@article{JTD20230,
author = {Andrew C. Chang},
title = {Author’s response to invited commentary “a perspective on the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score for evaluating esophagectomy for esophageal cancer”},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {10},
number = {Suppl 9},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) launched its Adult Cardiac Surgery database in 1989 as a prospective clinical outcomes database for enhancing quality improvement and improving patient safety. Participation in ACSD is voluntary but includes more than 90% of centers performing cardiac surgery in the United States (1). In contrast the penetrance of the STS General Thoracic Surgery Database (GTSD), established in 2002, is far lower.},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/20230}
}