Single Arterial Cannulation vs. Dual Arterial Cannulation during Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

J Cardiothorac Vasc AnesthPublished Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Pooled result · ICU LOSResult — go to the resultMD 0.45 days 95% CI 0.10–0.79

Authors' conclusion

Our meta-analysis shows that during ATAAD repair, DAC was associated with slightly longer intensive care stay, which was of doubtful clinical significance. However, both approaches were comparable for hospital stay, the incidence of stroke, paraplegia, or acute kidney injury.

Study context

Population
Patients undergoing acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) repair
Participants
3,534 patients · 7 studies
Comparison
Double arterial cannulation (DAC) vs single arterial cannulation (SAC) during acute type A aortic dissection repair
Outcome
ICU LOS

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

MD

0.45 days

95% CI 0.10–0.79

P = 0.01

DAC vs SAC
MD 0.45 days (95% CI 0.10–0.79); P = 0.01

Further pooled results

OutcomeMD (days) (95% CI)P value
Hospital LOS1.39 (−2.70 to 5.47)P = 0.51

Safety

Stroke

No significant difference between the two approaches (DAC vs SAC): RR (95% CI), p
1.12 (0.77, 1.64), p = 0.55

Paraplegia

No significant difference between the two approaches (DAC vs SAC): RR (95% CI), p
0.59 (0.32, 1.07), p = 0.08

AKI

No significant difference between the two approaches (DAC vs SAC): RR (95% CI), p
0.83 (0.55, 1.24), p = 1.24
  • p printed as 1.24

Original publication

Single Arterial Cannulation vs. Dual Arterial Cannulation during Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 24 October 2024. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2024.10.022

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