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. 2023 Jul 6;14(4):464–473. doi: 10.1177/21501351231168829

Table 1.

The Preliminary List of Fields of Data Collection in the AEPC Interventional Cardiology Part of the ECHSA-CD.

Name Type Length Mandatory Comments
Patient
FirstName Text 128 No This field is mandatory in client software, exports to central database, and does not contain any personal data.
LastName Text 128 No This field is mandatory in client software, exports to central database, and does not contain any personal data.
LocalID Text 128 Yes
Gender Dictionary Yes (see table dictionaries)
DateOfBirth Date Yes
DateOfDeath Date No
GestationalAge Integer No weeks
AntenatalDiagnosis Yes/No No
PrimaryOperationNo Yes (ID of patient's primary operation)
DateOfLastFollowUp Date No
LastFollowUpNYHAClassification Dictionary No
PostRheumaticHeartDisease Yes/No No
DataVersion Dictionary Yes (version of nomenclature used)
Diagnoses
Factor_code Dictionary Yes (see table factors)
Priority Integer Yes
Admission
DateOfAdmission Date Yes
DateOfDischarge Date Yes
DischargeLocation Dictionary No
ReadmissionWithin30DaysReason Dictionary No
CardIntervention
STSTerm - v3.4 - Diagnosis Dictionary
Procedure STS term Dictionary Yes
Procedure performed Dictionary Yes
Procedure detail (drop down) Dictionary Yes
Manufacturer dropdown Dictionary Yes
Types of devices Dictionary Yes
Size Integer (1-99) millimeter
Stents manufacturer Dictionary
Type stent Dictionary
Coils Dictionary
Complication yes/no
Complication detail dropdown I Dictionary
Complication detail dropdown II Dictionary
Fluoroscopy time Integer (1-999) minutes
Radiation dose cGy*cm2
Duration of procedure
(skin in to skin out)
Integer (1-999) minutes
Success Yes/No

Abbreviations: AEPC, Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology; ECHSA-CD, European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association Congenital Database; STS, Society of Thoracic Surgeons.