Key result
The frozen elephant trunk technique for treating acute type A aortic dissection resulted in an overall pooled in-hospital mortality rate of 8%.
Why the study?
What are the clinical outcomes and safety of the frozen elephant trunk technique in patients with acute type A aortic dissection?
Population
881 patients across 11 studies with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection. Mean age ranged from 45.4 to…
Design
Meta-analysis
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
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Acceptable perioperative risks support FET use in acute type A dissection; leaves open randomized comparisons to conventional arch repair.
Meta-Analysis (n=881)
What are the clinical outcomes and safety of the frozen elephant trunk technique in patients with acute type A aortic dissection?
Effect estimate: 8% pooled rate (95% CI 0.06-0.10)
p-value: p=<0.001
The frozen elephant trunk technique for acute type A aortic dissection demonstrates acceptable in-hospital mortality (8%) and low rates of major morbidity.
Lin et al. (2015) conducted a meta-analysis in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection (n=881). Frozen elephant trunk technique was evaluated on In-hospital mortality (8% pooled rate, 95% CI 0.06-0.10, p=<0.001). The frozen elephant trunk technique for treating acute type A aortic dissection resulted in an overall pooled in-hospital mortality rate of 8%.
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