The great vessel freeze-out: A meta-analysis of conventional versus frozen elephant trunks in aortic arch surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The optimal treatment strategy for complex aortic arch and proximal descending aortic pathologies remains controversial. Despite the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique's increasing popularity, its use over the conventional elephant trunk (CET) remains a matter of physician preference and outcomes are varied.

Methods

This meta-analysis of available comparative studies of FET versus CET sought to examine differences in survival, reintervention, and adverse events. The following databases were searched from inception-May 2020: Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, and The Cochrane Library. Studies retrieved were then screened for eligibility against predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria with a protocol registered on Open Science Framework at https://osf.io/hrfze/.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Vernice NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9322650 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature