Malaysian Cardiothoracic Surgery Registry--a patient registry to evaluate the health outcomes of patients undergoing surgery for cardiothoracic diseases in Malaysia
Anas, R.; Rahman, I.; Jahizah, H.; Hassan, A.; Ezani, T.; Jong, Y.H.; Norzalina, E.; Ziyadi, G.; Balan, S.; Ramadan, J.; Lim, T.O.; Jamaiyah, H.; Hidayah, H.
Medical Journal of Malaysia 63 Suppl C: 78-80
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5283 PMID: 19227680 Document Number: 13439
The formulation of the Cardiothoracic Registry. Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax (the chest). It is a general treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease) and lungs (lung disease). In Malaysia, due to lack of data collection we do not have estimates of number and outcome of such procedure in the country. Western figures are often used as our reference values and this may not accurately reflect our Malaysian population. The Malaysian Cardiothoracic Surgery Registry (MyCARE) by the Ministry of Health will be a valuable tool to provide timely and robust data of cardiology practice, its safety and cost effectiveness and most importantly the outcome of these patients in the Malaysian setting.
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