1. Report of the 2010 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Practice and Manpower Survey 
Marshall L. Jacobs, MD, Megan Daniel, BS, Constantine Mavroudis, MD, David L.S. Morales, MD, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, Charles D. Fraser, MD, Joseph W. Turek, MD, PhD, John E. Mayer, MD, Christo Tchervenkov, MD, John Conte, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 92, Issue 2, Pages (August 2011)
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2. Fig 1
Summary of responses to “Which of the following best describes your personal current caseload?” One hundred ninety of 213 eligible survey participants provided responses to the question. A = Virtually exclusively congenital heart surgery, pediatric only; B = virtually exclusively congenital heart surgery, pediatric and adult; C = virtually exclusively congenital heart surgery, primarily adult; D = mostly congenital heart surgery, some surgery for acquired heart disease or some general thoracic surgery, or both; E = mostly other than congenital heart surgery; F = congenital heart surgery and a significant amount of noncardiac pediatric surgery.
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3. Fig 2
Summary of responses to “Number of congenital heart surgery operations (index cases) performed per year, as surgeon of record.” One hundred eighty-six of 213 eligible survey participants provided responses to the question.
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4. Fig 3
Summary of responses to “Of the total number of operations that you perform per year, estimate the percentage that fall into each of the following categories: pediatric congenital heart surgery, adult congenital heart surgery, vascular surgery, transplantation procedures, primary surgery for atrial fibrillation, insertion of artificial cardiac devices (ventricular assist devices), and other.” One hundred eighty-seven of 213 eligible survey participants provided responses to the question.
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5. Fig 4
Summary of responses to “Overall, how would you rate your career satisfaction?” Two hundred four of 213 eligible survey participants provided responses to the question.
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6. Fig 5
Summary of responses to “How many congenital heart operations should a surgeon perform each year in order to maintain the skills and expertise necessary to practice congenital heart surgery?” One hundred eighty nine of 213 eligible survey participants provided responses to the question.
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