Links

Risk adjusted mortality rates for adult cardiac surgery in the Unit from the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery for the UK and Ireland Website. This shows the breakdown of types of adult cardiac surgery performed in the Belfast Unit and the risk adjusted mortality rate which is shown as the green dot on the funnel plot.

The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery for Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) web site is a good source of information about cardiac surgery and can be found here.

Results of paediatric cardiac surgery carried out in the Belfast Trust from the Congenital Heart Disease Website of the National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (NICOR). This shows the breakdown of types of paediatric cardiac surgery performed in the Belfast Unit and funnell plots showing results which can be compared to other UK units.