Time critical diagnoses and transfers of patients with acute type A aortic dissection in the UK: national audit of current practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type A aortic dissection repair is one of the most common emergency cardiac surgical procedures undertaken in the UK and has a high mortality. Early diagnosis and prompt surgery by an expert cardiac surgical team is crucial. Little is known about the patient's journey from first symptoms until surgery.

Methods

The Association for Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care undertook a prospective national audit of the management of type A aortic dissection in the UK.

Results

The details of 334 patients with type A aortic dissection were reported by 28 UK cardiac centres over 12 months. Median (IQR [range]) time from onset of symptoms until arrival in an emergency department was 2.3 (1.4-4.7 [0.1-491.6]) h. Median (IQR [range]) time between arrival in the e

SUBMITTER: Gilbey T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11825214 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature