Table 2 .
Operative data.
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Arterial cannulation | |
| - Femoral artery | 78 (74.0) |
| - Iliac artery | 17 (16.3) |
| - Ascending aorta | 1 (1.0) |
| - Aortic arch | 5 (4.8) |
| - Innominate artery | 1 (1.0) |
| - Subclavian artery | 3 (2.9) |
| Venous cannulation | |
| - Right atrium | 89 (85.6) |
| - Left atrium | 1 (1.0) |
| - Bicaval | 6 (5.8) |
| - Inferior venal cava | 8 (7.7) |
| Perfusion technique | |
| - Extracorporeal circulation (ECC) | 58 (55.8) |
| - ECC + DHCA | 18 (17.3) |
| - ECC + circulatory arrest + ASCP* | 23 (21.9) |
| - ECC + circulatory arrest + RSCP† | 5 (4.8) |
| Operative procedures | |
| - Ascending aorta replacement (AAR) | 55 (52.9) |
| - AAR + hemiarch replacement | 9 (8.7) |
| - AAR + arch replacement | 5 (4.8) |
| - AAR + resuspension aortic valve | 15 (14.4) |
| - AAR + hemiarch replacement + resuspension aortic valve | 5 (4.8) |
| - AAR + David procedure‡ | 2 (1.9) |
| - AAR + hemiarch replacement + David‡ | 1 (1.0) |
| - AAR + Bentall¥ | 9 (8.7) |
| - Bentall¥ + arch replacement + elephant trunk institution| | 1 (1.0) |
| - AAR + aortic valve replacement (AVR) | 1 (1.0) |
| - AAR + AVR + Cabrol shunt¶ | 1 (1.0) |
| Extracorporeal circulation (ECC) time (min) | 197.9±101.9 |
| - Range | 69–745 |
| Cross-clamp time (min) | 103.8±42.5 |
| - Range | 43–290 |
| ASCP* time (min) | 35.9±19.1 |
| - Range | 15–90 |
| RSCP† time (min) | 37±22.9 |
| - Range | 20–70 |
* Antegrade selective cerebral perfusion, † retrograde selective cerebral perfusion, ‡ valve sparing aortic root replacement, ¥ aortic root replacement with prosthetic valved conduit, | technique in which a tube prosthesis is employed in an antegrade manner with a free end downstream in the descending aorta, anticipating and facilitating future thoracic descending aorta surgery, ¶ a shunt from the space between the aorta prosthesis and the original aorta to the right atrium in order to control bleeding from the reconstruction, this technique can be used when the original ascending aorta is wrapped around the aortic prosthesis.