Open Heart Surgery In Konya State Hospital: Review Of The First 550 Cases

In this study, we evaluated the first open heart operations performed in our clinic. Between August 2005 and June 2011, a total of 550 patients (318 male, 232 female; mean age 58,35 years) underwent open heart surgery in our clinic. Preoperative mean ejection fraction was 36,8% (20 to 65). Diagnosis of patients were as follows: 397 cases had coronary aryery disease, 114 cases had valvular heart disease, 19 cases had congenital heart disease, 17 cases had aortic pathology and 3 cases had left atrial myxoma. Major comorbidities were hypertension, diabetes mellitus and chronic obstructive lung disease. Mean intensive care unit stay was 2,1 days (1-17), whereas mean hospital stay was 6,7 days (4- 23). Total complication rate was 28,54% with 157 cases. The most common postoperative complication was atrial fibrilation with 57 (10,36%) cases. Low cardiac output in 23 (4,18%) patients, wound infections in 16 (2,9%) patients, temporary neurologic disorder in 13 (2,36%) patients, renal failure in 10 (1,81%) patients and mechanical ventilation requirement in 6 (1,09%) patients were observed in hospitalization period. Reoperation was used in totally 45 (8,18%) cases due to hemorrhage (n=41) and sternal dehiscence (n=4). Total mortality rate was 5,63% with 31 cases. The most common cause of mortality was low cardiac output. This study demonstrated that open heart surgery has been performed successfully in a state hospital despite the all difficulties. We think that our mortality and morbidity rates are acceptable and similar to current literature.