Table 2 Surgical strategies
Acute type A dissection | Chronic type A dissection | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Extent of aortic procedure | |||
AAR + HAR | 63 (23.6 %) | 12 (54.5 %) | 0.00 |
AAR + TAR | 184 (68.9 %) | 8 (36.4 %) | 0.00 |
AAR + single-branched stent graft implantation | 6 (2.2 %) | 2 (9.1 %) | 0.12 |
AAR + triple-branched stent graft implantation | 14 (5.2 %) | 0 | 0.61 |
Elephant trunk technique | 206 (77.2 %) | 13 (59.1 %) | 0.07 |
Concomitant procedures | |||
Bentall operation | 42 (15.7 %) | 8 (36.4 %) | 0.03 |
David operation | 9 (2.5 %) | 2 (9.1 %) | 0.20 |
Wheat operation | 7 (1.9 %) | 2 (9.1 %) | 0.14 |
AVP | 6 (2.2 %) | 0 | 1.00 |
CABG | 25 (9.4 %) | 1 (4.5 %) | 0.71 |