Management strategy of Type A Aortic Dissection in a developing center from China: 16 years experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAAD) remains a lethal disease of increasing incidence. However the incidence, standardized treatment and survival rates of TAAD is still a lack in China. This study aims to share the management strategy of TAAD from a developing center of this country.

Methods

All subjects identified with TAAD in Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, China, from Jan. 2002 to Dec. 2018 were included in this study. Of 1,037 individuals, 932 (89.9%) were underwent surgery. Based on annual case volume patients underwent surgery were stratified into three operative stages: Early, Middle and Current stage, and patient characteristics, operative trends and outcomes across the operative stages were assessed.

Results

The annual admissions of patients increased from

SUBMITTER: Lu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7711430 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature