Risk Calculator for Surgical Repair of Primary Mitral Regurgitation
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has released a short-term risk calculator (operative/30-day risk) specific to isolated mitral valve repair (MVr) surgery for primary mitral regurgitation (MR) and degenerative mitral etiology. This novel risk calculator, based on contemporary national surgical experience from the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, allows surgeons to estimate a patient’s risk for multiple outcomes: operative mortality, combined operative mortality or major morbidity, and conversion to MV replacement after attempted repair. Learn more and access the calculator.
Resource Utilization Tool
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly constrained hospital resources, making informed resource allocation decisions more important than ever. To assist its members and other health care providers in triaging adult cardiac surgery cases, STS has developed an interactive resource utilization prediction tool.
COVID-19 Resource Prediction Instrument
To assist health care providers in triaging adult cardiac surgery cases, STS has developed an interactive, free and easy-to-use COVID-19 Resource Prediction Instrument based on 10 years of data from the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD). This new instrument provides a rapid estimate of ventilator hours, ICU time, transfusions, and risk of acute reoperation.