January 1, 1986Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Surgical treatment of aortic dissection in 60 patients

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Population

60 patients with aortic dissection, including 40 males and 20 females

Design

Case_series

Follow-up

mean 6.1 years (2.7 to 13.4)

Authors

TVTimo ViljanenInformation Technology University RLR LuostoHelsinki University Hospital AJAntero JärvinenUniversity of Helsinki

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Implication

High mortality in acute aortic dissection surgery warrants ongoing caution; leaves open need for technique refinement in prospective studies.

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Population

60 patients with aortic dissection (45 in acute stage, 15 in chronic stage), including 40 males (mean age 48.8 years) and 20 females (mean age 49.0 years)

Intervention

Surgical treatment for aortic dissection

Outcome

Hospital mortality rate and late deathshard clinical

Historically, surgical treatment for aortic dissection carried a high hospital mortality rate, particularly in the acute stage (51.1%), primarily driven by cardiac and hemorrhagic complications.

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Viljanen et al. (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a84827bf6d812dcfa83e49f https://doi.org/10.3109/14017438609105923

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Implication

High mortality in acute aortic dissection surgery warrants ongoing caution; leaves open need for technique refinement in prospective studies.

Surgical treatment of aortic dissection in 60 patients

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Surgical treatment of aortic dissection in 60 patients

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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