Outcomes of Open Heart Surgery

Objective: We aimed to represent outcomes of open heart surgeries which began first in April 2006. Material and Methods: One thousand two hundred thirtyeight open heart surgery procedures were performed in two hospitals between February 2006 and April 2012. Mean age was 58.31±14.45. Seventy-one patients underwent emergency surgery. Nine hundred and forty patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery with the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery with carotid artery endarterectomy was performed in 11 patients. Two hundred and twenty patients (17.7%) were perated on for heart valve surgery. Aortic surgery was performed in 20 patients. Ascending aorta replacement surgery was performed in 7 patients, descending aorta replacement surgery was performed in 1 patient, ascending aorta replacement surgery and CABG surgery were performed in 1 patient, Bentall and Cabrol surgery procedure was performed in 12 patients. Seven patients were operated on with the diagnosis of myxoma. Congenital heart surgery operation was performed in 52 patients (4.2%). Results: Mean cross clamping time was 68.41±28.71 minutes and mean perfusion time was 96.58±35.99 minutes in patients who had CABG surgery or cardiopulmonary bypass. Mean distal anastomosis number was 2.94±0.9 (1-6). Coronary artery endarterectomy was performed in 102 patients (10.8%). Left ventricule aneurysm was operated on in 11 patients who had CABG surgery. Intraaortic balloon pump was inserted in 62 patients (5%) for low cardiac output. Hospital mortality rate was 4.2%. Mean intensive care unit hospitalization time was 2.3±0.6 days, mean hospitalization time was 6.2±2.4 days. Conclusion: Open heart surgery has continued in 2 centers with accelerating success since February 2006, when surgeries began to be performed.