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Cardiac Surgery in numbers

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2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 * 
 
Reporting center 27  28  29  29  29  28 
28 
 
Cardiac operations 11437  12773  13635  13694  12920  12876 
12918 
 
Isolated CABG 7008  7661  7785  7422  6654  6369 
6209 
       Off-pump 1575  2062  2424  2423  2142  1992 
1774 
       On-pump 5433  5599  5361  4999  4512  4377 
4435 
Valve only 1664  1920  2108  2221  2110  2118 
2273 
CABG + Valve 859  1074  1292  1338  1315  1325 
1417 
 
Number of major cardiac operations - age distribution
0-1
433 
503 
464 
505 
520 
558 
573 
2-15
238 
279 
270 
283 
253 
254 
264 
16-29
106 
127 
149 
149 
127 
138 
122 
30-39
197 
190 
211 
205 
198 
188 
184 
40-49
664 
735 
723 
695 
653 
675 
645 
50-59
1769 
2042 
2137 
2084 
1988 
2025 
1943 
60-69
3377 
3456 
3758 
3533 
3455 
3285 
3339 
70-79
3954 
4613 
4898 
5156 
4577 
4523 
4515 
80-89
679 
807 
1012 
1059 
1079 
1215 
1320 
>=90
20 
21 
13 
25 
70 
15 
13 
 
Evolution - mean age
>16
66,16 
66,44 
66,71 
67,08 
67,13 
67,08 
67,43 
all ages
62,65 
62,67 
63,28 
63,41 
63,27 
63,00 
63,25 

* 1 error-reports are missing

 

General cardiac surgery includes:

  • The traditional cardiac operation with or without ECC (CABG, OPCAB, Valve, HTX, HLTX, Ascending Aorta and Arch, Congenital )
  • Assist devices and ECMO/ECLS
  • Surgery of the descending aorta
  • Cardiac wounds
  • Pericardiectomy
  • Other congenital procedures such as: ductus botalli, coarctatio of the aorta, banding of pulmonary artery, Blalock/Taussing shunts....
  • Introduction and removal of IABP

 

Operations not included in general cardiac surgery operations are:

  • Revisions for bleeding: this is considered to be a complication
  • Pacemakers
  • Non-cardiac operations as far as this procedures or not performed in combination with a cardiac operation.
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