Introduction
The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre
About the unit
The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre opened in 2007 is one of the most modern of its kind in the country, with the latest equipment and technology, including state-of-the-art operating theatres and cardiac catheter laboratories. Offering specialist diagnosis and treatment for people with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, patients benefit from the highest quality treatment and care delivered by a team of experienced staff. The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre has facilities for 100 patients, including a 22-bed critical care unit, a separate cardiology day ward, rehabilitation gym and some overnight facilities for relatives.
Services provided
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Access
The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre is fully accessible for patients and visitors with disabilities. The Centre has full wheelchair access, with large lifts and designated toilets on each level. The Centre is also compliant with building design guidelines for people with sight difficulties and there is a loop system in the reception area for people who have hearing difficulties. The Centre is easy to get to by car, being close to major road routes, and has a car park with designated spaces for blue badge holders, and drop off facilities directly outside the main entrance. The Centre is also accessible by public transport with several buses stopping within the grounds of Basildon University Hospital.
Visiting hours
Visitors are welcomed between 2pm and 8pm, although we do try to accommodate visitors outside of these times where requested.
Location
The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre,
Basildon University Hospital,
Nethermayne,
Basildon, Essex,
SS16 5NL
Tel: 0845 155 3111
Trust Website: http://www.basildonandthurrock.nhs.uk/
Cardiac Outcomes
Number and type of operations performed
This graph shows the number and percentage of each type of heart surgery done by this consultant surgeon. The number of operations is shown in the line going up the left hand side. The percentage (%) underneath each coloured bar shows how much of this consultant's heart surgery is made up each procedure type.
The 'key' underneath the graph shows what procedure(s) each coloured bar shows. The abbreviations used are explained below:
- Isolated: This procedure has been carried out on its own. No other procedures were done during the same operation.
- CABG: Coronary artery bypass grafting
- AVR: Aortic valve replacement
- MV: Mitral valve procedure
You can find out more about these procedures in the 'About cardiothoracic surgery' section. If you or someone you know if having heart surgery, it may be helpful to know whether the consultant does lots of that procedure. If you have questions or concerns about the number of procedures being done at your hospital, you should speak to your heart surgeon.
In-hospital survival rate (risk adjusted)
This graph shows the percentage of patients who survived their operation and left hospital alive. This is the 'In-hospital survival rate'. Some patients are more unwell than others and some need more complex operations. Hence, hospitals and consultants perform a range of cardiac operations and the type of patients they operate on can differ. So that we can make fair comparisons between them, the survival rates have been 'risk adjusted' to take into account the illness of the patient and the complexity of the operation. The dot on the graph shows the risk-adjusted survival for the unit/surgeon you have selected and the number of operations performed over the last 3 year period. The blue line indicates the predicted survival and the red dotted lines the range of results expected, worked out by complex statistics.
For more information on understanding mortality rates, look at the Understanding the graphs page
Average patient risk profile
Some risk factors like age, gender, and other medical problems can affect the outcome of heart surgery.
Each of the graphs below shows what percentage of this consultant's patients have each risk factor (light blue bar on the left) next to the average for the whole of the UK (dark blue bar on the right). This can tell you whether the consultant operates on high risk patients in general, and whether they specialise in doing particular types of complicated surgery, like operations on the thoracic aorta.
You can find out more about the risk factors in the 'About cardiothoracic surgery' section.
Risk adjusted in-hospital survival for all units
This graph shows the percentage of patients who survived their operation and left hospital alive. This is the 'In-hospital survival rate'. Some patients are more unwell than others and some need more complex operations. Hence, hospitals and consultants perform a range of cardiac operations and the type of patients they operate on can differ. So that we can make fair comparisons between them, the survival rates have been 'risk adjusted' to take into account the illness of the patient and the complexity of the operation. The dot on the graph shows the risk-adjusted survival for the unit/surgeon you have selected in comparison with the other units and surgeons in GB&I.
Cardiac Outcomes (New)
Number and type of operations performed
In-hospital survival rate (risk adjusted)
Average patient risk profile
Thoracic Outcomes
The Lung Cancer Clinical Outcomes Publication or LCCOP 2017 (2015 data).
LCCOP is a compulsory audit of surgery for lung cancer in NHS hospitals in England. It does not cover SCTS units in the devolved nations or Ireland.
The outcomes of patients undergoing surgery to remove a lung cancer in this Trust in 2015 can be downloaded in PDF form here.
Four outcomes are reported. These are the percentage of patients alive at 30, 90 days and one year after surgery, and the median length of stay before and after a lung cancer operation in this Trust. Survival data are adjusted to take into account some of the characteristics for the patient population being treated.
Beside these numbers are the combined figures for all Trusts in England that undertake lung cancer surgery within the NHS. We have also shown the resection rates for the Trusts who usually referred all or some of their patients to this surgical centre. The resection rate is the number of patients having lung cancer surgery, divided by the total number of lung cancer patients diagnosed by that hospital that year.
Surgeons operating in this hospital
| Number of lung cancer operations | |
|---|---|
| Shah Samir | 27 |
| Bhusari Sudhir | 9 |
| Aitchison James | 69 |
Other thoracic surgery undertaken by this team
Thoracic surgery units also undertake surgery for other cancers within the chest such as thymoma or mesothelioma, collapsed lungs known as pneumothorax, major infections and to biopsy suspicious areas, among other surgery. The SCTS collects data on these other operations in the thoracic registry. Some data for this hospital for the 2015-16 audit year* is given below;
Data from the 2015-16 SCTS thoracic registry
| Cases Performed | |
| Total thoracic surgery excluding endoscopy all case (excluding endoscopy) | 303 |
| Did this hospital perform radical surgery for mesothelioma in 2015-16? | no |
| Did this hospital perform chest wall deformity (pectus) surgery in 2015-16? | yes |
*note that the thoracic registry reports in financial years (1st April-31st March), while the LCCOP audit reports in calendar year.
Consultant Cardiac Surgeons 2013 - 2016: 6
Consultant Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgeons: 0
Consultant Thoracic Surgeons 2014: 4
Patients
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