Triedman and Newburger Trends in Congenital Heart Disease 2717 validating these
extraordinary procedural and technical innovations has been described and communicated …

The congenital heart care community faces a myriad of public health issues that act as
barriers toward optimum patient outcomes. In this article, we attempt to define advocacy and …

Objective We sought to determine the feasibility and assess the clinical outcomes
associated with an early extubation strategy for all children undergoing congenital heart …

Background Economic data on congenital heart disease (CHD) in China are scarce.
Therefore, this study aimed to explore the inpatient costs of congenital heart surgery and …

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database is the largest
congenital and pediatric cardiac surgical clinical data registry in the world. It is the platform …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a transcatheter procedure or
surgical closure offers a better value proposition for atrial septal defect (ASD) closure …

Importance Practice variation is believed to be a driver of excess health care spending,
although few objective data exist to guide the prioritization of comparative effectiveness …

Background The study examined the cost variation across 29 high-volume US hospitals and
their affiliated orthopaedic surgeons for delivering a primary total knee arthroplasty without …

Background While there is an increasing emphasis on both optimizing quality of care and
reducing health care costs, there are limited data regarding how to best achieve these goals …

Importance Treating surgical complications presents a major challenge for hospitals striving
to deliver high-quality care while reducing costs. Costs associated with rescuing patients …