Abstract
1/2026
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Analysis of all cardiac surgical procedures in Poland, 2024: data from the National Cardiac Surgery Registry (KROK)
- Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
- Bialystok Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
- Silesian Medical University Centre for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- National Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Gdansk Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, St. John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
- The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Rzeszow Medical University, Rzeszow, Poland
Online publish date: 2026/04/07
On behalf of KROK investigators:
Witold Gerber – Polish-American Heart Clinics, Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Remigiusz Tomczyk – 10th Military Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic SPZOZ, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Wojciech Pawliszak – University Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Ireneusz Haponiuk – „COPERNICUS” Hospital, Gdansk, Poland
Seweryn Grudniewicz – Multispecialty Provincial Hospital, Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland
Marian Burysz – Regional Specialist Hospital, Grudziadz, Poland
Radosław Gocoł – Silesian Medical University in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
Piotr Stanek – Silesian Children’s Health Centre, Katowice, Poland
Edward Pietrzyk – Provincial Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland
Janusz Stążka – University Hospital, Lublin, Poland
Michał Krejca – Central Clinical Hospital of the Medical University, Lodz, Poland
Katarzyna Gilis-Januszewska – Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Institute, Lodz, Poland
Tomasz Kaszczyński – Provincial Specialist Hospital, Lodz, Poland
Ryszard Stanisławski – „Medinet”, Nowa Sol, Poland
Anna Witt-Majchrzak – Provincial Specialist Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
Marek Cisowski – University Clinical Hospital, Opole, Poland
Marek Jemielity – Clinical Hospital of the Medical University, Poznan, Poland
Paweł Bugajski – J. Struś Municipal Hospital, Poznan, Poland
Kamil Karpeta – Provincial Specialist Hospital, Radom, Poland
Jerzy Pacholewicz – Medical University Clinical Hospital, Szczecin, Poland
Piotr Kołsut – S. Wyszyński National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
Krzysztof Wróbel – „Medicover” Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
Leszek Gryszko – Medical Military Institute of the Ministry of National Defence, Warsaw, Poland
Krzysztof Jarmoszewicz – Florian Ceynowa Specialist Hospital, Wejherowo, Poland
Jacek Skiba – Military Clinical Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland
Paweł Kwinecki/Girish Sharma – „Medinet”, Wroclaw, Poland
Łukasz Tułecki – Pope John Paul II Provincial Hospital, Zamosc, Poland
Tomasz Hirnle, Bialystok Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
Roman Przybylski, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
Boguslaw Kapelak, Jagielonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
Piotr Przybylowski, Silesian Medical University Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
Jan Rogowski, Gdansk Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
Roman Cichon, "Medinet", Wroclaw, Poland
Witold Gerber – Polish-American Heart Clinics, Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Remigiusz Tomczyk – 10th Military Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic SPZOZ, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Wojciech Pawliszak – University Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Ireneusz Haponiuk – „COPERNICUS” Hospital, Gdansk, Poland
Seweryn Grudniewicz – Multispecialty Provincial Hospital, Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland
Marian Burysz – Regional Specialist Hospital, Grudziadz, Poland
Radosław Gocoł – Silesian Medical University in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
Piotr Stanek – Silesian Children’s Health Centre, Katowice, Poland
Edward Pietrzyk – Provincial Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland
Janusz Stążka – University Hospital, Lublin, Poland
Michał Krejca – Central Clinical Hospital of the Medical University, Lodz, Poland
Katarzyna Gilis-Januszewska – Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Institute, Lodz, Poland
Tomasz Kaszczyński – Provincial Specialist Hospital, Lodz, Poland
Ryszard Stanisławski – „Medinet”, Nowa Sol, Poland
Anna Witt-Majchrzak – Provincial Specialist Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
Marek Cisowski – University Clinical Hospital, Opole, Poland
Marek Jemielity – Clinical Hospital of the Medical University, Poznan, Poland
Paweł Bugajski – J. Struś Municipal Hospital, Poznan, Poland
Kamil Karpeta – Provincial Specialist Hospital, Radom, Poland
Jerzy Pacholewicz – Medical University Clinical Hospital, Szczecin, Poland
Piotr Kołsut – S. Wyszyński National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
Krzysztof Wróbel – „Medicover” Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
Leszek Gryszko – Medical Military Institute of the Ministry of National Defence, Warsaw, Poland
Krzysztof Jarmoszewicz – Florian Ceynowa Specialist Hospital, Wejherowo, Poland
Jacek Skiba – Military Clinical Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland
Paweł Kwinecki/Girish Sharma – „Medinet”, Wroclaw, Poland
Łukasz Tułecki – Pope John Paul II Provincial Hospital, Zamosc, Poland
Tomasz Hirnle, Bialystok Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
Roman Przybylski, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
Boguslaw Kapelak, Jagielonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
Piotr Przybylowski, Silesian Medical University Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
Jan Rogowski, Gdansk Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
Roman Cichon, "Medinet", Wroclaw, Poland
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