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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2024

Contemporary comparative surgical outcomes of type A aortic dissection in US and China: an analysis of the national inpatient sample database and a Chinese multi-institutional registry.

Feng Jiang, Xiaodi Wang, Michael Carmichael, Yanfei Chen, Ruijian Huang, Yue Xiao, Jifang Zhou, Cunhua Su

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Feng Jiang *School of International Business, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaodi Wang *Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Michael CarmichaelDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yanfei ChenSchool of International Business, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Ruijian HuangSchool of International Business, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yue XiaoSchool of International Business, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jifang ZhouSchool of International Business, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. zjifang@cpu.edu.cn.
Cunhua SuDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. suteensu@163.com.

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Abstract

backgroundTo investigate the contemporary comparative inpatient prognosis among US and Chinese patients with type A aortic dissection (TAAD).

methodsData from Chinese multi-institutional TAAD registry and the US National Inpatient Sample databases were analyzed. We used multivariable logistic regression models to compare in-hospital mortality and perioperative complication rates between the US and China. Length of stay and overall costs were fitted with quantile regression models. Independent prognostic factors associated with post-operative survival were assessed via Cox proportional hazards models.

resultsAmong 3,121 eligible TAAD patients, 1,073 were from China (25.0% female; mean ± SD age, 53.9 ± 12.4) and 2,048 were from the US (31.2% female; mean ± SE age, 59.8 ± 0.3). During the study period, the in-hospital mortality rates in China and the US were 15.5% and 13.3%, yet the difference was insignificant after adjustment (aOR, 1.16; 95% CI, 0.69-1.97). While there was no significant difference in overall perioperative complications (aOR, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.52-2.18), the patterns of complications differed between two cohorts. While Chinese TAAD patients experienced significantly longer duration of hospitalization (median difference, + 10.4 days; 95% CI, 9.2-11.5), the US TAAD cohort had significantly greater overall hospitalization costs (49.9; 95% CI, 55.4-44.5, in 1000 USD).

conclusionsNotwithstanding significant differences in demographic and clinical characteristics, TAAD patients from China and the US demonstrated comparable in-hospital mortality and overall perioperative complication rates. Future initiatives should focus on expanding surgical eligibility to the elderly Chinese TAAD patients and optimizing the duration of hospitalization without undermining meaningful clinical outcomes.

trial registrationKY20220425-05, April 5th 25 2022.

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Aortic DissectionHospital MortalityPostoperative ComplicationsRegistriesAdultAgedAortic AneurysmAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicChinaDatabases, FactualEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansInpatientsLength of StayMaleCohort studyIn-hospital mortalityPerioperative complicationSurgeryType a aortic dissection

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