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We used the 4-branched graft inversion technique for the distal anastomosis in acute aortic dissection. The aim was to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of the technique used during the frozen elephant trunk procedure for acute aortic dissection.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>From January 2017 to July 2019, 109 patients underwent total arch replacement for type A acute aortic dissections. Patients were divided according to the technique used for the distal anastomosis as follows: group G (n\u2009=\u200957; 4-branched graft inversion technique) and group C (n\u2009=\u200952; conventional method with Teflon felt). The postoperative variables were analysed.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The hospital mortality rate was 9.2% (10\/109). The mean cardiopulmonary bypass, cardiac arrest, and circulatory arrest times were 234.95\u2009\u00b1\u200971.88\u00a0min, 168.25\u2009\u00b1\u200961.33\u00a0min, and 39.19\u2009\u00b1\u20099.45\u00a0min, respectively. The circulatory arrest and cardiac arrest times were shorter in the graft inversion group than in the conventional group (36.46\u2009\u00b1\u20097.88\u00a0min vs. 42.19\u2009\u00b1\u200910.17\u00a0min, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001 and 156.21\u2009\u00b1\u200955.99\u00a0min vs. 181.44\u2009\u00b1\u200964.68\u00a0min, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.031, respectively). There were 7 cases of stroke (6.4%) and 5 cases of paraplegia (4.6%). Additionally, 13 patients (11.9%) required temporary continuous renal replacement therapy. Respiratory failure occurred in 19 patients (17.4%). There were no significant differences in postoperative complications between the two groups.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The 4-branched graft inversion technique provides effective and confirmed haemostasis during total aortic arch replacement using the frozen elephant trunk procedure.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13019-021-01660-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,30]],"date-time":"2021-10-30T10:02:39Z","timestamp":1635588159000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Four-branched graft inversion technique for the distal anastomosis in acute aortic dissection"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Yu","family":"Zou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Peng","family":"Teng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8054-4582","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Liang","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,30]]},"reference":[{"issue":"6","key":"1660_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1377","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2011.07.016","volume":"143","author":"S Matsuyama","year":"2012","unstructured":"Matsuyama S, Tabata M, Shimokawa T, Matsushita A, Fukui T, Takanashi S. 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