Thomas H. Burford as vice president, Dr. Byron as secretary, and Dr. John E. Steele as editor of ''The Annals of Thoracic Surgery''.<ref>[http://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(13)02244-3/fulltext Ann Thorac Surg 2014;97:S2-S4.] Rainer WG and Merrill W. Accessed March 7, 2014.</ref> |
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The first STS Annual Meeting was held in St. Louis in January 1965. |
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The first STS Annual Meeting was held in St. Louis in January 1965. To avoid programming conflicts with the [https://www.facs.org/ American College of Surgeons] meeting, traditionally held in the fall, and the [http://www.aats.org/ American Association for Thoracic Surgery] meeting, traditionally held in the spring, STS Annual Meetings are held at the end of January, usually in a warm climate. |
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The initial management activities of STS were conducted from the office of Dr. J. Maxwell Chamberlain in New York. By 1969, when membership in the Society had grown to approximately 700, it was decided that management activities would be handled by a professional management organization. Smith, Bucklin and Associates (SBA) managed STS from 1969 to 2002, but in the later years of the SBA era, the Society's leadership felt the organization had grown so robust that it was time to hire a staff of dedicated STS employees. |
The initial management activities of STS were conducted from the office of Dr. J. Maxwell Chamberlain in New York. By 1969, when membership in the Society had grown to approximately 700, it was decided that management activities would be handled by a professional management organization. Smith, Bucklin and Associates (SBA) managed STS from 1969 to 2002, but in the later years of the SBA era, the Society's leadership felt the organization had grown so robust that it was time to hire a staff of dedicated STS employees. |
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The transition to self-management was successfully implemented under the direction of |
The transition to self-management was successfully implemented under the direction of Mark B. Orringer, MD, who completed his term as STS President, and William A. Baumgartner, MD, his successor as President. |
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On June 1, 2002, STS opened its headquarters office in the American College of Surgeons building in Chicago with 9.5 full-time employee equivalents, including Executive Director & General Counsel Robert A. Wynbrandt, and a membership that had grown to more than 4,100. In 2004, a dedicated STS office in Washington, DC, was established; |
On June 1, 2002, STS opened its headquarters office in the American College of Surgeons building in Chicago with 9.5 full-time employee equivalents, including Executive Director & General Counsel Robert A. Wynbrandt, and a membership that had grown to more than 4,100. In 2004, a dedicated STS office in Washington, DC, was established; by 2018, the STS staff in Chicago and Washington had grown to approximately more than 65 full-time employees, and membership had grown to more than 7,500. |
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STS manages and provides staff support for five affiliate organizations, including its charitable arm, The Thoracic Surgery Foundation |
STS manages and provides staff support for five affiliate organizations, including its charitable arm, The Thoracic Surgery Foundation. |
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==Strategic Plan== |
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In January 2016, the STS Board of Directors officially updated the Society's strategic plan. The mission, to "Enhance the ability of cardiothoracic surgeons to provide the highest quality patient care through education, research, and advocacy," remained unchanged; however, the vision and core values were refreshed. The vision is "Improving lives of patients with cardiothoracic disease", and the Society's core values are Quality, Innovation, Professionalism, Inclusiveness, and Teamwork. |
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 28 January 2023
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is a Chicago, Illinois (US)-based medical specialty professional society in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. Membership worldwide includes more than 7,500 surgeons, researchers, and other health care professionals who are part of the cardiothoracic surgery team. The Society's official journal is The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
Work
[edit]The STS National Database was established in 1989 as an initiative for quality improvement and patient safety among cardiothoracic surgeons. The Database has four components—the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD), the General Thoracic Surgery Database (GTSD), the Congenital Heart Surgery Database (CHSD), and the Intermacs Database—and now houses more than 7.5 million surgical records. The STS National Database has grown to be the largest database of its kind in medicine and is one of the pioneers in the analysis and reporting of risk-adjusted outcomes in cardiothoracic surgery.[1]
In late 2010, the Society launched an initiative through which participants of the ACSD could voluntarily report their performance on coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgeries. Since then, ACSD public reporting has evolved to include aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery and CABG+AVR; outcomes for isolated mitral valve replacement or mitral valve repair (MVRR) and combined MVRR+CABG are planned to be reported in early 2019. Public reporting from the CHSD was added in 2015, and public reporting from the GTSD began in 2017. Consumer Reports and U.S. News & World Report have both relied upon STS Public Reporting Online data for their respective hospital ratings programs.[2][3]
History
[edit]To meet the needs of an expanding specialty, a group of established young thoracic surgeons, led primarily by Dr. R. Adams Cowley of Baltimore, met in the late 1950s to exchange ideas concerning the feasibility of another thoracic surgical society.[4]
By April 1963, a committee comprising Dr. Cowley (Chairman), Dr. Francis X. Byron of Los Angeles, Dr. Clifford F. Storey of San Diego, Dr. J. Maxwell Chamberlain of New York, Dr. John D. Steele of San Fernando, Calif., Dr. Byron H. Evans of Fresno, Calif., Dr. Edgar P. Mannix of Manhasset, NY, Dr. Earle B. Kay of Cleveland, and Dr. John E. Miller of Baltimore, recommended that the a new society for thoracic and cardiovascular surgery be established.[5] A planning committee was appointed, and an STS constitution was finalized in August 1963 at the home or Dr. Robert K. Brown in Denver. Officers and councilors were elected on October 31, 1963, and included Dr. Paul C. Samson as president, Dr. Thomas H. Burford as vice president, Dr. Byron as secretary, and Dr. John E. Steele as editor of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.[6]
The first STS Annual Meeting was held in St. Louis in January 1965.
The initial management activities of STS were conducted from the office of Dr. J. Maxwell Chamberlain in New York. By 1969, when membership in the Society had grown to approximately 700, it was decided that management activities would be handled by a professional management organization. Smith, Bucklin and Associates (SBA) managed STS from 1969 to 2002, but in the later years of the SBA era, the Society's leadership felt the organization had grown so robust that it was time to hire a staff of dedicated STS employees.
The transition to self-management was successfully implemented under the direction of Mark B. Orringer, MD, who completed his term as STS President, and William A. Baumgartner, MD, his successor as President.
On June 1, 2002, STS opened its headquarters office in the American College of Surgeons building in Chicago with 9.5 full-time employee equivalents, including Executive Director & General Counsel Robert A. Wynbrandt, and a membership that had grown to more than 4,100. In 2004, a dedicated STS office in Washington, DC, was established; by 2018, the STS staff in Chicago and Washington had grown to approximately more than 65 full-time employees, and membership had grown to more than 7,500.
STS manages and provides staff support for five affiliate organizations, including its charitable arm, The Thoracic Surgery Foundation.
References
[edit]- ^ Ferguson TB Jr, Dziuban SW Jr, Edwards FH, Eiken MC, Shroyer AL, Pairolero PC, Anderson RP, Grover FL (2000-03-01). "The STS National Database: current changes and challenges for the new millennium. Committee to Establish a National Database in Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons". Ann Thorac Surg. 69 (3): 680–91. doi:10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01538-6. PMID 10750744.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "How We Rate Hospitals". 2015-06-01. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "FAQ: How and Why We Rate and Rank Hospitals". 2015-07-21. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Ann Thorac Surg Ellison 37 (1): 1. | accessed=1 February 2013
- ^ John Alexander Society Minutes, April 8, 1963
- ^ Ann Thorac Surg 2014;97:S2-S4. Rainer WG and Merrill W. Accessed March 7, 2014.
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