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Table 3 Operative details

From: Long-term outcomes of intervention between open repair and endovascular aortic repair for descending aortic pathologies: a propensity-matched analysis

Open repair

(N = 45)

Perfusion method

 Left atrium- Femoral artery partial bypass

15 (33.3)

 Partial Shunta

3 (6.67)

 Circulatory arrest

27 (60.0)

 Femoral artery-Femoral vein

9 (20.0)

 Aorta-Right atrium

18 (40.0)

Operative Approach

 Median sternotomy

10 (22.2)

 Median sternotomy + Thoracotomy

8 (17.7)

 Thoracotomy

27 (60.0)

 Cardiopulmonary bypass time (min)

191.1 ± 104.3

 Cross clamp time (min)

60.5 ± 49.9

 Circulatory arrest time (min)

25.5 ± 31.4

TEVAR

(N = 91)

Number of devices

1.2 ± 0.4

Proximal stent size (mm)

35.1 ± 4.7

Stent Length (mm)

140.2 ± 28.2

Zone 0

6 (6.6)

Total debranching bypass with TEVAR

Zone 1

1 (1.1)

BCA to LCCA and LCCA to LSCA bypass

Zone 2

25 (27.5)

LCCA to LSCA bypass in 5 patients

Zone 3

37 (40.7)

Zone 4

22 (24.2)

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number of patients (%)
  2. TEVAR thoracic endovascular aortic repair, BCA brachiocephalic artery, LCCA left common carotid artery, LSCA left subclavian artery
  3. aGraft placed proximal and distal to the injury site