title: Innominate artery cannulation for arterial perfusion during aortic arch surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Antegrade cerebral perfusion during aortic arch surgery plays an important role in improving postoperative neurological outcomes. We report our experience using innominate artery cannulation for arterial perfusion during aortic arch surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 2008 to December 2015, 159 patients underwent aortic arch surgery using innominate artery perfusion and were included in the study analysis (mean age, 71.4 ± 9.1 years; male, 120).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total arch replacement was performed in 84.1% of all patients. The incidence of postoperative stroke was 2.5%, with an overall in-hospital mortality rate of 2.5%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Innominate artery perfusionis a safe and useful technique for aortic arch surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima Shimin Hospital, Nakaku, Hiroshimashi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
authors.forename: Gaku
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Uchino
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima Shimin Hospital, Nakaku, Hiroshimashi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.|Department of Endovascular Treatment for Structural Heart and Aortic Disease, Hiroshima Shimin Hospital, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yunoki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima Shimin Hospital, Nakaku, Hiroshimashi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakoda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima Shimin Hospital, Nakaku, Hiroshimashi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.|Department of Endovascular Treatment for Structural Heart and Aortic Disease, Hiroshima Shimin Hospital, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
authors.forename: Munehiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saiki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima Shimin Hospital, Nakaku, Hiroshimashi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
authors.forename: Kunikazu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hisamochi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima Shimin Hospital, Nakaku, Hiroshimashi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000601:surgery*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D010477:Perfusion / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome