title: Cardiac surgery in Germany during 2005: 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 throughout the year 2005 are presented in this report, based on a voluntary registry, which is organized by the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. In 2005, a total of 98 860 cardiac surgical procedures (ICD and pacemaker procedures excluded) were collected in this registry. More than 8.4 % of the patients were older than 80 years, compared to 7.8 % in 2004. Hospital mortality in 54 126 isolated CABG procedures (9.7 % off-pump) was 2.9 %, while a mortality of 4.5 % was observed in 19 203 isolated valve procedures. This registry is an important tool of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery to ensure a continuous and voluntary quality assurance and illustrate the development of cardiac surgery in Germany.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747 Jena, Germany. gummert@med.uni-jena.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: Beckmann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hekmat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ernst
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D012955:Societies, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration*