Femoral artery cannulation as a safe alternative for aortic dissection arch repair in the era of axillary artery cannulation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of femoral artery cannulation as an alternative to axillary artery cannulation, we retrospectively compared outcomes between patients with axillary or femoral artery cannulation during open aortic arch repair for type A aortic dissection (TAAD).

Methods

Between January 2014 and January 2019, 646 patients underwent open aortic arch repair with circulatory arrest for TAAD using antegrade selective cerebral perfusion (SACP) and were divided into two groups according to the site of arterial cannulation: an axillary artery group (axillary group, n=558) or a femoral artery group (femoral group, n=88). The axillary artery was considered as the primary cannulation site, and the femoral artery was used as an alternative when axillary art

SUBMITTER: Tong G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7947520 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature