Overall surgical activity
Figure 3 shows the geographic distribution of patients presenting to RNSH for cardiac surgery across NSW by Local Health District.
Cases by procedure type Table 3 and Figure 4 show the breakdown of cardiac surgery cases by procedure type at RNSH. A total of 48.6% of all major cardiac surgery cases were isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures. This is the commonly performed procedure across the majority of hospitals that provide cardiac surgery, and is a key procedure used for national benchmarking standards.
Procedure type
% of total
n
Isolated CABG
171
48.6
Isolated valve
57
16.2
Valve + CABG
28
8.0
Aortic (± CABG/valve)
45
12.8
Other (± CABG/valve)
51
14.5
Table 3. Number of cases by procedure type (includes redo operations)
Figure 3. Geographic distribution of patients across NSW and the greater Sydney area
Figure 4. Number of cases by procedure type (includes redo operations)
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Cardiac Surgery Annual Report 2021
Cardiac Surgery Annual Report 2021
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