In 2018, IJN surgeons performed 1,089 closed heart surgeries and 3,238 open heart surgeries:

• Closed Heart: Thoracic surgery, Vascular surgery, Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) ligation, Blalock Taussig (BT) Shunt, coarctation repair
• Open Heart: CABG, Congenital Heart surgery, Heart valve repair and replacement, Aortic root surgery

Patients with complex medical backgrounds present greater challenges for cardiac procedures. Almost half the patients had diabetes mellitus at time of surgery.

In 2018, patients who have had cardiac surgeries had more complex backgrounds than patients at comparable hospitals.

Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

The actual survival rates for CABG surgery were 97.2%; which is better than predicted survival rates estimated by the Euroscore and Parsonnet scoring systems.

VSD Closure is the commonest surgery for acyanotic congenital heart defects. The death (mortality) rate for VSD closure is less than 1%.

TOF correction is the commonest surgery performed for cyanotic congenital heart defects. The death (mortality) rate for TOF correction is less than 2%.