Primary repair of common arterial trunk: A systematic meta-analysis of short- and long-term outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Primary repair of the common arterial trunk is still burdened by high mortality rates. Because of the low incidence and complexity of common arterial trunk, evidence is limited to reports with small sample sizes, and issues such as the ideal surgical timing to address the primary repair are still debated. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the pooled mortality, morbidity, and reoperation rates after common arterial trunk primary repair.

Methods

PubMed, Google Scholar, Ovid-MEDLINE, and Ovid-EMBASE databases were searched to identify studies on common arterial trunk primary repair. Eligible studies reporting early mortality (primary outcome) after common arterial trunk primary repair were screened. Secondary outcomes were survival and re

SUBMITTER: Cuomo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12414409 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature