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A Simplified Delivery Frozen Elephant Trunk (SD-FET) Technique to Reduce Circulatory Arrest Time in Hybrid Aortic Arch Surgery
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  • Thomas Senage,
  • Nicolas Bonnet,
  • Guillaume Guimbretière,
  • Charles-Henri David,
  • Jean-Christian Roussel,
  • Eric Braunberger
Thomas Senage
Hôpital Guillaume et René Laënnec

Corresponding Author:thomas.senage@chu-nantes.fr

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Nicolas Bonnet
Centre Cardiologique du Nord
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Guillaume Guimbretière
Hôpital Guillaume et René Laënnec
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Charles-Henri David
Hôpital Guillaume et René Laënnec
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Jean-Christian Roussel
Hôpital Guillaume et René Laënnec
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Eric Braunberger
CHU Felix Guyon
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Abstract

A simplified delivery technique for the frozen elephant trunk procedure allows the distal suture to be performed on a perfused and loaded aorta in moderate hypothermia—or even normothermia—reducing circulatory arrest time to just a few minutes. Two surgical sealing tourniquets are placed around the aortic arch, usually between the brachiocephalic trunk (BCT) and the left common carotid artery and the aorta is cross-clamped and cardioplegia started. Once in mild hypothermia, the BCT is disconnected and circulatory arrest is initiated while cerebral perfusion is maintained. This modified technique can be used in all pathologies, including dissections.
01 Feb 2021Submitted to Journal of Cardiac Surgery
03 Feb 2021Submission Checks Completed
03 Feb 2021Assigned to Editor
04 Feb 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
05 Apr 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
06 Apr 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Major
15 Apr 20211st Revision Received
15 Apr 2021Submission Checks Completed
15 Apr 2021Assigned to Editor
16 Apr 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
20 Apr 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
20 Apr 2021Editorial Decision: Accept