Key result
Aortic prosthetics in patients with chronic DeBakey type I dissection significantly improved quality of life at 12 months, including bodily pain (p=0.0001) and vitality (p=0.009).
Why the study?
The study aimed to assess the impact of clinical and intraoperative factors on the dynamics of quality of life after aortic prosthetics in patients with chronic dissection of the ascending aorta and aortic arch.
Does aortic prosthetics improve quality of life in patients with chronic DeBakey type I aortic dissection?
Observational (n=56)
Does aortic prosthetics improve quality of life in patients with chronic DeBakey type I aortic dissection?
Aortic prosthetics for chronic DeBakey type I aortic dissection significantly improves multiple domains of quality of life at 12 months, though outcomes are adversely affected by specific intraoperative cerebral protection methods and early postoperative complications.
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Neurological complications and deep hypothermic cerebral protection may impair long-term QOL gains; leaves open optimized strategies in prospective studies.
Aim.To assess the impact of clinical and intraoperative factors on the dynamics of quality of life (QOL) after aortic prosthetics in patients with chronic dissection of ascending aorta and aortic arch. Material and methods. The study included 56 patients (mean age 50 years) with chronic DeBakey type I aortic dissection. With the help of the SF36 questionnaire, QOL was examined before and later (12 months) after aortic prosthetics. The method of multivariate linear regression analysis was used to evaluate factors that influence the dynamics of various parameters of QOL in the late postoperative period. Results.Before the operation, patients scored from 52 points and below almost in all parameters of the questionnaire, which indicates a very low initial level of QOL. In the longterm period after aortic prosthetics, a statistically significant improvement in the following physical and psychoemotional indicators was noted: role functioning (p=0,004); bodily pain (p=0,0001); vitality (p=0,009); social role functioning (p=0,002); emotional role functioning (p=0,009); physical health (p=0,02); mental health (p=0,03). At the same time, there was no positive change in the initial low parameters of general health and psychiatric health perceptions.According to multivariate regression analysis, the dynamics of QOL parameters in the longterm period after surgical treatment of the dissection of ascending aorta and aortic arch are affected by both intraoperative conditions (cerebral protection method) and the early postoperative period (neurological complications, cardiopulmonary failure, atrial fibrillation). Indicators such as gender, age, body weight, comorbidity, type of prosthesis of the ascending aorta, time spent in the intensive care unit, duration of artificial pulmonary ventilation do not have a significant effect on QOL in the longterm postoperative period. Conclusion.Clinical and intraoperative factors that adversely affect the dynamics of various indicators of QOL in longterm periods after prosthetics of the ascending aorta and aortic arch were: cerebral protection in conditions of deep hypothermia and craniocerebral hypothermia against the background of systemic circulatory arrest; development of neurological complications, as well as atrial fibrillation and cardiopulmonary failure in the early postoperative period.
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Kamenskaya et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Chronic DeBakey type I aortic dissection (n=56). Clinical and intraoperative factors (e.g., cerebral protection method, postoperative complications) was evaluated on Dynamics of quality of life (QOL) parameters using the SF-36 questionnaire. Aortic prosthetics in patients with chronic DeBakey type I dissection significantly improved quality of life at 12 months, including bodily pain (p=0.0001) and vitality (p=0.009).
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