Key result
German cardiac surgery registry establishes nationwide hospital mortality standards for conventional procedures.
Observational
Yes
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This is a report of the first 2 annual summaries of cardiac surgery performed in 21 units throughout the Federal Republic of Germany during 1978 and 1979. Including hospital mortality rates of the more conventional cardiac procedures, this register demonstrates development in and emphasis on cardiac surgery throughout the country over the years as well as it enables each cardiac surgeon to compare the work of his unit with that of other by giving a nationwide standard.
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Rodewald et al. (1980) conducted an observational in Cardiac disease requiring cardiac surgery. Cardiac surgery was evaluated on Hospital mortality rates of conventional cardiac procedures. Cardiac surgery registry data from 21 German units during 1978 and 1979 established nationwide standards for hospital mortality rates across conventional cardiac procedures.
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