Yoshiyuki Yamashita, Serge Sicouri, Stephanie Kjelstrom, Georgia Montone, Aleksander Dokollari, Khalid Ridwan, Nicholas Clarke, Roberto Rodriguez, Scott M Goldman, Basel Ramlawi
PURPOSE: To investigate the impact of direct aortic cannulation (DAC) versus femoral arterial cannulation (FAC) on clinical outcomes of surgery for acute type A aortic dissection. METHODS: PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched until August 25, 2023, to conduct a meta-analysis. Primary endpoints of the study were operative mortality and postoperative stroke. Secondary endpoints were cardiopulmonary bypass time, myocardial ischemic time, hypothermic circulatory arrest time, temporary neurological dysfunction (TND), combined stroke and TND, re-exploration for bleeding, and need for renal replacement therapy...
March 27, 2024: Perfusion