This is a report of the first 2 annual sutnmaries 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 others by giving a nationwide standard.
Cardiac surgery in the Federal Republic of Germany - Annual statistics
