Cerebral protection strategies in aortic arch surgery: A network meta-analysis

Autor: Stephen E. Fremes, Irbaz Hameed, Michelle Demetres, Christopher Lau, Matthew Wingo, Antonino Di Franco, Leonard N. Girardi, Erin Iannacone, Mario Gaudino, Ashwin Palaniappan, Mohamed Rahouma, Derrick Y. Tam, Heather Anderson, Faiza M. Khan
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 159:18-31
ISSN: 0022-5223
Popis: Objective Cerebral protection for aortic arch surgery has been widely studied, but comparisons of all the available strategies have rarely been performed. We performed direct and indirect comparisons of antegrade cerebral perfusion, retrograde cerebral perfusion, and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in a network meta-analysis. Methods After a systematic literature search, studies comparing any combination of antegrade cerebral perfusion, retrograde cerebral perfusion, and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest were included, and a frequentist network meta-analysis was performed using the generic inverse variance method. The primary outcomes were postoperative stroke and operative mortality. Secondary outcomes were postoperative transient neurologic deficits, myocardial infarction, respiratory complications, and renal failure. Results A total of 68 studies were included with a total of 26,968 patients. Compared with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, both antegrade cerebral perfusion and retrograde cerebral perfusion were associated with significantly lower postoperative stroke and operative mortality rates: antegrade cerebral perfusion (odds ratio [OR], 0.62; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.51-0.75; and OR, 0.63, 95% CI, 0.51-0.76, respectively) and retrograde cerebral perfusion (OR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.54-0.82; and OR, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.45-0.71, respectively). Antegrade cerebral perfusion and retrograde cerebral perfusion were associated with similar incidence of primary outcomes. No difference among the 3 techniques was found in secondary outcomes. At meta-regression, circulatory arrest duration correlated with the neuroprotective effect of antegrade cerebral perfusion and retrograde cerebral perfusion compared with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Unilateral or bilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion and arrest temperature did not influence the results. Conclusions Antegrade cerebral perfusion and retrograde cerebral perfusion are associated with better postoperative outcomes compared with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, and the relative benefit increases with the duration of the circulatory arrest. No differences between antegrade cerebral perfusion and retrograde cerebral perfusion were found for all the explored outcomes.
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