… Association guideline methodology. The document was reviewed and approved according
to the “STS Approval Process for Practice Guidelines.” Evidence-based guidelines must not …

… Surgery of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons jointly developed these definitions to facilitate
publication of documents to guide clinical practice … Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are an …

… The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) periodically summarizes scientific evidence into
clinical practice guidelines and recommendations that may contribute to improving surgical …

As a result of the rapidly evolving technology and techniques to manage patients with type
B aortic dissection (TBAD), The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the American …

… The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ guideline for antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiac surgery will
… previously listed, it will be addressed in the first guideline. Part 2 will focus on the choice of …

In spite of the evolution of antimicrobial therapy and sepsis prevention, infections affecting
the heart and the valves continue to create significant morbidity and mortality, leading to …

… are no specific guidelines for cardiac surgeons as to what … guidelines for the management
of hyperglycemia in both patients with and without diabetes undergoing adult cardiac surgical …

BACKGROUND: A minority of patients having cardiac procedures (15% to 20%) consume
more than 80% of the blood products transfused at operation. Blood must be viewed as a …

… For the past few decades, most surgeons in the STS ACSD perform a single arterial bypass
of the left internal thoracic artery (LITA) to the left anterior descending (LAD) and saphenous …

The importance of prophylactic antibiotics for cardiac surgery has been clearly demonstrated
in a number of placebo-controlled studies completed nearly 30 years ago [1–4]. Surgical …