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The Nation’s Heart: Ghana

Global Cardiac Surgery

Today, for the first blog of this series, Global Cardiac Surgery is featuring Ghana, a lower-middle-income country in West Africa with a strong history in the realms of cardiothoracic surgery. In addition, Germany supported Ghana through initial equipment and medical personnel for up to ten years, to train the local workforce.

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New Research Finds Volume Alone Does Not Predict Quality Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

DAIC

Historically, hospitals with a “low volume” of pediatric heart operations—in this case, those that perform 103 surgeries or fewer a year—have been associated with worse outcomes for patients. The team examined a total of 25,749 heart operations performed by 235 pediatric hospitals across the country. However, a team led by D.