Does arterial cannulation site for aortic dissection repair impact surgical outcomes?

CONCLUSIONS: This study found no statistically significant different in rates of stroke or other complications based on cannulation site. Femoral arterial cannulation thus remains a safe and efficient choice for arterial cannulation in the repair of acute type A aortic dissection.PMID:37065559 | PMC:PMC10089872 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-22-576

Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - April 17, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Anthony Lemaire Dov Levine Joshua Chao Marlena E Sabatino Hirohisa Ikegami Manabu Takebe Mark J Russo Leonard Y Lee Source Type: research