Table 2.

Surgical data and early results

	AD (n = 95)	TAA (n = 387)		P value
Proximal landing zone, n (%)	0: 5 (5.3) 1: 0 2: 26 (27.4) 3: 23 (24.2) 4: 22 (23.2) ET: 19 (20.0)	0: 49 (12.7) 1: 10 (2.6) 2: 48 (12.4) 3: 53 (13.7) 4: 159 (41.1) ET: 68 (17.6)		< 0.0001
Stroke, n (%)	4 (4.2)	19 (4.9)		1.00
SCI, n (%)	1 (1.1)	23 (5.9)		0.062
Embolism, n (%)	1 (1.1)	21 (5.4)		0.10
In-hospital death, n (%)	0	11 (2.9)		0.13

AD: aortic dissection

TAA: thoracic aortic aneurysm

SCI: spinal cord injury

ET: elephant trunk