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Cardiac surgery in Germany during 2006: a report on behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular
J F Gummert1, A Funkat, A Beckmann
1Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany. gummert@med.uni-jena.de
Abstract:
All cardiac surgical procedures performed in 81 German cardiac surgical units throughout the year 2006 are presented in this report, based on a voluntary registry which is organized by the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. In 2006 a total of 97,123 cardiac surgical procedures (ICD and pacemakers procedures excluded) have been collected in this registry. More than 9.6 % of the patients were older than 80 years compared to 8.4 % in 2005. Hospital mortality in 51,273 isolated CABG procedures (10.1 % off-pump) was 3.1 %. In 20,028 isolated valve procedures a mortality of 4.9 % has been observed. This registry will continue to be an important tool of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery enabling a continuous and voluntary quality assurance and illustrating the development of cardiac surgery in Germany.
