Application of the Boston Technical Performance Score to intraoperative echocardiography.

Background: The Technical Performance Score (TPS) developed by Boston Children's Hospital showed surgical outcomes correlate with adequacy of technical repair when implemented on pre-discharge echocardiograms. We applied this scoring system to intraoperative imaging in a tertiary UK congenital heart surgical centre.

Methods: After a period of training, intraoperative TPS (epicardial and/or transesophageal echocardiography) was instituted.