TY - JOUR AU1 - Nakajima, Takayuki AU2 - Kawazoe, Kohei AU3 - Izumoto, Hiroshi AU4 - Kataoka, Tsuyoshi AU5 - Niinuma, Hiroyuki AU6 - Shirahashi, Nobuo AB - Surg Today (2006) 36:680–685 DOI 10.1007/s00595-006-3226-5 Risk Factors for Hypoxemia After Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection 1 1 1 1 2 Takayuki Nakajima , Kohei Kawazoe , Hiroshi Izumoto , Tsuyoshi Kataoka , Hiroyuki Niinuma , and Nobuo Shirahashi 1 2 Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiology, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, Iwate Medical University, 1-2-1 Chuodori, Morioka 020-8505, Japan Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan Abstract Introduction Purpose. Postoperative hypoxemia is a frequent compli- cation of surgery for acute type A aortic dissection. Acute type A aortic dissection is a potentially life- We tried to determine the factors associated with threatening emergency, which requires immediate postoperative hypoxemia. surgical intervention. Despite improved perioperative Methods. Between 1997 and 2003, 114 patients under- management and surgical techniques, the postoperative went surgery for acute type A aortic dissection. Multi- mortality associated with this condition remains high. variate logistic regression analysis was done to identify Trimarchi et al. reported that acute type A aortic dis- the independent predictors of postoperative hypox- section was associated with an operative mortality of emia, defined by an arterial partial oxygen/inspired oxy- 31.4% in hemodynamically unstable patients and 16.7% TI - Risk Factors for Hypoxemia After Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection JF - Surgery Today DO - 10.1007/s00595-006-3226-5 DA - 2006-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/risk-factors-for-hypoxemia-after-surgery-for-acute-type-a-aortic-JjMzEjfl0j SP - 680 EP - 685 VL - 36 IS - 8 DP - DeepDyve ER -