Evolving practice pattern changes and outcomes in the era of hybrid aortic arch repair.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The role of hybrid repair in the management of aortic arch pathology, and long-term outcomes with these techniques, remains uncertain. We report a decade of experience with hybrid arch repair (HAR) and assess institutional practice patterns with regard to the use of hybrid and open techniques.

Methods

Hybrid and open total and distal arch procedures performed between July 2005 and January 2015 were identified from a prospectively maintained, institutional aortic surgery database. Perioperative morbidity and mortality, freedom from reintervention, and long-term survival were calculated. Hybrid and open procedural volumes over the study period were assessed to evaluate for potential practice pattern changes.

Results

During the study period 148 consecutive proc

SUBMITTER: Benrashid E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5140093 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature