Abstract
Methods Between 01/1996 and 09/2011, 836 patients (559 men) with a mean age of 59.6±13.6 (range 18-92) years underwent surgery for acute type-A aortic dissection. No patients were excluded from immediate operation irrespective of age and preoperative status unless uncontrollable hemorrhage and/or cardiac arrest occurred before the patient reached the operating room. Ninety-two perioperative variables were statistically analyzed to identify predictors for early mortality.
Highlights
This study was designed to explore predictive factors for mortality and long-term survival in patients with acute type-A aortic dissection
The results of this study support our institutional policy for acute type-A aortic dissection of not excluding any patients from the operation regardless of preoperative status and age
No patients were excluded from immediate operation irrespective of age and preoperative status unless uncontrollable hemorrhage and/or cardiac arrest occurred before the patient reached the operating room
Summary
This study was designed to explore predictive factors for mortality and long-term survival in patients with acute type-A aortic dissection. Evaluation of risk factors for mortality and longterm survival after repair of acute type-A aortic dissection in 836 patients B Tutkun*, S Buz, A Abd El Al, F Büttner, M Pasic, R Hammerschmidt, Y Weng, R Hetzer From 23rd World Congress of the World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons Split, Croatia.
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