UK THORACIC SURGICAL AUDIT PROJECT
The SCTS is currently running two initiatives side by side. The first is the Thoracic Surgical Register, initially introduced in 1980 and extensively modified for data on activity from 2002-3 onwards. The second is the development of the more ambitious SCTS thoracic surgical dataset. The intention is for the extended dataset to take over and ultimately replace the thoracic register, in much the same way as has happened for cardiac surgery.
1. Thoracic Surgical Register
2000 – 2001, pdf, excel
2001 - 2002, pdf, excel
2002 - 2005, pdf, excel
2005 - 2006, pdf, excel
2002 - 2006, pdf, excel
Please select relevant excel or pdf file from the above, and also the latest accompanying letter dated July 2007
For the current round of data collection (2006-7), please click here to download a template for your returns.
2. SCTS Thoracic Surgery Dataset
Please click on link here for further information on thoracic surgery data requirements, here for the associated thoracic dictionary and here for the thoracic dataset.
I am aware that many thoracic surgical units do not have the infrastructure in place to collect the information required for this project. I suspect it will be many years before the dataset can replace the limited but very useful information provided by the Register. In the meantime the latter will remain as an excellent resource for many interested in UK thoracic surgery. Therefore the SCTS will continue to ask surgeons to provide the appropriate information to maintain an annual Register of thoracic surgical activity.
If you have any questions of any sort please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.
Richard D. Page, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Liverpool (SCTS lead for thoracic surgical audit)
e-mail - richard.page@ctc.nhs.uk
Phone – 0151-2932456
3. Forthcoming Thoracic Events
Please click on the link here to take you to a flyer giving you information about a forthcoming Surgery for Airway masterclass