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Open heart surgery in Europe 1993
1Institute for Cardiac Survey, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg, Austria.
Summary
In 1993, over 247,000 open-heart surgeries were performed, with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) being the most common procedure. Aortic surgeries were effectively tracked for the first time, showing an increasing trend in Europe.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Medical Data Analysis
Background:
- The Institute of Cardiac Survey has collected open-heart surgery data since 1990.
- In 1993, a significant volume of cardiac procedures were documented.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the distribution of open-heart surgery types in 1993.
- To track the incidence of specific cardiac procedures, including aortic surgeries.
- To assess the trend of open-heart surgery in Europe.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of data compiled by the Institute of Cardiac Survey for 1993.
- Categorization of 247,943 open-heart operations into subsets based on procedure type.
- Effective data collection initiated for direct aortic surgeries (dissection or aneurysm).
Main Results:
- Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) constituted the largest subset (61.9%, 153,670 operations).
- Valve replacement surgeries accounted for 22.8% (56,574 operations).
- Direct aortic surgeries (ascending, descending) represented 1.9% (4,689 operations) of the total, with effective data collection starting in 1993.
- Open-heart surgery rates increased by 8.3% in Europe, with CABG showing the highest growth.
Conclusions:
- CABG was the predominant open-heart surgery in 1993.
- The introduction of effective aortic surgery data collection marked a significant improvement in cardiac surgical surveillance.
- Open-heart surgery, particularly CABG, is on an increasing trend in Europe.