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Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Japan during 2012 : annual report by The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery.

Munetaka Masuda, Hiroyuki Kuwano, Meinoshin Okumura, Jun Amano, Hirokuni Arai, Shunsuke Endo, Yuichiro Doki, Junjiro Kobayashi, Noboru Motomura, Hiroshi Nishida, Yoshikatsu Saiki, Fumihiro Tanaka, Kazuo Tanemoto, Yasushi Toh, Hiroyasu Yokomise.   

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Year:  2014        PMID: 25355583      PMCID: PMC4254159          DOI: 10.1007/s11748-014-0464-0

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The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery has conducted annual surveys of thoracic surgery throughout Japan since 1987 to determine the statistics regarding the number of procedures according to operative category. Here, we have summarized the results from our annual survey of thoracic surgery performed during 2012. Table 1 Questionnaires sent out and received back by the end of December 2013 Table 2 Categories subclassified according to the number of operations performed Cardiovascular surgery, IHD ischemic heart disease The incidence of hospital mortality was added to the survey to determine the nationwide status, which has contributed to the Japanese surgeons to understand the present status of thoracic surgery in Japan and to make progress to improve operative results by comparing their work with those of others. The Association was able to gain a better understanding of the present problems as well as future prospects, which has been reflected to its activity including education of its members. Thirty-day mortality (so-called “operative mortality) is defined as death within 30 days of operation regardless of the patient’s geographic location and even though the patient had been discharged from the hospital. Hospital mortality is defined as death within any time interval after an operation if the patient had not been discharged from the hospital. Hospital-to-hospital transfer is not considered discharge: transfer to a nursing home or a rehabilitation unit is considered hospital discharge unless the patient subsequently dies of complications of the operation. The definitions of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Standardizing Definitions of Prosthetic Heart Valve Morbidity of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (Edmunds et al. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:932–5; J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;112:708–11). Thoracic surgery was classified into three categories—cardiovascular, general thoracic, and esophageal surgery—and the patient data were examined and analyzed for each group. Access to the computerized data is offered to all members of this Association. We honor and value all member’s continued kind support and contributions (Tables 1, 2). Table 1 Congenital (total; 9,558) (1) CPB (+) (total; 7,171) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, PDA patient ductus arteriosus, VSD ventricular septal defect, DORV double outlet right ventricle, AVSD atrioventricular septal defect, TGA transposition of great arteries, SV single ventricle, Interupt. of Ao., interrupted aortic arch, PS pulmonary stenosis, PA-IVS pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, TAPVR total anomalous pulmonary venous return, PAPVR partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, ASD atrial septal defect, TOF tetralogy of Fallot, DCRV double-chambered right ventricle, TA tricuspid atresia, HLHS hypoplastic left heart syndrome, RV-PA right ventricle–pulmonary artery (2) CPB (−) (total; 2,387) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, PDA patient ductus arteriosus, VSD ventricular septal defect, DORV double outlet right ventricle, AVSD atrioventricular septal defect, TGA transposition of great arteries, SV single ventricle, Interupt. of Ao. interrupted aortic arch, PS pulmonary stenosis, PA-IVS pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, TAPVR total anomalous pulmonary venous return, PAPVR partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, ASD atrial septal defect, TOF tetralogy of Fallot, DCRV double-chambered right ventricle, TA tricuspid atresia, HLHS hypoplastic left heart syndrome, RV-PA right ventricle–pulmonary artery (3) Main procedure Values in parenthesis represent mortality % SP systemic pulmonary, PAB pulmonary artery banding, PA pulmonary artery, RVOT right ventricular outflow tract, CA coronary artery, AV fustula arteriovenous fistula, TCPC total cavopulmonary connection, AV valve atrioventricular valve, VSD ventricular septal defect, AVR aortic valve replacement

Abstract of the survey

We sent out survey questionnaire forms to the departments of each category in all 1,986 institutions (601 cardiovascular, 802 general thoracic and 582 esophageal) nationwide in early April 2013. The response rates in each category by the end of December 2013 were 97.0, 96.8, and 95.2 %, respectively. This high response rate has been keep throughout recent survey, and more than 95 % response rate in all fields in 2012 survey has to be congratulated.

2012 Final report

(A) Cardiovascular surgery

First, we are very pleased with the high response rate to our survey of cardiovascular surgery (97.0 %), which definitely enhances the quality of this annual report. We very much appreciate the enormous effort put into completing the survey at each participating institution. Figure 1 shows the development of cardiovascular surgery in Japan over the last 26 years. Aneurysm surgery includes only operations for thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. Pacemaker implantation includes only transthoracic implantation and transvenous implantation is excluded. The number of pacemaker and assist device implantation operations is not included in the total number of surgical operations. A total of 63,800 cardiovascular operations were performed at 583 institutions during 2012 alone and included 28 heart transplantations, which were restarted in 1999.
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Annual trend of in-patients with esophageal diseases, EMR endoscopic mucosal resection (including endoscopic submucosal)

Annual trend of in-patients with esophageal diseases, EMR endoscopic mucosal resection (including endoscopic submucosal) The number of operations for congenital heart disease (9,558 cases) decreased slightly (3.1 %) compared with that of 2011 (9,859 cases), while there was 3.9 % increase when compared with the data of 10 years ago (9,202 cases in 2002). The number of operations for adult cardiac disease (20,913 cases in valvular heart disease, 16,752 cases in ischemic heart disease, 14,944 cases in thoracic aortic aneurysm and 1,663 cases for other procedures) increased compared with those of 2011 in all categories (9.1, 7.5, 5.8 and 5.1 %, respectively). During the last 10 years, the numbers of operations for adult heart disease increased constantly except for that of ischemic heart disease (81.0 % increase in valvular heart disease, 26.6 % decrease in ischemic heart disease, 112.4 % increase in thoracic aortic aneurysm, and 40.7 % increase in other procedures compared those of 2002). The concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting procedure (CABG) is not included in ischemic heart disease but included in other categories such as valvular heart disease in our study, then, the number of CABG still remained over 20,000 cases per year (21,569 cases) in 2012, which is 89.4 % of that in 2002 (24,135 cases). Data for individual categories are summarized in tables through 1 to 7. In 2012, 7,171 open-heart operations for congenital heart disease were performed with overall hospital mortality of 2.3 %. The number of operations for congenital heart disease was quite steady throughout these 10 years (maximum 7,386 cases in 2006), while overall hospital mortality decreased gradually from that of 3.6 % in 2002. In detail, the most common disease was atrial septal defect (1,331 cases), however, its number deceased to 71.7 % of that in 2002, which might be due to the recent development of catheter closure of atrial septal defect in Japan. Hospital mortality for complex congenital heart disease improved dramatically in the last 10 years such as interrupted aortic arch with ventricular septal defect (13.9 % in 2002 to 3.6 % in 2012), complete atrio-septal defect (4.2 to 3.2 %), Tetralogy of Fallot (3.8 to 1.1 %), transposition of the great arteries with and without ventricular septal defect (14.0 to 3.2 % and 7.4 to 2.6 %, respectively), single ventricle and tricuspid atresia (9.2 to 5.5 % and 3.9 to 0 %, respectively), and hypoplastic left heart syndrome (37.9 to 10.2 %). Right heart bypass surgery is now commonly performed (375 bidirectional Glenn procedures and 438 Fontan type procedures including total cavopulmonary connection) with acceptable hospital mortality (2.1 % in each procedure). Norwood type I procedure was performed in 130 cases with relatively low hospital mortality rate of 15.4 %. As previously mentioned, the number of operations for valvular heart disease increased by 81 % in the last 10 years, and the hospital mortality associated with primary single valve replacement was 3.0 and 4.5 % for the aortic and the mitral position, while that for primary mitral valve repair was 1.3 %. However, hospital mortality rate for redo valve surgery was still high and was 9.3 and 6.7 % for aortic and mitral procedure, respectively. Finally, overall hospital mortality did not show any improvement during the last 10 years (3.1 % in 2002 and 3.2 % in 2012), which might be partially due to the recent progression of age of the patients. Repair of the valve became popular procedure (484 cases in the aortic, 6,002 cases in the mitral, and 4,947 case in the tricuspid), and mitral valve repair constituted 28.7 % of all valvular heart disease operation and 57.6 % of all mitral valve procedure (10,425 procedures), which are similar to those of the last 4 years and increased compared with those of 2002 (19.5 and 34.9 %, respectively). Aortic and mitral valve replacement with bioprosthesis were performed in 8,926 cases and 3,002 cases, respectively, with the number consistently increasing. The ratio of prostheses changed dramatically during the last 10 years, and the usage of bioprosthesis is 74.3 % at the aortic position (37.3 % in 2002) and 61.0 % at the mitral position (24.2 % in 2002). CABG as a concomitant procedure increased gradually to 23.9 % of operations for all valvular heart disease (12.1 % in 2002). Isolated CABG was performed in 15,462 cases which were only 71.5 % of that of 10 years ago (2002), however, there was an increase of 8.5 % compared with that in 2011. Among these 15,462 cases, off-pump CABG was intended in 9,499 cases (61.4 %) with a success rate of 97.9 %, so final success rate of off-pump CABG was 60.2 %. The percentage of intended off-pump CABG was 55.2 % in 2003, and was increased to 60.3 % in 2004, then was kept over 60 % until now. Conversion rate from off-pump CABG to on-pump CABG of 2.1 % was just same as that in 2011. In 15,462 isolated CABG patients, 96.5 % of them received at least one arterial graft, while, all arterial graft CABG was performed in only 23.5 % of them. The operative and hospital mortality rates associated with primary elective CABG procedures in 13,004 cases were 0.6 and 1.1 %, respectively. Similar data analysis of CABG including primary/redo and elective/emergency data was begun in 2003, and the operative and hospital mortality rates associated with primary elective CABG procedures in 2003 were 1.0 and 1.5 %, respectively, so operative results of primary CABG have been improved. However, hospital mortality of primary emergency CABG in 2,224 cases was 7.4 %, which was still high in spite of slight improvement compared with 9.7 % of hospital mortality rate in 2003. In comparison with data in 2003, the results of conversion improved both conversion rate (3.1 to 2.1 %) and hospital mortality (8.5 to 5.1 %). A total of 1,274 patients underwent surgery for complications of myocardial infarction, including 413 operations for a left ventricular aneurysm or ventricular septal perforation or cardiac rupture and 296 operations for ischemic mitral regurgitation. Operations for arrhythmia were performed mainly as a concomitant procedure in 3,992 cases with satisfactory mortality (1.8 % hospital mortality) including 3,771 MAZE procedures. MAZE procedure has become quite popular procedure when compared with that in 2002 (1,141 cases). Operations for thoracic aortic dissection were performed in 6,266 cases. For 4,186 Stanford type A acute aortic dissections, hospital mortality was 10.6 %, which was similar to that in 2011 (11.1 %) and better than that in 2002 (15.5 %). Operations for a non-dissected thoracic aneurysm were carried out in 8,678 cases, with overall hospital mortality of 5.4 %, which was better than that in 2011 (6.7 %). The hospital mortality associated with unruptured aneurysm was 4.0 %, and that of ruptured aneurysm was 22.2 %, which remains markedly high. The number of stent graft procedures remarkably increased recently. A total of 835 patients with aortic dissection underwent stent graft placement: thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in 723 cases, open stent grafting in 109 cases, and unspecified in 3 cases. The number of TEVAR for type B chronic aortic dissections increased from 359 cases in 2011 to 492 cases in 2012. The hospital mortality rates associated with TEVAR for type B aortic dissection were 7.3 % in acute cases and 2.6 % for chronic cases, respectively. A total of 3,236 patients with non-dissected aortic aneurysm underwent stent graft placement with 18.8 % increase compared with that in 2011 (2,725 cases); TEVAR in 3,006 cases (23.6 % increase compared with that in 2011), open stent grafting in 226 cases (20.8 % decrease compared with that in 2011), and unspecified in 4 cases. The hospital mortality rates for TEVAR were 2.5 and 16.1 % for non-ruptured and ruptured aneurysm, respectively. In summary, the total cardiovascular operations increased during 2012 by 3,516 cases, with steadily improving results in almost all categories compared with those in 2011. Table 2 Acquired (total, (1) + (2) + (4) + (5) + (6) + (7) + isolated ope. for arrhythmia in (3); 39,177 (1) Valvular heart disease (total; 20,913) Number of redo cases is included in total case number of 18,713 Values in parenthesis represent mortality % CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, A aortic valve, M mitral valve, T tricuspid valve, P pulmonary valve (2) Ischemic heart disease (total, (A) + (B) + (C); 16,752) (A) Isolated CABG (total; (a) + (b); 15,462) (a-1) On-pump arrest CABG (total; 3,749) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % LMT includes LMT alone or LMT with other branch diseases. CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, 1VD one-vessel disease, 2VD two-vessel disease, 3VD three-vessel disease, LMT left main trunk, SVG saphenous vein graft (a-2) On-pump beating CABG (total; 2,214) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % LMT includes LMT alone or LMT with other branch diseases. CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, 1VD one-vessel disease, 2VD two-vessel disease, 3VD three-vessel disease, LMT left main trunk, SVG saphenous vein graft (b) Off-pump CABG (total; 9,499) (The present section also includes cases of planned off-pump CABG in which, during surgery, the change is made to an on-pump CABG or on-pump beating-heart procedure) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % LMT includes LMT alone or LMT with other branch diseases. CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, 1VD one-vessel disease, 2VD two-vessel disease, 3VD three-vessel disease, LMT left main trunk, SVG saphenous vein graft (c) Includes cases of conversion, during surgery, from off-pump CABG to on-pump CABG or on-pump beating-heart CABG (total; 197) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % CABG coronary artery bypass grafting (B) Operation for complications of MI (total; 1,274) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Acute, within 2 weeks from the onset of myocardial infarction MI myocardial infarction, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, MVP mitral valve repair, MVR mitral valve replacement, VSP ventricular septal perforation (C) TMLR (total; 16) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % TMLR transmyocardial laser revascularization (3) Operation for arrhythmia (total; 4,183) Values in parenthesis represent mortality %. Except for 20 isolated cases, all remaining 4,163 cases are doubly allocated, one for this subgroup and the other for the subgroup corresponding to the concomitant operations WPW Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, IHD ischemic heart disease (4) Operation for constrictive pericarditis (total; 195) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % CPB cardiopulmonary bypass (5) Cardiac tumor (total; 628) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % AVR aortic valve replacement, MVR mitral valve replacement, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting (6) HOCM and DCM (total; 217) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % HOCM hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, DCM dilated cardiomyopathy, AVR aortic valve replacement, MVR mitral valve replacement, MVP mitral valve repair, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting (7) Other open-heart operation (total; 452) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 3 Thoracic aortic aneurysm (total; 14,944) (1) Dissection (total; 6,266) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Ao aorta, AVP aortic valve repair, AVR aortic valve replacement, MVP mitral valve repair, MVR mitral valve replacement, CABG. coronary artery bypass grafting, TEVAR thoracic endovascular aortic(aneurysm) repair Acute, within 2 weeks from the onset *a = *b + *c + *d + unspecified (2) Non-dissection (total; 8,678) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Ao aorta, AVP aortic valve repair, AVR aortic valve replacement, MVP mitral valve repair, MVR mitral valve replacement, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, TEVAR thoracic endovascular aortic (aneurysm) repair *a = *b + *c + *d + unspecified Table 4 Pulmonary thromboembolism (total; 121) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 5 Assisted circulation (total; 1,875) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % VAD ventricular assist device, VAS ventricular assist system, PCPS percutaneous cardiopulmonary support Table 6 Heart transplantation (total; 28) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 7 Pacemaker + ICD (total; 6,971) ICD implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, CRTD cardiac resynchronization therapy device with incorporated ICD device

(B) General thoracic surgery

The total number of operations reported in 2012 in general thoracic surgery has reached 72,899, which means an increase of 3,676 cases compared with the number of operations in 2011. This is largely owing to the steady increase in lung cancer surgery (31,301; 2009, 32,801; 2010, 33,878:2011, 35,667:2012). Surgery for lung cancer consists more than 49 % of all the general thoracic surgery. Among lung cancer subtypes, adenocarcinoma comprises an overwhelming percentage of 69.4 % of the total lung cancer surgery, followed by squamous cell carcinoma of 19.0 %. Limited resection by wedge resection or segmentectomy was performed in 6,789 lung cancer patients, which is 19.0 % of the entire cases. Lobectomy was performed 26,079 patients, which is 73.1 % of the entire cases. Sleeve lobectomy was done in 429 patients. Pneumonectomy was done in 571 patients, which is only 1.6 % of the entire cases. VATS (video-assisted thoracic surgery) procedure is performed in 65.6 % among the total lung cancer surgeries in 2012. 123 patients died within 30 days after lung cancer surgery (30-day mortality rate 0.34 %), and 248 patients died without discharge (Hospital mortality rate 0.70 %). 30-day mortality rate in regard to procedures is 0.26 % in segmentectomy, 0.31 % in lobectomy, and 2.45 % in pneumonectomy. Interstitial pneumonia was the leading cause of death after lung cancer surgery, followed by pneumonia, cardiovascular event, bronchopleural fistula, and respiratory failure. 7,403 patients with metastatic pulmonary tumor were operated in 2012 with steady increase similar to lung cancer surgery (6,248:2009, 6,748:2010, 7,210:2011). VATS was adopted in 5,828 cases, which comprises 78.7 % of the entire cases. Colorectal cancer was by far the leading primary malignancy indicated for resection of metastatic tumors. 73 tracheal tumors were operated in 2012. Adenoid cystic carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma were frequent primary tracheal tumor. 409 tumors of pleural origin were operated in 2012. Diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma was the most frequent histology. Extrapleural pneumonectomy was the most frequently chosen operative method (135 cases) with a hospital death of 6.7 %. 752 chest wall tumors were resected in 2012. 4,671 mediastinal tumors were operated in 2012. There were 2,151 thymic epithelial tumors (1,842 thymomas, 271 thymic carcinomas, and 38 thymic carcinoid), followed by 906 congenital cysts, 495 neurogenic tumors, and 231 germ cell tumors. 2,425 cases (51.9 %) were resected by VATS. Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis was done in 446 patients, and 302 among them were associated with thymoma, indicating that thymectomy for non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis was done only in 144 patients. Advancement in medical control of myasthenia gravis by immunosuppressants might reduce indication of extended thymectomy for non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis. This possibility should be further examined. 2,250 operations for empyema were reported in 2012. There were 1,710 patients (76 %) with acute empyema and 540 patients with chronic empyema. Bronchopleural fistula was associated in 348 patients (20.4 %) with acute empyema and 274 patients (50.7 %) with chronic empyema. It should be noted that hospital mortality was as high as 12.1 % in patients of acute empyema with fistula. 14,410 operations for pneumothorax were reported in 2012. 13,555 operations (94.1 %) were performed by VATS, similarly to cases in 2011. 44 lung transplantations were reported in 2012. The number of the brain-dead donors is slightly increasing after revision of the law on organ transplantation. The number of lung transplantation operation is still small compared to those in North America and European countries because of shortage of donors, but the number of brain-dead donors is increasing slowly in Japan after revision of the law of organ transplantation in 2010. Table 1 Total entry cases of general thoracic surgery during 2012 Table 2 1. Benign pulmonary tumor Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 3 2. Primary malignant pulmonary tumor Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 4 Details of lung cancer operation TNM Table 5 3. Metastatic pulmonary tumor Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 6 4. Tracheal tumor Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 7 5. Tumor of pleural origin Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 8 6. Chest wall tumor Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 9 7. Mediastinal tumor * Includes those with myasthenia gravis Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 10 8. Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 11 9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease (A) Inflammatory pulmonary disease Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 12 9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease (B) Empyema Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 13 9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease (C) Descending necrotizing mediastinitis Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 14 9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease (D) Bullous disease Values in parenthesis represent mortality % LVRS lung volume reduction surgery Table 15 9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease (E) Pneumothorax Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 16 9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease (F) Chest wall deformity Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 17 9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease (G) Diaphragmatic hernia Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 18 9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease (H) Chest trauma Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 19 9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease (I) Other respiratory surgery * Includes those with myasthenia gravis Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 20 10. Lung transplantation Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 21 11. Video-assisted thoracic surgery Values in parenthesis represent mortality % (Including thoracic sympathectomy 146) Table 22 12. Tracheobronchoplasty Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 23 13. Pediatric surgery Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 24 14. Combined resection of neighboring organ(s) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 25 15. Operation of lung cancer invading the chest wall of the apex Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Includes tumors invading the anterior apical chest wall and posterior apical chest wall (superior sulcus tumor, so-called Pancoast type)

(C) Esophageal surgery

During 2012 alone, a total of 12,315 patients with esophageal diseases were registered from 555 institutions (response rate: 95.4 %), affiliated to the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery and/or to the Japan Esophageal Society. Among these institutions, 20 or more patients underwent esophageal surgeries within the year of 2012 in 184 institutions (33.2 %), which shows definite shift of esophageal operations to high volume institutions when compared to the data of 2011 (22.9 %) (Table 1) Of 2,281 patients with a benign esophageal disease, 1,141 (50.0 %) patients underwent surgery, and 30 (1.3 %) patients underwent endoscopic resection, while 1,110 (48.7 %) patients did not undergo any surgical treatment. (Table 2) Of 10,034 patients with a malignant esophageal tumor, 7,859 (78.3 %) patients underwent resection, esophagectomy for 6,055 (60.3 %) and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) or endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for 1,804 (18.0 %), while 2,175 (21.6 %) patients did not undergo any resection. (Tables 3, 4) The decrease of registered patients with nonsurgically treated benign esophageal diseases is obvious during 2011 and 2012. The patients registered, particularly those undergoing nonsurgical therapy for a malignant esophageal disease, have been increasing since 1990 (Fig. 1). Among benign esophageal diseases (Table 2), esophageal varices, hiatal hernia, achalasia and esophagitis (including reflux esophagitis) were the most common conditions in Japan. On the other hand, spontaneous rupture of the esophagus, benign esophageal tumors and congenital esophageal atresia were common diseases which were surgically treated. The thoracoscopic and/or laparoscopic procedures have been widely adopted for benign esophageal diseases, in particular achalasia, hiatal hernia and benign tumors. Open surgery was performed in 828 patients with a benign esophageal disease with 30-day mortality in 5 (0.6 %), while thoracoscopic and/or laparoscopic surgery was performed for 233 patients with 0 (0.0 %) of the 30-day mortality The difference in these death rates between open and scopic surgery seems to be related to the conditions requiring open surgery. The majority of malignant diseases were carcinomas (Table 3). Among esophageal carcinomas, the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma was 91.8 %, while that of adenocarcinomas including Barrett cancer was 5.7 %. The resection rate for patients with a squamous cell carcinoma was 77.6 %, while that for patients with an adenocarcinoma was 91.5 %. According to location, cancer in the thoracic esophagus was the most common (Table 4). Of the 3,793 patients (37.8 % of total esophageal malignancies) having superficial esophageal cancers within mucosal and submucosal layers, 1,759 (46.3 %) patients underwent esophagectomy, while 1,802 (47.5 %) patients underwent EMR or ESD. The 30-day mortality rate and hospital mortality rate after esophagectomy for patients with a superficial cancer were 0.6 and 1.5 %, respectively. There was no EMR or ESD-related death. Advanced esophageal cancer invading deeper than the submucosal layer was observed in 6,231 (62.1 %) patients. Of the 6,231 patients with advanced esophageal cancer, 4,288 (68.8 %) underwent esophagectomy, with 0.8 % of the 30-day mortality rate, and with 2.4 % of the hospital mortality rate. Multiple primary cancers were observed in 1,644 (16.4 %) of all the 10,034 patients with esophageal cancer. Synchronous cancer was found in 868 (52.9 %) patients, while metachronous cancer (found before esophageal cancer) was observed in 772 (47.0 %) patients. The stomach is the commonest site for both synchronous and metachronous malignancy followed by head & neck cancer (Table 4). Among esophagectomy procedures, transthoracic esophagectomy through right thoracotomy was the most commonly adopted for patients with a superficial cancer as well as for those with an advanced cancer (Table 5). Transhiatal esophagectomy commonly performed in Western countries was adopted in only 4.4 % of patients having a superficial cancer who underwent esophagectomy, and in 2.0 % of those having an advanced cancer in Japan. The thoracoscopic and/or laparoscopic esophagectomy were adopted for 855 patients (48.6 %) with a superficial cancer, and for 1,193 patients (27.8 %) with an advanced cancer. The number of cases of thoracoscopic and/or laparoscopic surgery for superficial or advanced cancer has been increasing for these several years (Fig. 2).
Fig. 2

Annual trend of video-assisted esophagectomy for esophageal malignancy

Annual trend of video-assisted esophagectomy for esophageal malignancy Combined resection of the neighboring organs during resection of an esophageal cancer was performed in 334 patients (Tables 5, 6). Resection of the aorta together with the esophagectomy was performed in 2 cases. Tracheal and/or bronchial resection combined with esophagectomy was performed in 23 patients, with the 30-day mortality rate at 4.3 % and the hospital mortality rate at 13.0 %. Lung resection combined with esophagectomy was performed in 69 patients, with the 30-day mortality rate at 0 % and the hospital mortality rate at 1.4 %. Salvage surgery after definitive (chemo-)radiotherapy was performed in 256 patients, with the 30-day mortality rate at 2.7 % and with the hospital mortality rate at 6.3 %. (Table 5). Lastly, in spite of the efforts of the Committee to cover wider patient populations to this annual survey, the majority of the institutions which responded to the questionnaire were the departments of thoracic or esophageal surgery. It should be noted that larger number of patients with esophageal diseases should have been treated medically and endoscopically. We should continue our effort for complete survey through more active collaboration with the Japan Esophageal Society and other related societies. Table 1 Distribution of number of esophageal operations in 2012 in each institution Table 2 Benign esophageal diseases Values in parenthesis represent mortality % T/L thoracoscopic and/or laparoscopic Table 3 Malignant esophageal diseases (histologic classification) Resection: including endoscopic resection Table 4 Malignant esophageal disease (clinical characteristics) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % EMR endoscopic mucosal resection (including endoscopic submucosal dissection) Table 5 Malignant esophageal disease (surgical procedures) Values in parenthesis represent mortality % Table 6 Mortality after combined resection of the neighboring organs a number of patients who underwent the operation, b number of patients died within 30 days after operation, c % ratio of b/a, i.e., direct operative mortality General thoracic surgery

Table 1 Questionnaires sent out and received back by the end of December 2013

Sent outReturnedResponse rate (%)
(A) Cardiovascular surgery60158397.0
(B) General thoracic surgery80277796.9
(C) Esophageal surgery58255595.4

Table 2 Categories subclassified according to the number of operations performed

Number of operations performedCategory
Cardiovascular surgeryGeneral thoracic surgery
03941
1–244692
25–499992
50–99163193
100–14986134
150–19960107
≧20090118
Total583777

Table 1 Congenital (total; 9,558)

(1) CPB (+) (total; 7,171)

NeonateInfant1–17 years≧18 yearsTotal
Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter discharge
1PDA1500020004000241 (4.2)01 (4.2)451 (2.2)01 (2.2)
2Coarctation (simple)70001300017000700044000
3 +VSD322 (6.3)02 (6.3)3400080002000762 (2.6)02 (2.6)
4 +DORV2001 (50.0)3000200000007001 (14.3)
5 +AVSD500040001000000010000
6 +TGA31 (33.3)01 (33.3)30001000000071 (14.3)01 (14.3)
7 +SV92 (22.2)02 (22.2)700040000000202 (10.0)02 (10.0)
8 +Others200050004000100012000
9Interrupt. of Ao (simple)100021 (50.0)01 (50.0)2000100061 (16.7)01 (16.7)
10 +VSD252 (8.0)02 (8.0)16000400010000552 (3.6)02 (3.6)
11 +DORV31 (33)01 (33.3)40002000000091 (11.1)01 (11.1)
12 +Truncus21 (50.0)01 (50.0)20000000000041 (25.0)01 (25.0)
13 +TGA20001000000000003000
14 +Others4000101 (10.0)01 (10.0)20001000171 (5.9)01 (5.9)
15Vascular ring00004000300000007000
16PS100015000140004001 (25.0)34001 (2.9)
17PAIVS or critical PS12000501 (2.0)01 (2.0)550002001 (50.0)1191 (0.8)02 (1.7)
18TAPVR1269 (7.1)015 (11.9)491 (2)2 (4.08)2 (4.1)8000000018310 (5)2 (1.1)17 (9)
19PAPVR ± ASD00004000520002900085000
20ASD111 (9.1)01 (9.1)540006930005732 (0.3)1 (0.2)2 (0.3)1,3313 (0.2)1 (0.08)3 (0.2)
21Cor triatriatum1000132 (15.4)02 (15.4)30004000212 (9.5)02 (9.5)
22AVSD (partial)11 (100.0)01 (100.0)191 (5.3)01 (5.3)4000013000732 (2.7)02 (2.7)
23AVSD (complete)4001 (25.0)1085 (4.6)05 (4.6)6900040001855 (2.7)06 (3.2)
24 +TOF or DORV000061 (16.7)02 (33.3)210003000301 (3.3)02 (6.7)
25 +Others1000101 (10.0)01 (10.0)80001000201 (5.0)01 (5.0)
26VSD (subarterial)300012800019700029000357000
27VSD (perimemb./muscular)1000077001 (0.13)0390000900001,26001 (0.1)0
28VSD + PS00003900033000700079000
29DCRV ± VSD200016000390001900076000
30Aneurysm of sinus valsalva0000600010002400031000
31TOF151 (6.7)01 (6.7)1680002312 (0.9)02 (0.9)22002 (9.1)4363 (0.7)05 (1.1)
32PA + VSD4000781 (1.3)01 (1.3)1253 (2.4)05 (4.0)90002164 (1.9)06 (2.8)
33DORV171 (5.9)01 (5.9)911 (1.1)03 (3.3)1122 (1.8)02 (1.8)31 (33.3)01 (33.3)2235 (2.2)07 (3.1)
34TGA (simple)1012 (2.0)03 (3.0)12000000040001172 (1.7)03 (2.6)
35 +VSD441 (2.3)01 (2.3)171 (5.9)01 (5.9)20000000632 (3.2)02 (3.2)
36 VSD + PS4000800026000200040000
37Corrected TGA200011000421 (2.4)01 (2.4)13000681 (1.5)01 (1.5)
38Truncus arteriosus4000262 (7.7)03 (11.5)120001000432 (4.7)03 (7.0)
39SV275 (18.5)08 (29.6)2197 (3.2)011 (5.0)2824 (1.4)09 (3.2)212 (9.5)02 (9.5)54918 (3.3)030 (5.5)
40TA20003000053000500090000
41HLHS4510 (22.2)010 (22.2)13011 (8.5)1 (0.77)15 (11.5)71000000024621 (8.5)1 (11.7)25 (10.2)
42Aortic valve lesion73 (42.9)03 (42.9)16000753 (4.0)03 (4.0)191 (5.3)01 (5.3)1177 (6.0)07 (6.0)
43Mitral valve lesion21 (50.0)01 (50.0)56002 (3.6)751 (1.3)01 (1.3)140001472 (1.4)04 (2.7)
44Ebstein101 (10.0)01 (10.0)171 (5.9)01 (5.9)3100012000702 (2.9)02 (2.9)
45Coronary disease000011000160001300040000
46Others11001 (9.1)273 (11.1)03 (11.1)342 (5.9)02 (5.9)14000865 (5.8)06 (7.0)
47Redo VSD0000600010000700023000
48PS release00008000420002300073000
49RV-PA conduit replace00003000681 (1.5)01(1.5)17001 (5.9)881 (1.1)02 (2.3)
50Others1000626 (9.7)07 (11.3)1212 (1.7)04 (3.3)461 (2.2)01 (2.2)2309 (3.9)012 (5.2)
Total58045 (7.8)058 (10.0)2,39347 (2.0)4 (0.17)63 (2.6)3,10521 (0.7)030 (1.0)1,0938 (0.7)1 (0.1)13 (1.2)7,171121 (1.7)5 (0.1)164 (2.3)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, PDA patient ductus arteriosus, VSD ventricular septal defect, DORV double outlet right ventricle, AVSD atrioventricular septal defect, TGA transposition of great arteries, SV single ventricle, Interupt. of Ao., interrupted aortic arch, PS pulmonary stenosis, PA-IVS pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, TAPVR total anomalous pulmonary venous return, PAPVR partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, ASD atrial septal defect, TOF tetralogy of Fallot, DCRV double-chambered right ventricle, TA tricuspid atresia, HLHS hypoplastic left heart syndrome, RV-PA right ventricle–pulmonary artery

(2) CPB (−) (total; 2,387)

NeonateInfant1–17 years≧18 yearsTotal
Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter discharge
1PDA3582 (0.6)03 (0.8)225002 (0.9)4600010006302 (0.3)05 (0.8)
2Coarctation (simple)21000140004000100040000
3 +VSD381 (2.6)1 (2.6)1 (2.6)261 (3.8)01 (3.8)00000000642 (3.1)1 (1.6)2 (3.1)
4 +DORV5001 (20.0)2000000000007001 (14.3)
5 +AVSD51 (20.0)01 (20.0)00000000000051 (20.0)01
6 +TGA70000000000000007000
7 +SV50002000000000007000
8 +Others40002000000000006000
9Interrupt. of Ao (simple)10000000000000001000
10 +VSD21001 (4.8)50002000000028001 (3.6)
11 +DORV41 (25)02 (50)00000000000041 (25)02 (50)
12 +Truncus30000000000000003000
13 +TGA20001000000000003000
14 +Others7001 (14.3)0000000000007001 (14.3)
15Vascular ring1000121 (8.3)01 (8.3)90000000221 (4.5)01 (4.5)
16PS00001000000000001000
17PAIVS or critical PS303 (10.0)03 (10.0)2600030002000613 (4.9)03 (4.9)
18TAPVR10002000000000003000
19PAPVR ± ASD00000000000010001000
20ASD00000000120001500027000
21Cor triatriatum00000000000000000000
22AVSD (partial)20004000100000007000
23AVSD (complete)3200068001 (1.5)40000000104001 (1.0)
24 +TOF or DORV3000131 (7.7)01 (7.7)60000000221 (4.5)01 (4.5)
25 +Others31 (33.3)01 (33.3)40002000000091 (11.1)01 (11.1)
26VSD (subarterial)2000110002000200017000
27VSD (perimemb./muscular)380001171 (0.9)03 (2.6)500010001611 (0.6)03 (1.9)
28VSD + PS00001000000000001000
29DCRV ± VSD00000000000000000000
30Aneurysm of sinus valsalva10000000000010002000
31TOF240001002 (2.0)02 (2.0)1300040001412 (1.4)02 (1.4)
32PA + VSD2600083000 150001000125000
33DORV27000551 (1.8)02 (3.6)140002000981 (1.0)02 (2.0)
34TGA (simple)700010001000100010000
35 +VSD700030000000000010000
36 VSD + PS91 (11.1)01 (11.1)500020000000161 (6.3)01 (6.3)
37Corrected TGA8000181 (5.6)01 (5.6)40000000301 (3.3)01 (3.3)
38Truncus arteriosus20001 (5.0)10005000000026001 (3.8)
39SV722 (2.8)03 (4.2)571 (1.8)03 (5.3)211 (4.8)0131 (33.3)01 (33.3)1535 (3.3)08 (5.2)
40TA180002000012000100051000
41HLHS812 (2.5)03 (3.7)19000300000001032 (1.9)03 (2.9)
42Aortic valve lesion400020004000200012000
43Mitral valve lesion00000000100000001000
44Ebstein61 (16.7)02 (33.3)400010003000141 (7.1)0 2 (14.3)
45Coronary disease11 (100.0)01 (100.0)00002000100041 (25.0)01 (25.0)
46Others241 (4.2)01 (4.2)651 (1.5)01 (1.5)751 (1.3)01230001873 (1.6)03 (1.6)
47Redo VSD0000300036000100040000
48PS release00000000100000001000
49RV-PA conduit replace00000000000000000000
50Others18001 (5.6)3600045000161 (6.3)01 (6.3)1151 (0.9)02 (1.7)
Total94617 (1.8)1 (0.1)27 (2.9)1,00810 (1.0)018 (1.8)3512 (0.6)02822 (2.4)02 (2.4)2,38731 (1.3)1 (0.04)49 (2.1)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, PDA patient ductus arteriosus, VSD ventricular septal defect, DORV double outlet right ventricle, AVSD atrioventricular septal defect, TGA transposition of great arteries, SV single ventricle, Interupt. of Ao. interrupted aortic arch, PS pulmonary stenosis, PA-IVS pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, TAPVR total anomalous pulmonary venous return, PAPVR partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, ASD atrial septal defect, TOF tetralogy of Fallot, DCRV double-chambered right ventricle, TA tricuspid atresia, HLHS hypoplastic left heart syndrome, RV-PA right ventricle–pulmonary artery

(3) Main procedure

NeonateInfant1–17 years≧18 yearsTotal
Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter discharge
1SP shunt1705 (2.9)09 (5.3)4259 (2.1)012 (2.8)581 (1.7)01 (1.7)100065415 (2.3)022 (3.4)
2PAB3596 (1.7)010 (2.8)2503 (1.2)05 (2.0)1500020006269 (1.4)015 (2.4)
3Bidirectional Glenn or hemi-Fontan ± α00002656 (2.3)06 (2.3)106002 (1.9)40003756 (1.6)08 (2.1)
4Damus–Kaye–Stansel operation41 (25.0)0245202210000000703 (4.3)04 (5.7)
5PA reconstruction/repair (including redo)9000991 (1.0)02 (2.0)108001 (0.9)18001 (5.6)2341 (0.4)04 (1.7)
6RVOT reconstruction/repair162 (12.5)02 (12.5)107001 (0.9)2312 (0.9)02 (0.9)170003714 (1.1)05 (1.3)
7Rastelli procedure31 (33.3)01 (33.3)442 (4.5)02 (4.5)1082 (1.9)03 (2.8)10000165 5 (3.0)06 (3.6)
8Arterial switch procedure1545 (3.2)08 (5.2)231 (4.3)01 (4.3)600000001836 (3.3)09 (4.9)
9Atrial switch procedure40000000200010007000
10Double switch procedure0000000011000000011000
11Repair of anomalous origin of CA1000600014000700028000
12Closure of coronary AV fistula000010005001 (20.0)2400030001 (3.3)
13Fontan/TCPC100030004084 (1.0)06 (1.5)262 (7.7)03 (11.5)4386 (1.4)09 (2.1)
14Norwood procedure428 (19.0)1 (2.4)7 (16.7)787 (9.0)011 (14.1)101 (10.0)02 (20.0)000013016 (12.3)1 (8.1)20 (15.4)
15Ventricular septation000072 (28.6)02 (28.6)40001000122 (16.7)02 (16.7)
16Left side AV valve repair (including redo)0000661 (1.5)01 (1.5)631 (1.6)01 (1.6)111 (9.1)01 (9.1)1403 (2.1)03 (2.1)
17Left side AV valve replace (including redo)11 (100)01 (100)151 (6.7)01 (6.7)412 (4.9)02 (4.9)20000774 (5.2)04 (5.2)
18Right side AV valve repair (including redo)200013000340003000079000
19Right side AV valve replace (including redo)000010006000800015000
20Common AV valve repair (including redo)21 (50.0)01 (50.0)345 (14.7)05 (14.7)191 (5.3)01 (5.3)1000567 (12.5)07 (12.5)
21Common AV valve replace (including redo)21 (50.0)01 (50.0)61 (16.7)01 (16.7)8001 (12.5)3000192 (10.5)0 3 (15.8)
22Repair of supra-aortic stenosis100061 (16.7)01 (16.7)91 (11.1)01 (11.1)0000162 (12.5)02 (12.5)
23Repair of subaortic stenosis (including redo)11 (100.0)01 (100.0)7001 (14)360004000481 (2.1)02 (4.2)
24Aortic valve plasty ± VSD closure300012001 (8.3)24000400043001 (2.3)
25Aortic valve replacement00002000220002300047000
26AVR with annular enlargement100030001300061 (16.7)01 (16.7)231 (4.3)0 1 (4.3)
27Aortic root replace (except Ross)000000006000500011000
28Ross procedure000 0300010000100014000
Total77632 (4.1)1 (0.1)43 (5.5)1,52142 (2.8)055 (3.6)1,39815 (1.1)024 (1.7)2274 (1.8)06 (2.6)3,92293 (2.4)1 (0.03)128 (3.3)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

SP systemic pulmonary, PAB pulmonary artery banding, PA pulmonary artery, RVOT right ventricular outflow tract, CA coronary artery, AV fustula arteriovenous fistula, TCPC total cavopulmonary connection, AV valve atrioventricular valve, VSD ventricular septal defect, AVR aortic valve replacement

Table 2 Acquired (total, (1) + (2) + (4) + (5) + (6) + (7) + isolated ope. for arrhythmia in (3); 39,177

(1) Valvular heart disease (total; 20,913)

ValveCasesOperation30-day mortalityHospital mortalityRedo
MechanicalBioprosthesisRoss procedureRepairWith CABGHospitalAfter discharge30-day mortalityHospital mortality
ReplaceRepairReplaceRepairReplaceRepairCasesHospitalAfter discharge
IsolatedA9,6882,2197,07433922,316189 (2.0)6 (1.5)9 (0.1)0275 (3.0)6 (1.5)36520 (5.5)034 (9.3)
M4,61772184703,04977345 (2.9)23 (0.8) 1 (0.1)2 (0.1)71 (4.5)41 (1.3)35614 (3.9)024 (6.7)
T312992211425 (5.0)2 (0.9)008 (7.9)5 (2.4)662 (3.0)06 (9.1)
P180153100000010000
A + MA1,38044488205421565(4.7)096(7.0)100
M30338306948 (8.0)011 (11.0)
A + TA400110281184515(3.8)029(7.3)55
T32303742 (3.6)05 (9.1)
M + TM3,3886349251,82929465(1.9)091(2.7)274
T6503,33214 (5.1)026 (9.5)
A + M + TA1,04032168903011737(3.6)051(4.9)76
M26234804304 (5.3)05 (6.6)
T0911,030
Others70183801653(4.3)03(4.3)71 (14.3)01 (14.3)
Total20,9135,05011,656511,4523,808455(2.2)12676(3.2)1,30965 (5.0)0112 (8.6)

Number of redo cases is included in total case number of 18,713

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, A aortic valve, M mitral valve, T tricuspid valve, P pulmonary valve

(2) Ischemic heart disease (total, (A) + (B) + (C); 16,752)

(A) Isolated CABG (total; (a) + (b); 15,462)

(a-1) On-pump arrest CABG (total; 3,749)

Primary, electivePrimary, emergencyRedo, electiveRedo, emergencyArterial graft onlyArtery graft+SVGSVG onlyOthers
Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter discharge
1VD79001 (1.3)202 (10.0)02 (10.0)20000000666290
2VD4544 (0.9)05 (1.1)442 (4.5)02 (4.5)101 (10.0)01 (10.0)42 (50.0)02 (50.0)111367340
3VD1,64813 (0.8)017 (1.0)20312 (5.9)014 (6.9)1200000001321,691400
LMT1,00316 (1.6)020 (2.0)25513 (5.1)017 (6.7)142 (14.3)02 (14.3)11 (100.0)01 (100.0)1461,080470
Uncertain0
Total3,18433 (1.0)043 (1.4)52229 (5.6)35 (6.7)383 (7.9)3 (7.9)53 (60.0)3 (60.0)4553,1441500
Kawasaki100001000000000007400
Hemodialysis1937 (3.6)08 (4.1)409 (22.5)010 (25.0)400020001321790

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

LMT includes LMT alone or LMT with other branch diseases. CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, 1VD one-vessel disease, 2VD two-vessel disease, 3VD three-vessel disease, LMT left main trunk, SVG saphenous vein graft

(a-2) On-pump beating CABG (total; 2,214)

Primary, electivePrimary, emergencyRedo, electiveRedo, emergencyArterial graft onlyArtery graft+SVGSVG onlyOthers
Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter discharge
1VD23001 (4.3)14001 (7.1)400041 (25.0)02 (50.0)225180
2VD2352 (0.9)06 (2.6)657 (10.8)07 (10.8)111 (9.1)01 (9.1)300065223251
3VD8058 (1.0)1 (0.1)16 (2.0)21120 (9.5)028 (13.3)12001 (8.3)1000107889330
LMT5504 (0.7)09 (1.6)26427 (10.2)1 (0.4)36 (13.6)100002000139639480
Total1,61314 (0.9)32 (2.0)55454 (9.7)72 (13.0)371 (2.7)2 (5.4)101 (10.0)2 (20.0)3331,7561241
Kawasaki10001000000000001100
Hemodialysis1582 (1.3)08 (5.1)465 (10.9)05 (10.9)3001 (33.3)300018176160

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

LMT includes LMT alone or LMT with other branch diseases. CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, 1VD one-vessel disease, 2VD two-vessel disease, 3VD three-vessel disease, LMT left main trunk, SVG saphenous vein graft

(b) Off-pump CABG (total; 9,499)

(The present section also includes cases of planned off-pump CABG in which, during surgery, the change is made to an on-pump CABG or on-pump beating-heart procedure)

Primary, electivePrimary, emergencyRedo, electiveRedo, emergencyArterial graft onlyArtery graft+SVGSVG onlyOthers
Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter discharge
1VD5821 (0.2)06 (1.0)672 (3.0)03 (4.5)40010800059048590
2VD1,4846 (0.4)012 (0.8)1353 (2.2)05 (3.7)182 (11.1)02 (11.1)5000630961410
3VD3,64511 (0.3)1 (0.03)31 (0.9)39014 (3.6)021 (5.4)2200031 (33.3)01 (33.3)7723,221612
LMT2,49614 (0.6)024 (1.0)57423 (4.0)031 (5.4)2400061 (16.7)01 (16.7)8552,161750
Total8,20732 (0.4)1 (0.01)73 (0.9)1,16642 (3.6)60 (5.1)1042 (1.9)2 (1.9)222 (9.1)2 (9.1)2,8476,3912362
Kawasaki60001000100000007100
Hemodialysis6597 (1.1)015 (2.3)9410 (10.6)017 (18.1)100000000163581190

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

LMT includes LMT alone or LMT with other branch diseases. CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, 1VD one-vessel disease, 2VD two-vessel disease, 3VD three-vessel disease, LMT left main trunk, SVG saphenous vein graft

(c) Includes cases of conversion, during surgery, from off-pump CABG to on-pump CABG or on-pump beating-heart CABG (total; 197)

Primary, electivePrimary, emergencyRedo, electiveRedo, emergency
Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter discharge
A conversion to on-pump CABG arrest heart331 (3.0)01 (3.0)50000000000
A conversion to on-pump beating-heart CABG1175 (4.3)06 (5.1)413 (7.3)03 (7.3)1000000
Total1507 (4.7)07 (4.7)463 (6.5)3 (6.5)10000000
Hemodialysis131 (7.7)01 (7.7)62 (33.3)2 (33.3)00000000

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

CABG coronary artery bypass grafting

(B) Operation for complications of MI (total; 1,274)

ChronicAcuteConcomitant operation
Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeCABGMVPMVR
Infarctectomy or aneurysmectomy35018 (5.1)029 (8.3)262 (7.7)03 (11.5)26310715
VSP closure494 (8.2)07 (14.3)24053 (22.1)164 (26.7)89710
Cardiac rupture141 (7.1)01 (7.1)22475 (33.5)085 (37.9)4024
Mitral regurgitation
 1) Papillary muscle rupture11000359 (25.7)011 (31.4)181023
 2) Ischemic28518 (6.3)030 (10.5)284 (14.3)04 (14.3)26222548
Others500071 (14.3)01 (14.3)200
Total71441 (5.7)067 (9.4)560144 (25.7)1168 (30.0)674351100

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Acute, within 2 weeks from the onset of myocardial infarction

MI myocardial infarction, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, MVP mitral valve repair, MVR mitral valve replacement, VSP ventricular septal perforation

(C) TMLR (total; 16)

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
Isolated142 (14.29)02 (14.29)
With CABG2000
Total162 (12.5)02 (12.5)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

TMLR transmyocardial laser revascularization

(3) Operation for arrhythmia (total; 4,183)

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityConcomitant operation
IsolatedCongenitalValveIHDOthersMultiple combination
HospitalAfter discharge2 Categories3 Categories
Maze3,93542 (1.1)062 (1.6)151973,47149319846224
For WPW00000000000
For ventricular tachyarrhythmia441 (2.3)02 (4.5)231327780
Others20410 (4.9)013 (6.4)3391414318381
Total4,18353 (1.3)077 (1.8)202393,62556322350825

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %. Except for 20 isolated cases, all remaining 4,163 cases are doubly allocated, one for this subgroup and the other for the subgroup corresponding to the concomitant operations

WPW Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, IHD ischemic heart disease

(4) Operation for constrictive pericarditis (total; 195)

CPB (+)CPB (−)
Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter dischargeHospital96
Total969 (9.4)018 (18.8)995 (5.1)09 (9.1)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

CPB cardiopulmonary bypass

(5) Cardiac tumor (total; 628)

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityConcomitant operation
HospitalAfter dischargeAVRMVRCABGOthers
Benign tumor5536 (1.1)8 (1.4)1472558
 Cardiac myxoma4052 (0.5)03 (0.7)431741
 Papillary fibroelastoma470006207
 Rhabdomyoma40000001
 Others974 (4.1)05 (5.2)4289
Malignant tumor752 (2.7)1 (1.3)6 (8.0)0028
 Primary432 (4.7)1 (2.3)5 (11.6)0025
 Metastatic32001 (3.1)0003

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

AVR aortic valve replacement, MVR mitral valve replacement, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting

(6) HOCM and DCM (total; 217)

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityConcomitant operation
HospitalAfter dischargeAVRMVRMVPCABG
Myectomy1334 (3.0)016 (12.0)67211212
Myotomy60001030
No-resection381 (2.6)07 (18.4)821133
Volume reduction surgery of the left ventricle403 (7.5)04 (10.0)18247
Total2178 (3.7)027 (12.4)77505222

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

HOCM hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, DCM dilated cardiomyopathy, AVR aortic valve replacement, MVR mitral valve replacement, MVP mitral valve repair, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting

(7) Other open-heart operation (total; 452)

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
Total45238 (8.4)053 (11.7)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 3 Thoracic aortic aneurysm (total; 14,944)

(1) Dissection (total; 6,266)

Replaced siteStanford type
AcuteChronicConcomitant operationRedo
ABAB
Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityAVPAVRMVPMVRCABGCases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter discharge
1. Ascending Ao.2,447190 (7.8)2 (0.1)232 (9.5)31 (33.3)01 (33.3)2225 (2.3)06 (2.7)81 (12.5)01 (12.5)2401341710125498 (16.3)08 (16.3)
2. Aortic Root14928 (18.8)033 (22.1)0000687 (10.3)09 (13.2)4000211185142489 (18.8)011 (22.9)
3. Ascending Ao.+Arch1,340116 (8.7)2 (0.15)150 (11.2)163 (18.8)03 (18.8)3028 (2.6)1 (0.3)18 (6.0)1074 (3.7)09 (8.4)1126110387904 (4.4)05 (5.6)
4. Arch+Descending Ao.304 (13.3)04 (13.3)104 (40.0)05 (50.0)211 (4.8)01 (4.8)796 (7.6)09 (11.4)0100591 (11.1)02 (22.2)
5. Aortic Root+Asc. Ao.+Arch9621 (21.9)1 (1.0)22 (22.9)000027000 (0.0)40001851011310000
6. Descending Ao.11001 (9.1)528 (15.4)011 (21.2)774 (5.2)06 (7.8)2178 (3.7)014 (6.5)14004386 (15.8)07 (18.4)
7. Thoracoabdominal Ao.5000121 (8.3)02 (16.7)493 (6.1)03 (6.1)15113 (8.6)016 (10.6)00000434 (9.3)04 (9.3)
8. Extra-anatomical bypass11001 (9.1)191 (5.3)02 (10.5)4000 (0.0)1000000000000
9. Stent graft*a 971 (1.0)01 (1.0)1206 (5.0)08 (6.7)1003 (3.0)05 (5.0)5188 (1.5)015 (2.9)53005992 (2.0)03 (3.0)
 1) TEVARl*b 351 (2.9)01 (2.9)1106 (5.5)08 (7.3)863 (3.5)05 (5.8)4927 (1.4)013 (2.6)20000972 (2.1)03 (3.1)
 2) Open stent620001000014000231 (4.3)02 (8.7)330052000
  a) With total arch*c 3000400010004000100001000
  b) Without total arch*d 59000600013000191 (5.3)02 (10.5)230051000
 3) Unspecified0000000000003000000000000
Total4,1863605 (0.12)444 (10.6)23224 (10.3)030 (12.9)86536 (4.2)1 (0.1)52 (6.0)98334 (3.5)042 (4.3)339326321629433529 (8.7)035 (10.4)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Ao aorta, AVP aortic valve repair, AVR aortic valve replacement, MVP mitral valve repair, MVR mitral valve replacement, CABG. coronary artery bypass grafting, TEVAR thoracic endovascular aortic(aneurysm) repair

Acute, within 2 weeks from the onset

*a = *b + *c + *d + unspecified

(2) Non-dissection (total; 8,678)

Replaced siteUnrupturedRupturedConcomitant operationRedoCPB(−)
Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityAVPAVRMVPMVRCABGCases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityCases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter dischargeHospitalAfter discharge
1. Ascending Ao.1,18419 (1.6)1 (0.1)38 (3.2)507 (12.9)010 (20.0)1117556635159883 (3.4)011 (12.5)5001 (20.0)
2. Aortic Root82416 (1.9)029 (3.5)314 (30.8)09 (29.0)1874484798910913 (11.9)024 (22.0)14000
3. Ascending Ao.+Arch2,10647 (2.2)387 (4.1)16832 (14.8)044 (26.2)26202282338898 (9.0)011 (12.4)29001 (3.4)
4. Arch+Descending Ao.11110 (9.0)013 (11.7)72 (34.3)02 (28.6)0200893 (33.3)03 (33.3)9000
5. Aortic Root+Asc.Ao.+Arch935 (5.4)09 (9.7)21 (50.0)01 (50.0)1247319183 (16.7)04 (22.2)3000
6. Descending Ao.32315 (4.6)023 (7.1)8518 (19.7)021 (24.7)4100103313 (39.4)014 (42.4)15000
7. Thoracoabdominal Ao.36823 (6.3)033 (9.0)438 (24.3)010 (23.3)00004404 (10.0)05 (12.5)15000
8. Extra-anatomical bypass442 (4.5)03 (6.8)32 (66.7)02 (66.7)00004100091 (11.1)02 (22.2)
9. Stent graft*a 2,88956 (1.9)1 (0.03)80 (2.8)34740 (12.9)1 (0.3)56 (16.1)68002019310 (5.2)014 (7.3)1,21237 (3.1)050 (4.1)
1) TEVARl*b 2,67147 (1.8)1 (0.04)66 (2.5)33540 (13.7)1 (0.3)54 (16.1)6200818410 (5.4)014 (7.6)1,15237 (3.2)048 (4.2)
2) Open stent2169 (4.2)014 (6.5)10002 (20.0)06001291 (11.1)0056002 (3.6)
 a) With total arch*c 785 (6.4)07 (9.0)400000003400031001 (3.2)
 b) Without total arch*d 1384 (2.9)07 (5.1)6002 (33.3)06009500025001 (4.0)
3) Unspecified20020000000000000000
Total7,942193 (2.4)5 (0.06)315 (4.0)736114 (15.5)1 (0.1)155 (22.2)3461,4631444764158057 (9.8)086 (14.8)1,31138 (3.0)054 (4.1)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Ao aorta, AVP aortic valve repair, AVR aortic valve replacement, MVP mitral valve repair, MVR mitral valve replacement, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, TEVAR thoracic endovascular aortic (aneurysm) repair

*a = *b + *c + *d + unspecified

Table 4 Pulmonary thromboembolism (total; 121)

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
Acute6511 (16.9)013 (20.0)
Chronic56001 (1.8)
Total12111 (9.1)014 (11.6)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 5 Assisted circulation (total; 1,875)

SitesVADHeart–Lung assist
DeviceResultsMethodResults
CentrifugalVASOthersNot weanedWeanedPCPSOthersNot weanedWeaned
On goingDeathTransplantAliveDeathsTransplantDeathsTransplantDeathsAlive
Post-cardiotomy
 Left463210 (76.9)001 (10.0)0
 Right30001 (33.3)0200
Biventricle
 Right61025 (71.4)000051770268 (51.8)099 (19.1)220
 Left250
Congestive heart failure
 Left2338577032 (27.1)085 (4.2)3
 Right000000000
Biventricle
 Right2360518 (62.1)051 (9.1)088868439 (49.4)1139 (15.7)376
 Left8192
Respiratory failure755140 (53.3)015 (20.0)71
Total6975627966 (32.0)0157 (3.4)31,480189747 (50.4)2253 (17.1)667

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

VAD ventricular assist device, VAS ventricular assist system, PCPS percutaneous cardiopulmonary support

Table 6 Heart transplantation (total; 28)

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
Heart transplantation281 (3.6)02 (7.1)
Heart and lung transplantation0000
Total281 (3.6)02 (7.1)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 7 Pacemaker + ICD (total; 6,971)

PacemakerICD
VA-VCRTCRTDICD
Initial9422,715117299342
Exchange7271,43932113197
Unclear246000
Total1,6714,200149412539

ICD implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, CRTD cardiac resynchronization therapy device with incorporated ICD device

Table 1 Total entry cases of general thoracic surgery during 2012

Cases%
Benign pulmonary tumor8631.2
Primary lung cancer35,66748.9
Other primary malignant pulmonary tumor3480.5
Metastatic pulmonary tumor7,40310.2
Tracheal tumor730.1
Mesothelioma4090.6
Chest wall tumor7521.0
Mediastinal tumor4,6716.4
Thymectomy for MG without thymoma3020.4
Inflammatory pulmonary disease3,4054.7
Empyema2,2503.1
Bullous disease excluding pneumothorax5690.8
Pneumothorax14,41019.8
Chest wall deformity4150.6
Diaphragmatic hernia including traumatic1120.2
Chest trauma excluding diaphragmatic hernia3930.5
Lung transplantation440.1
Others8131.1
Total72,899100.0

Table 2

1. Benign pulmonary tumor

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityBy VATS
HospitalAfter discharge
Hamartoma421000371
Sclerosing hemangioma10400084
Papilloma90007
Mucous gland adenoma bronchial50005
Fibroma3400026
Lipoma50004
Neurogenic tumor1300010
Clear cell tumor10001
Leiomyoma130008
Chondroma30003
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor30002
Pseudolymphoma2300017
Histiocytosis110008
Teratoma40002
Others214000171
Total863000719

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 3

2. Primary malignant pulmonary tumor

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityBy VATS
HospitalAfter discharge
2. Primary malignant pulmonary tumor36,015103 (0.3)15 (0.04)243 (0.7)
Lung cancer35,667112 (0.3)11 (0.03)248 (0.7)23,411
 Adenocarcinoma24,74948 (0.2)5 (0.02)84 (0.3)
 Squamous cell carcinoma7,11447 (0.7)4 (0.06)122 (1.7)
 Large cell carcinoma9173 (0.3)014 (1.5)
 (LCNEC) 471 2 (0.4) 0 6 (1.3)
 Small cell carcinoma5912 (0.3)03 (0.5)
 Adenosquamous carcinoma6126 (1.0)111 (1.8)
 Carcinoma with pleomorphic, sarcomatoid or sarcomatous elements4732 (0.4)16 (1.3)
 Carcinoid19501 (0.5)0
 Carcinomas of salivary gland type29000
 Unclassified73000
 Multiple lung cancer8031 (0.1)04 (0.5)
 Others1103 (2.7)04 (3.6)
 Unclear10
 Wedge resection4,95211 (0.2)018 (0.4)4,135
 Segmental excision3,7808 (0.2)2 (0.1)10 (0.3)2,654
 (Sleeve segmental excision) 16 0 0 0 4
 Lobectomy26,07972 (0.3)9 (0.03)178 (0.7)16,416
 (Sleeve lobectomy) 429 4 (0.9) 1 (0.2) 7 (1.6) 29
 Pneumonectomy57114 (2.5)030 (5.3)75
 (Sleeve pneumonectomy) 16 0 0 0 0
 Other bronchoplasty100003
 Pleuropneumonectomy40001
 Others2653 (1.1)05 (1.9)127
 Unclear114 (36.4)7 (63.6)
Sarcoma36001 (2.8)
AAH143001 (0.7)
Others169002 (1.2)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 4 Details of lung cancer operation

TNM

Cases
c-Stage
 Ia20,510
 Ib7,019
 IIa2,712
 IIb1,783
 IIIa2,493
 IIIb256
 IV414
 NA480
 Total35,667
Sex
 Male22,103
 Female13,426
 NA138
 Total35,667
Cause of death
 Cardiovascular25
 Pneumonia52
 Pyothorax8
 Bronchopleural fistula25
 Respiratory failure25
 Pulmonary embolism3
 Interstitial pneumonia71
 Brain infarction or bleeding15
 Others32
 Unknown3
 Total259
p-Stage
 0 (pCR)157
 Ia17,804
 Ib7,264
 IIa3,011
 IIb2,093
 IIIa3,806
 IIIb306
 IV943
 NA283
 Total35,667
Age
 <204
 20–2922
 30–39223
 40–491,001
 50–593,630
 60–6912,336
 70–7914,299
 80–894,100
 ≥9050
 NA2
 Total35,667

Table 5

3. Metastatic pulmonary tumor

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityBy VATS
HospitalAfter discharge
3. Metastatic pulmonary tumor7,4033 (0.04)09 (0.1)5,828
 Colorectal3,639003 (0.1)2,910
 Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic311001 (0.3)240
 Uterine3801 (0.26)00302
 Mammary456001 (0.2)386
 Ovarian6800056
 Testicular6400049
 Renal600000500
 Skeletal160000121
 Soft tissue275000214
 Otorhinolaryngological446000338
 Pulmonary3843 (0.8)03 (0.8)238
 Others620101 (0.2)474

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 6

4. Tracheal tumor

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
4. Tracheal tumor73001 (1.4)
(A) Primary malignant tumor (histological classification)
 Squamous cell carcinoma4000
 Adenoid cystic carcinoma19000
 Mucoepidermoid carcinoma1000
 Others1000
 Total25000
(B) Metastatic/invasive malignant tumor e.g. invasion of thyroid cancer23001 (4.3)
(C) Benign tracheal tumor (histological classification)
 Papilloma1000
 Adenoma2000
 Neurofibroma2000
 Chondroma1000
 Leiomyoma0000
 Others19000
 Histology unknown0000
 Total25000
Operation
 Sleeve resection with reconstruction28000
 Wedge with simple closure4000
 Wedge with patch closure0000
 Total laryngectomy with tracheostomy2001 (50.0)
 Others38000
 Unknown1000
 Total73001 (1.4)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 7

5. Tumor of pleural origin

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
Histological classification
 Solitary fibrous tumor130000
 Diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma1985 (2.5)09 (4.5)
 Localized malignant pleural mesothelioma29001
 Others52000
 Total4093 (0.7)010 (2.4)
Operative procedure
 Extrapleural pneumonectomy1355 (3.7)09 (6.7)
 Total pleurectomy22000
 Total parietal pleurectomy0000
 Partial pleurectomy0000
 Exploratory thoracotomy0000
 Others410 (0.0)00
 Total1985 (2.5)09 (4.5)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 8

6. Chest wall tumor

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityBy VATS
HospitalAfter discharge
Primary malignant tumor1471 (0.68)01 (0.7)26
Metastatic malignant tumor232002 (0.9)34
Benign tumor373000199
Total7521 (0.1)03 (0.4)259

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 9

7. Mediastinal tumor

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityBy VATS
HospitalAfter discharge
7. Mediastinal tumor4,6716 (0.13)07 (0.1)2,425
 Thymoma*1,8422 (0.1)02 (0.1)659
 Thymic cancer2712 (0.7)03 (1.1)56
 Thymus carcinoid3800015
 Germ cell tumor2311 (0.4)01 (0.4)80
  Benign 159 0 0 0 72
  Malignant 72 1 (1.4) 0 1 (1.4) 8
 Neurogenic tumor495000412
 Congenital cyst906000759
 Goiter11500028
 Lymphatic tumor2101 (0.5)01 (0.5)124
 Excision of pleural recurrence of thymoma9300035
 Others470000257

* Includes those with myasthenia gravis

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 10

8. Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityBy VATS
HospitalAfter discharge
8. Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis446000171
With thymoma3021 (0.3)02 (0.7)81

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 11

9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease

(A) Inflammatory pulmonary disease

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease22,367109 (0.5)2 (0.01) 181 (0.8)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 12

9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease

(B) Empyema

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityBy VATS
HospitalAfter discharge
Acute empyema1,71029 (1.7)061 (3.6)1,142
 With fistula34815 (4.3)042 (12.1)97
 Without fistula1,34913 (1.0)018 (1.3)1,037
 Unknown131 (7.7)01 (7.7)8
Chronic empyema5405 (0.9)015 (2.8)133
 With fistula2744 (1.5)010 (3.6)44
 Without fistula2631 (0.4)05 (1.9)87
 Unknown30002
Total2,25034 (1.5)076 (3.4)1,275

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 13

9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease

(C) Descending necrotizing mediastinitis

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityBy VATS
HospitalAfter discharge
(C) Descending necrotizing mediastinitis926 (6.5)07 (7.6)50

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 14

9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease

(D) Bullous disease

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityBy VATS
HospitalAfter discharge
(D) Bullous disease569002 (0.4)443
 Emphysematous bulla438002 (0.5)355
 Bronchogenic cyst7400058
 Emphysema with volume reduction surgery2200016
 Others3500014

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

LVRS lung volume reduction surgery

Table 15

9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease

(E) Pneumothorax

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityBy VATS
HospitalAfter discharge
(E) Pneumothorax14,41037 (0.3)1 (0.01)53 (0.4)13,555
Spontaneous pneumothorax
 Operative procedure
  Bullectomy3,5883 (0.08)03 (0.08)3,400
  Bullectomy with additional procedure7,7511 (0.01)01 (0.01)7,456
   Coverage with artificial material7,3741 (0.01)01 (0.01)7,088
   Parietal pleurectomy3400033
   Coverage and parietal pleurectomy8500081
   Others258000254
  Others4753 (0.6)00432
  Total11,8147 (0.1)04 (0.0)11,288
Secondary pneumothorax
 Associated disease
  COPD1,97719 (1.0)1 (0.1)25 (1.3)1,748
  Tumorous disease923 (3.3)06 (6.5)75
  Catamenial153000152
  LAM382 (5.26)0233
  Others (excluding pneumothorax by trauma)3339 (2.7)016 (4.8)258
  Unknown31
 Operative procedure
  Bullectomy285 (17.9)08 (28.6)344
  Bullectomy with additional procedure1,88119 (1.0)129 (1.5)1,656
   Coverage with artificial material1,70714 (0.8)1 (0.06)23 (1.3)1,506
   Parietal pleurectomy2100020
   Coverage and parietal pleurectomy161 (6.3)01 (6.3)13
   Others1374 (2.9)05 (3.6)117
  Others3309 (2.7)012 (3.6)264
  Unknown40003
  Total2,24333 (1.5)1 (0.04)49 (2.2)2,267

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 16

9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease

(F) Chest wall deformity

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
(F) Chest wall deformity415000
 Funnel chest393000
 Others22000

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 17

9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease

(G) Diaphragmatic hernia

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityBy VATS
HospitalAfter discharge
(G) Diaphragmatic hernia1123 (2.7)04 (3.6)34
 Congenital541 (1.9)02 (3.7)11
 Traumatic382 (5.3)02 (5.3)7
 Others3000016

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 18

9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease

(H) Chest trauma

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityBy VATS
HospitalAfter discharge
(H) Chest trauma39318 (4.6)1 (0.25)20 (5.1)127

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 19

9. Operation for non-neoplasmic disease

(I) Other respiratory surgery

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortalityBy VATS
HospitalAfter discharge
(I) Other respiratory surgery7277 (1.0)014 (1.9)392
 Arteriovenous malformation*951 (1.1)01 (1.1)73
 Pulmonary sequestration12600068
 Others5066 (1.2)013 (2.6)251

* Includes those with myasthenia gravis

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 20

10. Lung transplantation

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
Single lung transplantation from brain-dead donor16001 (6.3)
Bilateral lung transplantation from brain-dead donor18000
Lung transplantation from living donor10000
Total of lung transplantation 44001 (2.3)
Donor of living donor lung transplantation 17000

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 21

11. Video-assisted thoracic surgery

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
11. Video-assisted thoracic surgery54,61683 (0.2)5 (0.01)141 (0.3)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

(Including thoracic sympathectomy 146)

Table 22

12. Tracheobronchoplasty

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
12. Tracheobronchoplasty5543 (0.5)1 (0.2)9 (1.6)
Trachea105002 (1.9)
 Sleeve resection with reconstruction58000
 Wedge with simple closure29001
 Wedge with patch closure1000
 Total laryngectomy with tracheostomy2001
 Others15000
Cardinal reconstruction7000
Sleeve pneumonectomy16001 (6.3)
Sleeve lobectomy3833 (0.8)1 (0.3)6 (1.6)
Sleeve segmental excision12000
Bronchoplasty without lung resection12000
Others19000

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 23

13. Pediatric surgery

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
13. Pediatric surgery4171 (0.2)01 (0.2)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 24

14. Combined resection of neighboring organ(s)

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
14. Combined resection of neighboring organ(s)1,0025 (0.5)3 (0.3)15 (1.5)
(A) Primary lung cancer (organ resected)
 Aorta91 (11.1)01 (11.1)
 Superior vena cava35002 (5.7)
 Brachycephalic vein121 (8.3)01 (8.3)
 Pericardium1711 (0.6)03 (1.8)
 Pulmonary artery184002 (1.1)
 Left atrium331 (3.0)01 (3.0)
 Diaphragm94001 (1.1)
 Chest wall (including ribs)4942 (0.4)1 (0.2)12 (2.4)
 Vertebra30002 (6.7)
 Esophagus7000
 Total1,0696 (0.6)1 (0.1)25 (2.3)
(B) Mediastinal tumor (organ resected)
 Aorta2000
 Superior vena cava551 (1.8)01 (1.8)
 Brachycephalic vein85001 (1.2)
 Pericardium2381 (0.4)01 (0.4)
 Pulmonary artery1000
 Left atrium0000
 Diaphragm24000
 Chest wall (including ribs)16000
 Vertebra6000
 Esophagus3000
 Lung290000
 Total7202 (0.3)03 (0.4)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 25

15. Operation of lung cancer invading the chest wall of the apex

Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
15. Operation of lung cancer invading the chest wall of the apex128001 (0.01)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Includes tumors invading the anterior apical chest wall and posterior apical chest wall (superior sulcus tumor, so-called Pancoast type)

Table 1 Distribution of number of esophageal operations in 2012 in each institution

Esophageal surgery
Number of operations in 2012Benign esophageal diseasesMalignant esophageal diseaseBenign + malignant
0 26211686
1–42289999
5–9347381
10–192298105
20–2944548
30–3933235
40–4903030
≧5026271
Total555555555

Table 2 Benign esophageal diseases

Operation (+)Endoscopic resectionOperation (−)Total
Number of patients30-day mortalityHospital mortality
TotalOpenT/L*3Open surgeryT/L*3TotalOpen surgeryT/L*3
TotalHospitalAfter dischargeTotalHospitalAfter discharge
1. Achalasia1901296100000000040230
2. Benign tumor7437370000000003013117
 (1) Leiomyoma46212200000000012967
 (2) Cyst734000000000018
 (3) Others21101100000000018342
 (4) Not specified00000000000000
3. Diverticulum282260000000001442
4. Hiatal hernia38228498000000000136518
5. Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus867971 (1.3)1 (1.3)000011 (1.3)0995
6. Esophago-tracheal fistula1413100000011 (7.7)01125
7. Congenital esophageal atresia351410000000 (0.0)00035
8. Congenital esophageal stenosis12111000000000921
9. Corrosive stricture of the esophagus111010000000001829
10. Esophagitis, Esophageal ulcer343220000002 (5.9)2 (6.3)0197231
11. Esophageal varices23516781 (0.6)1 (0.6)00001 (0.4)1 (0.6)0608843
 (1) Laparotomy312380000000 (0.0)0031
 (2) Others0000000
 (3) Sclerotherapy000000497497
12. Others4030103 (10.0)3 (10.0)00003 (7.5)3 (10.0)05595
Total1,1418282335 (0.6)5 (0.6)00008 (0.7)8 (1.0)0301,1102,281

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

T/L thoracoscopic and/or laparoscopic

Table 3 Malignant esophageal diseases (histologic classification)

Resection (+)Resection (−)Total
Carcinomas7,8232,1339,956
 1. Squamous cell carcinoma7,0972,0449,141
 2. Basaloid(-squamous) carcinoma861197
 3. Carcinosarcoma36238
 4. Adenocarcinoma in the Barrett’s esophagus31526341
 5. Other adenocarcinoma20022222
 6. Adenosquamous carcinoma32234
 7. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma404
 8. Adenoid cystic carcinoma404
 9. Endocrine cell carcinoma351348
 10. Undifferentiated carcinoma8917
 11. Others6410
Other malignancies22729
 1. Malignant non-epithelial tumors718
 2. Malignant melanoma14519
 3. Other malignant tumors112
Not specified143549
Total7,8592,17510,034

Resection: including endoscopic resection

Table 4 Malignant esophageal disease (clinical characteristics)

Operation (+)EMR or ESDOperation (−)Total
Cases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
TotalHospitalAfter discharge
1. Esophageal cancer6,05547 (0.8)45 (0.7)2 (0.0)131 (2.2)1,8042,17510,034
Location0
 (1) Cervical esophagus2152 (0.9)2 (0.9)08 (3.7)78164457
 (2) Thoracic esophagus5,02243 (0.9)42 (0.8)1 (0.0)114 (2.3)1,5061,8458,373
 (3) Abdominal esophagus5522 (0.4)1 (0.2)1 (0.2)8 (1.4)7878708
 (4) Multiple cancers2610001 (0.4)11870449
 (5) Others/not described50000241847
Tumor depth
 (A) Superficial cancer1,75911 (0.6)10 (0.6)1 (0.1)26 (1.5)1,8022323,793
 (B) Advanced cancer4,28836 (0.8)35 (0.8)1 (0.0)104 (2.4)01,9436,231
 (C) Not specified82010
2. Multiple primary cancers9678 (0.8)7 (0.7)1 (0.1)20 (2.1)3643131,644
1) Synchronous5583 (0.5)2 (0.4)1 (0.2)9 (1.6)138172868
 (1) Head and neck1771 (0.6)1 (0.6)02 (1.1)6045282
 (2) Stomach2210 (0.0)004 (1.8)3555311
 (3) Others1372 (1.5)01 (0.7)1 (0.7)2754218
 (4) Triple cancers2311 (4.3)02 (8.7)161857
2) Metachronous4095 (1.2)5 (1.2)011 (2.7)225138772
 (1) Head and neck822 (2.4)2 (2.4)02 (2.4)9330205
 (2) Stomach1322 (1.5)2 (1.5)06 (4.5)5145228
 (3) Others1711 (0.6)1 (0.6)02 (1.2)4843262
 (4) Triple cancers240001 (4.2)321773

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

EMR endoscopic mucosal resection (including endoscopic submucosal dissection)

Table 5 Malignant esophageal disease (surgical procedures)

CasesOperation (+)EMR or ESD
30-day mortalityHospital mortalityThoracoscopic and/or laparoscopic procedure
HospitalAfter dischargeCases30-day mortalityHospital mortality
HospitalAfter discharge
Superficial cancer
Esophagectomy 1,759 10 (0.6) 1 (0.1) 26 (1.5) 855 6 (0.7) 0 13 (1.5) 1,802
 (1) Transhiatal esophagectomy761 (1.3)02 (2.6)6000
 (2) Transthoracic (rt.) esophagectomy and reconstruction1,3879 (0.6)1 (0.1)21 (1.5)7356 (0.8)012 (1.6)
 (3) Transthoracic (lt.) esophagectomy and reconstruction54001 (1.9)4000
 (4) Cervical esophageal resection and reconstruction180003000
 (5) Two-stage operation270007000
 (6) Others184001 (0.5)76000
 (7) Not specified1300124001 (4.2)
Advanced cancer 
Esophagectomy 4,288 35 (0.8) 1 (0.0) 104 (2.4) 1,193 8 (0.7) 0 21 (1.8) 0
 (1) Transhiatal esophagectomy841 (1.2)06 (7.1)8000
 (2) Transthoracic (rt.) esophagectomy and reconstruction3,47922 (0.6)079 (2.3)1,0045 (0.5)018 (1.8)
 (3) Transthoracic (lt.) esophagectomy and reconstruction2272 (0.9)1 (0.4)3 (1.3)32000
 (4) Cervical esophageal resection and reconstruction1202 (1.7)04 (3.3)6000
 (5) Two-stage operation962 (2.1)05 (5.2)181 (5.6)01 (5.6)
 (6) Others/not specified2685 (1.9)06 (2.2)1162 (1.7)02 (1.7)
 (7) Not specified141 (7.1)01 (7.1)90 (0.0)00
(Depth not specified) 8 0 0 1 (12.5)
Combined resection of other organs 334 2 (0.6) 0 9 (2.7)
 (1) Aorta2000
 (2) Trachea, bronchus231 (4.3)03 (13.0)
 (3) Lung69001 (1.4)
 (4) Others2401 (0.4)05 (2.1)
Salvage surgery 256 7 (2.7) 0 16 (6.3) 31 1 (3.2) 0 4 (12.9) 35

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

Table 6 Mortality after combined resection of the neighboring organs

YearEsophagectomyCombined resection
AortaTracheobronchusLungOthers
abc (%)abc (%)abc (%)abc (%)abc (%)
19964,1941202.867342.862400.005024.007845.13
19974,4411272.86100.0034514.715611.799433.19
19984,8781362.79400.002900.007411.3512821.56
19995,0151162.31500.002328.706800.0012210.82
20005,350811.51200.002328.706900.009611.04
20015,5211101.99100.002613.858333.619922.02
20024,904661.353133.3320210.006300.006311.59
20034,639450.97000.002428.335800.008811.14
20044,739641.35200.001700.005958.4711921.68
20055,163521.01100.001119.096711.497311.37
20065,236631.20000.001700.006223.2312232.46
20074,990601.20000.002514.004412.2713821.45
20085,124631.23000.001715.884812.0818500.00
20095,260631.20000.0019210.535823.4521131.42
20105,180450.87200.003300.005800.0024552.04
20115,430380.70400.002600.004100.0017952.79
20126,055470.78200.002314.356900.0024010.42
Total86,1191,0401.2126415.38273165.86753162.121,220231.89

a number of patients who underwent the operation, b number of patients died within 30 days after operation, c % ratio of b/a, i.e., direct operative mortality

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