Aortic surgery
Post-operative indicators
Post-operative variables
Median (IQR)
There were a total of 45 aortic procedures in 2021.
Post-op ICU LOS (days)
5.3 (3.6, 8.5)
Ventilation (hours)
36.4 (14.3, 71.2)
Blood loss (mls)
250 (130, 340)
Aortic pathology/aetiology
Table 32 summarises the presenting diagnoses for all aortic surgery cases.
Table 34. Post-operative indicators for aortic cases
Aortic pathology/aetiology
% of aortic procedures
n
Blood loss
Median blood loss within the first four hours post-operatively for all aortic cases was 250 mls (IQR: 130, 340 mls).
Aortic aneurysm
20
44.4
Aortic dissection
25
55.6
Ventilation
Acute (< 2 weeks)
24
53.3
Median ventilation within the first four hours post-operatively for all aortic cases was 36.4 hours (IQR: 14.3, 71.2 hours).
Non-acute (> 2 weeks)
1
2.2
Post-operative ICU LOS
Ascending (Stanford A)
24
53.3
Median post-operative LOS in ICU for all aortic cases was 5.3 hours (IQR: 3.6, 8.5 hours).
Descending only (Stanford B)
1
2.2
Table 32. Aortic pathology/aetiology
Aortic procedure type
Table 33 outlines the number of cases for each aortic procedure type performed in 2021.
Aortic pathology/aeitiology
% of aortic procedures
n
Direct aortoplasty
5
11.1
Patch repair
1
2.2
Replacement
43
95.6
Ascending
40
88.9
Arch
6
13.3
Descending
2
4.4
Thoraco-abdominal
1
2.2
Table 33. Aortic procedure type Note: Patients can have multiple types of replacements
48
49
Cardiac Surgery Annual Report 2021
Cardiac Surgery Annual Report 2021
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