Effect of glucocorticoid for patients with type A aortic dissection undergoing surgical repair with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest : A single-center, retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Postoperative patients with Type A aortic dissection (TAAD) often experience severe inflammatory responses caused by multiple factors perioperatively. However, the effect of postoperative glucocorticoid (GC) use, which is a potent anti-inflammatory agent, on complications or all-cause mortality is unclear.

METHODS: Patients with TAAD who underwent surgical repair requiring deep hypothermic circulatory arrest between January 2020 and December 2021 were included in the study. Characteristics of patients treated with and without GCs were compared. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality, and a composite secondary outcome was defined as in-hospital death or any major complications. Propensity score matching was used to balance baseline differences between groups. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to compare survival probability.

RESULTS: A total of 393 postoperative patients with TAAD were included in the study. Forty of them (10.2%) received GC treatment at a median daily methylprednisolone-equivalent dose of 0.6 mg/kg (0.4-0.7) for a median period of 2 (1-3) days. Patients on GCs had more intraoperative blood transfusions, higher postoperative APACHE II (12 vs 9, p = .004) and SOFA (9 vs 6, p < .001) scores, worse perioperative hepatic, renal and cardiac function. The in-hospital mortality in the matched cohort did not differ between groups [GC n = 11/40 (27.5%) versus Non-GC n = 19/80 (23.8%); p = .661].

CONCLUSIONS: The propensity to use GCs correlated with the critical status of the patient. However, low dose and short-term postoperative GC treatment did not reduce in-hospital mortality rates among patients with TAAD. A more appropriate regimen should be further investigated.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Perfusion - (2023) vom: 30. Sept., Seite 2676591231205124

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Luo, Ming-Hao [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jia-Qi [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Jing-Chao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jia-Kun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yi-Jie [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Su, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chun-Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Yong-Xin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Tu, Guo-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Zhe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aortic dissection
Glucocorticoids
Inflammation
Journal Article
Multiple organ failure

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Date Revised 21.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1177/02676591231205124

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NLM362721556