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Table 3 Required types and number of cases for board certification in Germany

From: Comparison of cardiothoracic surgery training in usa and germany

Required procedure

Required number of cases

CABG

150

Mitral valve, including reconstruction

10

Aortic valve and ascending aorta/mitral valve/coronary artery

25

Anastomosis and reconstruction of the thoracic vessels, including aortic aneurysms (off bypass)

50

AICD implantation

25

Thoracic operations related to cardiac surgery procedures, e.g. chest wall resection, thorax stabilisation, extripation of foreign bodies, operations for thoracic injuries

10

Pulmonary operations and the bordering mediastinum in relation to cardiac surgery operations

10

Operations on peripheral vessels in relation to cardiac surgery procedures, e.g. reconstruction of peripheral vessels after application of circulatory assist systems/extracorporal circulation

50

Application and supervision of extracorporal circulation and circulatory assist systems

50

Application of diagnostic procedures, intubation, application of central venous catheters, arterial cannulation, application of thoracic drains, puncture of pleura, pericardium and lungs

150