Table 1.

Operative variables and concomitant procedures

Operative data	Total (n=186)
Arterial cannulation
Femoral artery	178
Right subclavical artery	8
Venous canulation
Bicaval	6
Right atrium	180
Perfusion technique
ECC+DHCA	178
ECC+ASCP	8
Operative procedures
Arch-involved procedure	84
Total arch replacement (TAR)	48
Hemiarch replacement (HAR)	14
Intraoperative aortic arch endograft deployment (IAAED)	22
Intraoperative descending aorta endograft deployment (IDAED)	66
Wheat procedure	6
Wheat+ TAR+IDAED	2
Bentall’s procedure	34
Bentall’s +HAR	4
Bentall’s +IAAED	4
Bentall’s +TAR+IDAED	8
Bentall’s +IDAED	2
Ascending aorta replacement (AAR)	40
AAR+IAAED	18
AAR+TAR	4
AAR+HAR	10
AAR+IDAED	20
AAR+TAR+IDAED	34
Concomitant procedures
Cornary artery bypass grafting	4
Mitral valve replacement	4
Atrial septal defect repair	2
CPB time	184.85±36.83
AO time	94.10±34.58
ASCP time	50.63±2.39
CA time	26.19±9.91

ECC:extracorporeal circulation; ASCP:antegrade selective cerebral perfusion; IAAED:Intraoperative aortic arch endograft deployment; IDAED:Intraoperative descending aorta endograft deployment; CPB:cardiopulmonary bypass; AO:aortic clamping; CA:circulatory arrest.