Table 2.
Surgical information according to patient group.
| Parameters | Overall (n = 276) | Survivor (n = 243) | Non-survivor (n = 33) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Femoral arterial cannulation (n, %) | 264, 95.7 | 233, 95.9 | 31, 93.9 | 0.607 |
| Axillary arterial cannulation (n, %) | 249, 90.2 | 226, 93.0 | 23, 69.7 | < 0.001 |
| Carotid arterial cannulation (n, %) | 5, 1.8 | 4, 1.6 | 1, 3.0 | 0.576 |
| Aortic repair procedures | ||||
| Entry tear exclusion (n, %) | 206, 74.6 | 183, 75.3 | 23, 69.7 | 0.487 |
| Root replacement (n, %) | 36, 13.0 | 31, 12.8 | 5, 15.2 | 0.702 |
| Isolated AsAo replacement (n, %) | 159, 57.6 | 146, 60.1 | 13, 39.4 | 0.024 |
| Arch replacement (n, %) | 88, 31.9 | 72, 29.6 | 16, 48.5 | 0.029 |
| Partial arch (n, %) | 47, 17.0 | 43, 17.7 | 4, 12.1 | 0.424 |
| Total arch (n, %) | 40, 14.5 | 28, 11.5 | 12, 36.4 | < 0.001 |
| Frozen elephant trunk (n, %) | 26, 9.4 | 21, 8.6 | 5, 15.2 | 0.230 |
| Cardiopulmonary bypass time (min) | 259.5 ± 76.6 | 250.4 ± 64.4 | 326.9 ± 117.1 | 0.001 |
| Aortic clamping time (min) | 170.1 ± 57.8 | 165.0 ± 52.0 | 207.9 ± 80.8 | 0.005 |
| Circulatory arrest time (min) | 53.9 ± 27.7 | 50.9 ± 21.8 | 76.0 ± 49.1 | 0.006 |
| HTK cardioplegic solution (n, %) | 181, 65.6 | 164, 67.5 | 17, 51.5 | 0.070 |
| ACP (n, %) | 253, 91.7 | 230, 94.7 | 23, 69.7 | < 0.001 |
| RCP (n, %) | 23, 8.3 | 13, 5.3 | 10, 30.3 | < 0.001 |
| Hypothermia temperature (°C) | 20.4 ± 3.1 | 20.6 ± 3.1 | 19.3 ± 2.30 | 0.027 |
| Delayed sternum closurea (n, %) | 27, 9.8 | 25, 10.3 | 2, 6.1 | 0.443 |
| ECMO support (n, %) | 4, 1.5 | 1, 0.4 | 3, 9.1 | < 0.001 |
ACP antegrade cerebral perfusion, AsAo ascending aorta, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, RCP retrograde cerebral perfusion.
aKerlix packing for uncontrolled coagulopathy and planned secondary exploration.