Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Japan during 2004 Annual report by the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Japan during 2004 Annual report by the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery
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DOI:
10.1007/s11748-006-0008-x
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发表时间:
2006-08-01
影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
Fujita, Hiromasa
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作者:
Kazui, Teruhisa;Osada, Hiroaki;Fujita, Hiromasa
Figure 1 shows the development of cardiovascular surgery in Japan over the last 19 years. Aneurysm surgery includes only operations for thoracic or thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. The number of pacemaker and assist device implantation operations is not included in the total number of surgical operations. A total of 52,434 cardiovascular operations were performed at 539 institutions during 2004 alone and included 5 cardiac transplantation operations, which were started in 2002. In comparison with 2003, the number of operations for valvular heart disease increased by 6.7%, and that for thoracic aortic aneurysms increased by 14.3%. Surgery for congenital heart disease increased by 4.1%. In contrast, operations for ischemic heart disease decreased by 6.5%. Data for individual categories are summarized in Tables 1–7. For the 7,380 open-heart operations performed for congenital heart disease, the hospital mortality was 3.9%, similar to that in 2003 (3.7%). The hospital mortality for 2,165 palliative operations was 3.2%, decreasing from the 3.6% hospital mortality for this category in 2003. Isolated mitral valve repair constituted 30.6% of all valvular heart disease operations (12,626), similar to that in 2003 (31.3%). The hospital mortality for primary operations for valvular heart disease was 4.1%, whereas the hospital mortality for redo operations was 9.3%, which although somewhat lower than the 11.4% mortality in 2003 was still high. Isolated coronary artery bypass grafting was performed in 19,930 cases, with an overall hospital mortality of 2.6%. The hospital mortality associated with elective surgery was1.6%. The hospital mortality of emergency operations was 9.1%, which had decreased from the 12.1% mortality in 2003 but was still high. Off-pump coronary bypass grafting (OPCAB) was performed in 12,018 cases, which constituted 60.3% of the total number of isolated coronary bypass grafts. In comparison with 2003, the percentage of OPCAB among the total isolated coronary bypass graft cases increased from 55.2% to 60.3%. A total of 823 patients had surgery for complications of myocardial infarction, including 450 operations for a left ventricular aneurysm or infarction. Operations for a dissecting aneurysm were performed in 3,858 patients with an overall hospital mortality of 13.1%. Operations for nondissecting aneurysm were carried out in 4,299 patients, with an overall hospital mortality of 9.2%. The hospital mortality for unruptured aneurysms was 6.2%, and that for ruptured aneurysms was 29.8%, which remained high. A small improvement, however, was noted in the operative mortality for dissecting and nondissecting aneurysms compared to that in 2003. The number of stent-graft procedures has increased year by year. A total of 166 patients with dissecting aortic aneurysms underwent stent-graft placement (endovascular stent-rafting 117 cases; open stent-grafting 49 cases). The hospital mortality rate was 4.2%. A total of 440 patients with nondissecting aortic aneurysms underwent stent-graft placement (endovascular stent-grafting 332 cases; open stent-grafting 108 cases). The hospital mortality rate was 7.7%.