Redo aortic surgery: Does one versus multiple affect outcomes?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Redo aortic surgery has a higher risk of morbidity and mortality because it is technically complex due to mediastinal adhesions, infection, and previously implanted prostheses. In this study, we sought to benchmark our single-center experience comparing outcomes in patients undergoing aortic surgery after 1 versus multiple previous cardiac operations.

Methods

Between 2004 and 2019, 429 patients underwent redo aortic surgery. They were classified as aortic surgery after 1 previous surgery (first redo surgery, n = 360) and aortic surgery after 2 or more (multiple) previous surgeries (multiple redo surgery, n = 69). Postoperative outcomes and long-term survival were compared, and risk factors for mortality were identified.

Results

Thirty-day mortality was lower

SUBMITTER: Norton EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10775125 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature