Surgical techniques in type A dissection
Population
Patients with acute type A aortic dissection
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Informs high-volume center practice for acute type A dissection; leaves open need for comparative trials of open distal anastomosis.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Patients with acute type A aortic dissection
I
Intervention
Open distal anastomosis technique without aortic clamping, right axillary end-to-side graft perfusion, deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, and antegrade brain perfusion
Describes the Cleveland Clinic's preferred surgical technique for managing acute type A aortic dissection, emphasizing open distal anastomosis without clamping and meticulous de-airing.
Cite This Study
Hussain et al. (2016) studied this question.