Definitions for Paediatric Benchmark Operations

The following definitions were devised by Mr Jarda Stark , past president of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, in conjunction with surgical colleagues, to facilitate completion of the surgeon specific form for paediatric cardiac surgery.

Operation	*Include*	Exclude
Complete AVSD repair	Repair of AVSD	All others
	Include with or without: PDA occlusion ASD or PFO closure PA debanding Any combination of the above	Examples to exclude: Concomitant repair of AVSD and Fallot Concomittant repair of DORV Repair of AVSD if ventricles unbalanced
Correction of Fallot's tetralogy	Repair of Fallot	All others
	*Include with or without:* PDA occlusion ASD or PFO closure Shunt takedown Repair PA branch stenosis	Examples to exclude: Repair of Fallot + PA atresia Concomitant repair of Fallot and AVSD Concomitant repair of Fallot and absent PV syndrome Concomitant repair of Fallot and hilar PA stenoses Repair of Fallot using RV-PA conduit
Arterial Switch for TGA	Switch for TGA	All others
	*Include with or without:* PDA occlusion ASD or PFO closure Any combination of the above	Examples to exclude: Switch for TGA + VSD Switch for DORV Switch for double inlet LV or RV Concomitant switch and coarctation repair
Repair of truncus arteriosus	Repair of Truncus	All others
	*Include with or without:* PDA occlusion ASD or PFO closure Repair of interrupted arch Any combination of the above
Repair of atrial septal defect	Secundum ASD, Sinus venosus ASD	All others
	*Include with or without:* PDA occlusion PAPVD repair	Examples to exclude: Concomitant repair of ASD and TAPVD Any other concomitant intracardiac repair
Repair of aortic coarctation	Coarctation repair	All others
	*Include with or without:* PDA occlusion Coarctation bypass using a graft +/- PDA occlusion	Examples to exclude: Concomitant repair of coarctation and any intracardiac repair Concomitant repair of coarctation and PA banding
Repair of ventriculoseptal defect	Closure of single VSD	All others
	*Include with or without:* PDA occlusion ASD or PFO closure PA debanding Any combination of the above	Example: Concomitant repair of VSD and coarctation Concomitant repair of VSD and Fallot repair Concomitant repair of VSD and DORV Concomitant repair of VSD and mitral valve surgery Repair of residual VSD Repair of multiple VSD