Abstract
Background: This study aims to investigate the factors effecting long-term survival of patients undergoing ascending and arcus aortic aneurysm repair and/or dissection surgery using the antegrade selective cerebral perfusion (ASCP) technique. Methods: Between January 2000 and December 2008, 154 operative survivors of 177 patients (89 males, 65 females; mean age 54.5±12.4 years; range 20 to 84 years) w ho were operated in our clinic using the ASCP technique and discharged from t he hospital were included in the study. Eighty-four patients (54.5%) underwent dissection repair, while 70 (45.5%) underwent aneurysm repair. Patients who survived during the follow-up period were classified as group 1 and those who died were classified as group 2. Results: The mean follow-up period was 50.5±26.8 (range 3-106) months. Ten patients died during the follow-up period. The mortality rate was 6.49%. The length of intensive care unit stay (p
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