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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Oct 2021
EditorialAdministrative and clinical databases: General thoracic surgery perspective on approaches and pitfalls.
- Biniam Kidane, Elliot Wakeam, Robert A Meguid, David D Odell, and Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network (ThORN) Inc.
- Section of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Research Institute in Oncology and Hematology, Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Electronic address: bkidane@hsc.mb.ca.
- J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2021 Oct 1; 162 (4): 114611531146-1153.
AbstractDatabases are created to serve 1 of 2 fundamental functions: (1) research and (2) benchmarking/quality. Their construction and nature affects the extent to which they can accomplish these functions.
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