title: German Heart Surgery Report 2015: The Annual Updated Registry of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
abstract: On the basis of a long-standing voluntary registry, which was founded by the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (GSTCVS), well-defined data of all heart, thoracic, and vascular surgery procedures performed in 78 German heart surgery departments during 2015 are analyzed. In 2015, a total of 103,967 heart surgery procedures (implantable cardioverter defibrillator, pacemaker, and extracardiac procedures without ECC excluded) were submitted to the database. Approximately 14.8% of the patients were at least 80 years old, resulting in an increase of 0.6% compared with the data of 2014. For 38,601 isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures (relationship on-/off-pump: 5:1), the unadjusted inhospital mortality was 2.7%. Concerning the 32,346 isolated heart valve procedures (including 10,606 catheter-based implantations) an unadjusted inhospital mortality of 4.4% was observed.This annual updated registry of the GSTCVS represents voluntary public reporting by accumulating actual information for nearly all heart surgical procedures in Germany, demonstrates advancements in heart medicine, and enables internal/external quality assurance for all participants. In addition, the registry demonstrates that the provision of heart surgery in Germany is appropriate and patients are treated nationwide in a round-the-clock service.
authors: German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany.
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Beckmann
authors: Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany.
authors: Anne-Katrin
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 für Oekonomie & Management, Essen, Germany.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Frie
authors: Department of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
authors: Markus
authors: M
authors: Ernst
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors: Khosro
authors: K
authors: Hekmat
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
authors: Wolfgang
authors: W
authors: Schiller
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors: Jan F
authors: JF
authors: Gummert
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
authors: Armin
authors: A
authors: Welz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000639:trends; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000639:trends; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000639:trends; D012042:Registries; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult