title: [Heart and lung surgery 86-96].
abstract: During a period between April 1, 1986 and December 31, 1996, a total of 3190 cardiothoracic operations were performed in our Department. The overall mortality was 4.1% The prerequisite for successful accomplishment of clinical research was discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furuse
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery*