title: Cardiac surgery in Germany during 2012: a report on behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
abstract: On the basis of a voluntary registry of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (GSTCVS), data of all cardiac surgical procedures performed in 79 German cardiac surgical units during the year 2012 are presented. In 2012, a total of 98,792 cardiac surgical procedures (ICD and pacemaker procedures excluded) were submitted to the registry. More than 13.8% of the patients were older than 80 years, which is a further increase in comparison to previous years. In-hospital mortality in 42,060 isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures (84.6% on-pump and 15.4% off-pump) was 2.9%. In 28,521 isolated valve procedures (including 6,804 catheter-based procedures), an in-hospital mortality of 4.8% was observed. This long-lasting registry of the GSTCVS will continue to be an important tool for quality control and voluntary public reporting by illustrating current facts and developments of cardiac surgery in Germany.
authors: German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany.
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Beckmann
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Herzzentrum, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
authors: Anne-Kathrin
authors: AK
authors: Funkat
authors: German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany.
authors: Jana
authors: J
authors: Lewandowski
authors: FOM Hochschule fuer Oekonomie and Management, Essen, Germany.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Frie
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
authors: Wolfgang
authors: W
authors: Schiller
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors: Khosro
authors: K
authors: Hekmat
authors: Clinic for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors: Jan F
authors: JF
authors: Gummert
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Herzzentrum, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
authors: Friedrich Wilhelm
authors: FW
authors: Mohr
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011786:Quality Control; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome