title: Cardiac surgery in Germany during 2004: a report on behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
abstract: All cardiac surgical procedures performed in 79 German cardiac surgical units in the year 2004 are presented in this report, which is based on a voluntary registry organized by the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. A total of 100 830 cardiac surgical procedures (ICD and pacemaker procedures excluded) were reported to the registry for the year 2004, an increase by 1.1 % compared to the year 2003. More than 7.8 % of the patients were older than 80 years. Hospital mortality in 58 144 isolated CABG procedures (7.1 % off pump) was 2.8 %, and 4.5 % in 18 617 isolated valve procedures. This registry is an important tool of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery to allow a continuous and voluntary monitoring of quality and to illustrate the development of cardiac surgery in Germany.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. gumj@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gummert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Funkat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012042:Registries; D012955:Societies, Medical