Comparison of completeness of hospital episode statistics (HES) and central cardiac audit database (CCAD) data for open cardiac operations in infants in contributing congenital cardiac centres during study period 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2002
| Centre | Statistic | HES data | CCAD data | Missing CCAD outcomes (%) | Shortfall in operations recorded by HES relative to CCAD (%) | Shortfall in deaths recorded by HES relative to CCAD (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Operations* | 242 | 389 | 38 | ||
| Deaths† | 7 | 26 | 4 | 73 | ||
| B | Operations* | 121 | 138 | 12 | ||
| Deaths† | 3 | 4 | 12 | 25 | ||
| C | Operations* | 303 | 355 | 15 | ||
| Deaths† | 14 | 18 | 23 | 22 | ||
| D | Operations* | 167 | 225 | 26 | ||
| Deaths† | 3 | 10 | 19 | 70 | ||
| E | Operations* | 177 | 234 | 24 | ||
| Deaths† | 9 | 24 | 12 | 63 | ||
| F | Operations* | 133 | 156 | 15 | ||
| Deaths† | 4 | 11 | 0 | 64 | ||
| G | Operations* | 87 | 94 | 7 | ||
| Deaths† | 7 | 9 | 1 | 22 | ||
| H | Operations* | 220 | 239 | 8 | ||
| Deaths† | 5 | 9 | 2 | 44 | ||
| I | Operations* | 87 | 92 | 5 | ||
| Deaths† | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| J (Oxford) | Operations* | 70 | 78 | 10 | ||
| Deaths† | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| K | Operations* | 138 | 182 | 24 | ||
| Deaths† | 9 | 15 | 8 | 40 | ||
| All‡ | Operations* | 1745 | 2182 | 17 | ||
| Deaths† | 74 | 139 | 8 | 38 |
*Number of recorded open cardiac operations in infants aged <12 months.
†Number of deaths within 30 days of operation reported in cohort.
‡All centres in England.