OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the early and late outcomes of non-total aortic arch replacement for acute Stanford A aortic dissection. METHODS: 131 cases of acute Stanford Type A aortic dissection with no rupture admitted to our hospital from January 2016 to December 2019 were selected for non-total aortic arch replacement. According to different surgical methods, 51 patients with tear-oriented ascending/hemiarch replacement were included in Group A, and 80 patients who underwent total arch replacement surgery were enrolled in Group B. The perioperative indicators, 30-day mortality rate, and the incidence of postoperative complications were compared between the two groups, and the survival rate of patients were compared by follow-up after discharge. RESULTS: The cardiopulmonary bypass time, cardiac perfusion time, invasive ventilation and ICU hospitalization in Group A were critically shorter than those in Group B (P<0.05). The incidence of transient cerebral dysfunction in Group A was substantially lower than that in Group B (P<0.05). The difference of comparison in perioperative mortality, incidence of permanent neurological dysfunction, and incidence of acute kidney and liver damage between the two groups was statistically insignificant (P>0.05). In addition, the two groups had statistically insignificant difference in survival during postoperative follow-up (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: For acute Stanford type A aortic dissection without rupture in aortic arch, the non-total aortic arch replacement has simple surgical method with high perioperative safety and long-term efficacy that similar to total arch replacement. AJTR
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the early and late outcomes of non-total aortic arch replacement for acute Stanford A aortic dissection. METHODS: 131 cases of acute Stanford Type A aortic dissection with no rupture admitted to our hospital from January 2016 to December 2019 were selected for non-total aortic arch replacement. According to different surgical methods, 51 patients with tear-oriented ascending/hemiarch replacement were included in Group A, and 80 patients who underwent total arch replacement surgery were enrolled in Group B. The perioperative indicators, 30-day mortality rate, and the incidence of postoperative complications were compared between the two groups, and the survival rate of patients were compared by follow-up after discharge. RESULTS: The cardiopulmonary bypass time, cardiac perfusion time, invasive ventilation and ICU hospitalization in Group A were critically shorter than those in Group B (P<0.05). The incidence of transient cerebral dysfunction in Group A was substantially lower than that in Group B (P<0.05). The difference of comparison in perioperative mortality, incidence of permanent neurological dysfunction, and incidence of acute kidney and liver damage between the two groups was statistically insignificant (P>0.05). In addition, the two groups had statistically insignificant difference in survival during postoperative follow-up (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: For acute Stanford type A aortic dissection without rupture in aortic arch, the non-total aortic arch replacement has simple surgical method with high perioperative safety and long-term efficacy that similar to total arch replacement. AJTR