The Role of Axillary Artery Cannulation in Surgery for Type A Acute Aortic Dissection.
- Author:
Jihoon YOU
1
;
Kay Hyun PARK
;
Pyo Won PARK
;
Young Tak LEE
;
Kwhanmien KIM
;
Kiick SUNG
;
Hee Chul YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea. drkhpark@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Catheteization, peripheral;
Axillary artery;
Cardiopulmonary bypass;
Aneurysm, dissecting
- MeSH:
Aneurysm, Dissecting;
Aorta, Thoracic;
Axillary Artery*;
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Catheterization*;
Catheters;
Femoral Artery;
Humans;
Incidence;
Length of Stay;
Median Nerve;
Mortality;
Pathology;
Retrospective Studies
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2003;36(5):343-347
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The femoral artery is the most common site of cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass in surgery for type A aortic dissection. Recently, many surgeons prefer the axillary artery to the femoral artery as the arterial cannulation site for several benefits. We evaluated the safety and usefulness of axillary artery cannulation in surgery for acute type A aortic dissection. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Between Oct. 1995 and Sep. 2001, 71 patients underwent operations for acute type A aortic dissection. The arterial cannula was inserted into the axillary artery in 31 patients (AXILLARY group, mean age=56), and into the femoral artery in 40 patients (FEMORAL group, mean age=57). We retrospectively compared the incidence of mortality, morbidities, and hospital course. RESULT: The mean duration of cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest were significantly shorter in the AXILLARY group (207 min and 39min, respectively) than in the FEMORAL group (263 min and 49 min, respectively; p<0.05). Postoperative hospital stay was significantly shorter in the AXILLARY group than in the FEMORAL group (mean 15 days vs. 35 days, p<0.05). Although there was no difference in the incidence of new-onset permanent neurological dysfunction (3.2% in the AXILLARY group, 2.5% in the FEMORAL group), the incidence of transient neurological dysfunction was significantly lower in the AXILLARY group (12.9% vs. 25%, p<0.05). In the FEMORAL group, two patients needed urgent conversion to cannulation site due to arch vessel malperfusion. In the AXILLARY group, there was only one patient who had a complication related to the cannulation, i.e., median nerve injury. CONCLUSION: Axillary artery cannulation was safe and helpful in decreasing the cerebral ischemic time and incidence of transient neuroligcal dysfunction in surgery for acute type A aortic dissection. It enabled us to approach the patients with aortic arch pathology more aggressively.
