Key result
Isolated CABG carries 2.7% inhospital mortality compared to higher rates for isolated heart valve procedures.
Observational (n=103,967)
Yes
The 2015 German Heart Surgery Report demonstrates appropriate nationwide provision of heart surgery with acceptable inhospital mortality rates for CABG and valve procedures.
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Affirms acceptable national mortality benchmarks after heart surgery; leaves open generalizability and causal factors beyond this 2015 cohort.
Funkat et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Heart surgery (n=103,967). Heart surgery procedures was evaluated on Unadjusted inhospital mortality. Among 103,967 heart surgery procedures in Germany in 2015, unadjusted inhospital mortality was 2.7% for isolated CABG and 4.4% for isolated heart valve procedures.
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