Surgical rescues for critical hemopericardium complicated by acute type A aortic dissection: Emergent subxiphoid pericardiotomy or cardiopulmonary bypass first?
Fig 4
Flowchart of management for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) patients with preoperative unstable hemodynamics and hemopericardium.
CT, computed tomography; E-CPB, emergent cardiopulmonary bypass; E-SXP, emergent subxiphoid pericardiotomy; HR, heart rate; IV, intravenous; IVF, intravenous fluid; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TEE, transesophageal echocardiography.