Dacron Graft Intussusception Technique for Treatment of Type a Aortic Dissections: Technical Notes and Preliminary Results

Abstract

IntroductionOptimal surgical management for acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD) remains unclear. The in-hospital mortality rate is still high (15%), and the intraoperative bleeding is an independent risk factor for hospital mortality.ObjectiveThe aim of our study was describe a new method for aortic anastomosis in the repair of AAAD and report the hospital mortality and bleeding complications.MethodsBetween January 2008 and November 2014, 24 patients, 16 male, median age 62 years, underwent surgical treatmen…