Table 2 Intraoperative data.

From: Impact of primary entry tear locations on outcomes in acute type A aortic dissection

Admission variables

Total cohort (N = 196)

As-E (N = 119)

Ar-E (N = 64)

Dd-E (N = 13)

P-value

Type of surgical procedure

 AAR

87 (73.1)

1 (1.6)

5 (38.5)

< 0.001

 Hemiarch replacement

7 (5.9)

23 (35.9)

0

< 0.001

 Total arch replacement

22 (18.5)

38 (59.4)

8 (61.5)

< 0.001

 Entry closure

119 (100)

63 (98.4)

0

< 0.001

 Frozen elephant trunk

12 (10.1)

19 (29.7)

1 (7.7)

0.002

 Aortic root plasty or replacement

13 (10.9)

1 (1.6)

1 (7.7)

0.076

Concomitant procedures

25 (21.0)

6 (9.4)

0

0.033

 CABG

16 (13.5)

4 (6.3)

0

0.140

 AVR

1 (0.8)

0

0

0.722

 Peripheral bypass

4 (3.4)

2 (3.1)

0

0.800

 Other

7 (5.9)

1 (1.6)

0

0.276

Operative time (min)

421.2 ± 155.9

429.2 ± 123.4

479.2 ± 132.0

0.390

CPB time (min)

203.5 ± 70.2

216.1 ± 50.5

226.6 ± 89.3

0.288

CA time (min)

37.9 ± 9.2

47.5 ± 16.0

38.7 ± 6.8

< 0.001

Intraoperative RBC units

9.4 ± 10.0

9.3 ± 9.3

9.7 ± 7.1

0.986

Intraoperative FFP units

17.9 ± 13.0

18.7 ± 14.4

16.2 ± 6.3

0.811

Intraoperative platelet units

15.6 ± 10.9

15.6 ± 10.2

17.7 ± 7.3

0.792

  1. Values are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation.
  2. AAR ascending aortic replacement, Ar-E aortic arch entry, As-E ascending aorta entry, AVR aortic valve replacement, CA circulatory arrest, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, Dd-E descending thoracic aorta or downstream entry, FFP fresh frozen plasma, RBC packed red blood cells.