Quality of Life after Type A Aortic Dissection Surgery in the United Kingdom: The QUADS Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

 Acute Type A aortic dissection (TAAD) is a life-threatening condition that carries significant mortality and morbidity; a proportion of the survivors might require further aortic procedures in the mid-/long-term follow-up. Quality of life (QoL) after TAAD is not well studied. Quality of life after Type A Aortic Dissection Surgery (QUADS) is the first multicentre study to assess QoL in survivors of surgically treated TAAD.

Methods

 A tailored questionnaire for survivors of TAAD was designed with patient and public involvement. Patients who underwent surgery from 2018 to 2022 in eight United Kingdom centres were invited to participate. Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative prospectively collected data were collated and analyzed retrospectively. The data w

SUBMITTER: Ripoll B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11879486 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature