ISSN: 1885-5857 Impact factor 2023 7.2
Vol. 75. Num. 8.
Pages 697-699 (August 2022)

Corrections
Correction in the article «Aorta Code: a pilot study of a health care network for patients with acute aortic syndrome», Rev Esp Cardiol. 2022;75:88-102

Corrección en el artículo «Código Aorta: proyecto piloto de una red asistencial para la atención al paciente con síndrome aórtico agudo», Rev Esp Cardiol. 2022;75:88-102

Rev Esp Cardiol. 2022;75:95-810.1016/j.rec.2021.06.018
Carlos Ferrera, Isidre Vilacosta, Pablo Busca, Alfonso Martín Martínez, Francisco Javier Serrano, Luis Carlos Maroto Castellanos, on behalf of the Multidisciplinary Aorta Code CardioRed1 Group

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A series of errors have been detected in the numbers in table 1 and table 2 of the article, “Aorta Code: a pilot study of a health care network for patients with acute aortic syndrome”. The correct tables, with the corrected numbers and necessary clarifications, can be found here.

Table 1.

Baseline and presenting characteristics of patients with acute aortic syndrome in the 2 periods

Variable  Aorta Code (n=42)  Care-as-usual (n=18)  P 
Age, y  67.1±18.4  63.4±14.2  .403 
Male sex  57.1% (24)  77.8% (14)  .129 
Diagnosis
Aortic dissection  80.9% (34)  77.8% (14)  .720 
Hypertension  16.7% (7)  22.2% (4)   
DTAA rupture  2.4% (1)  0% (0)   
Type
73.8% (31)  77.8% (14)  .745 
26.2% (11)  22.2% (4)   
Risk factors
Hypertension  76.2% (32)  55.6% (10)  .169 
Diabetes mellitus  7.1% (3)  5.6% (1)  .821 
Hypercholesterolemia  45.2% (19)  22.2% (4)  .172 
Smoking  28.6% (12)  27.8% (5)  .950 
COPD  11.9% (5)  5.6% (1)  .453 
Chronic kidney failure  2.4% (1)  5.6% (1)  .530 
Aortic aneurysm  4.8% (2)  11.1% (2)  .576 
Signs, symptoms, and complications on admission
SBP, mmHg  134.6±41.8  132.3±37.2  .840 
Chest pain  81% (34)  88.9% (16)  .450 
Syncope  19.1% (8)  11.1% (2)  .450 
Neurological deficit  16.7% (7)  27.8% (5)  .324 
Pulse deficit  19.1% (8)  22.2% (4)  .778 
Peripheral ischemia  16.7% (7)  27.8% (5)  .324 
Acute renal failure  14.3% (6)  22.2% (4)  .450 
Myocardial infarction  11.9% (5)  11.1% (2)  .930 
Shock  21.4% (9)  16.7% (3)  .673 
Tamponade  19.1% (8)  16.7% (3)  .796 
Need for intubation  7.1% (3)  5.6% (1)  .821 
Other studies
Normal electrocardiogram  52.4% (22)  61.1% (11)  .533 
Normal chest radiograph  7.1% (3)  5.6% (1)  .821 
Hemopericardium  28.6% (12)  33.3% (6)  .712 
Pleural effusion  23.8% (10)  22.2% (4)  .894 
Hemomediastinum  14.3% (6)  16.7% (3)  .813 
Hemothorax  7.1% (3)  0% (0)  .550 
Periaortic hematoma  31% (13)  27.8% (5)  .806 
Supra-aortic branch involvement  47.6% (20)  55.6% (10)  .573 
True lumen compression  50% (21)  38.9% (7)  .429 
Renal artery involvement  47.6% (20)  33.3% (6)  .306 
D-dimer level, ng/mL  7187 (4230-54 411)  6817 (2390-49 739)  .871 
Maximal aortic diameter, mm  50.3±12.7  51±9.6  .836 
Maximal AIH thickness, mm  12±3.9  17.4±9.8  .197 

AIH, aortic intramural hematoma; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DTAA, descending thoracic aortic aneurysm; SBP, systolic blood pressure.

Table 2.

Treatment and prognosis of patients with acute aortic syndrome in the 2 study periods

Variable  Aorta Code (n=42)  Care-as-usual (n=18)  P 
Time from symptoms to diagnosis, h  4.2 (2.01-8.9)  5.8 (2.5-9.6)  .508 
Transfer time, min  150 (114-196)  259 (180-273)  .046 
Treatment
Medical  26.2% (11)  22.2% (4)  .745 
Surgical  64.3% (27)  77.8% (14)  .303 
Endovascular  14.3% (6)  0% (0)  .091 
Complicated AAS before surgery  40.7% (11)a  78.6% (11)a  .021 
Type A AAS surgery  87.1% (27)b  92.8% (13)b  .569 
Surgery (segments)
Valve  44.4% (12)c  30.8% (4)c  .408 
Root  77.8% (21)c  38.5% (5)c  .015 
Ascending aorta  100% (27)c  92.3% (12)c  .325 
Hemiarch  14.8% (4)c  30.8% (4)c  .237 
Complete arch in type 1 AAS  77.8% (14)d  40% (4)d  .046 
Time in cardiocirculatory arrest, min  27.2±12.5  30.7±14.6  .506 
Postoperative complications of type A AAS
Kidney failure  55.6% (15)c  53.9% (7)c  .919 
Mesenteric ischemia  11.1% (3)c  15.4% (2)c  .702 
Peripheral ischemia  7.4% (2)c  0% (0)c  > .999 
Tamponade  11.1% (3)c  7.7% (1)c  .736 
Myocardial infarction  7.4% (2)c  0% (0)c  > .999 
Neurological complications  37% (10)c  30.8% (4)c  .697 
Reoperation  29.6% (8)c  23.1% (3)c  .664 
Total mortality  23.8% (10)  22.2% (4)  .894 
Surgical mortality of type A AAS  22.2% (6)c  30.8% (4)c  .559 

AAS, acute aortic syndrome.

Complicated AAS: patients with AAS who developed any of the following complications before the surgical intervention: poor perfusion, kidney failure, myocardial infarction, tamponade, shock, and neurological complications.

a

The percentages of this variable are calculated with regard to the group of patients who underwent surgery (27 patients in the Aorta Code group and 14 patients in the Care-as-usual group).

b

The percentages of this variable are calculated with regard to patients with type A AAS (31 patients in the Aorta Code group and 14 patients in the Care-as-usual group).

c

The percentages of this variable are calculated with regard to the group of patients with type A AAS who underwent surgery (27 patients in the Aorta Code group and 13 patients in the Care-as-usual group).

d

The percentages of this variable are calculated with regard to the group of patients with type 1 AAS (involvement of the ascending and descending aorta) who underwent surgery (18 patients in the Aorta Code group and 10 patients in the Care-as-usual group).

In addition, and in line with the corrections, the text in the following paragraph: “Sixty percent of patients with type A AAS [acute aortic syndrome] were treated with the Bentall-De Bono procedure during the care-as-usual period. This percentage fell to 42% after implementation of the project, as 58% were treated with aortic root repair surgery. There was also a relative increase of 80% in the number of complete aortic arch procedures performed (P=.09) (table 2).” should be replaced by: “Of the patients requiring aortic root surgery, 60% (3 of 5 patients) were treated with the Bentall-De Bono procedure during the care-as-usual period. This percentage fell to 38.1% (8 of 21 patients) after implementation of the project, due to increases in aortic root repair surgery (9 of 21 patients, 42.9%) and the David procedure (4 of 21 patients, 19%). There was also a relative increase of 94.5% in the number of complete aortic arch procedures performed for type 1 AAS (77.8% [14] after implementation of the Aorta Code project vs 40% [4] in the care-as-usual period, P=.0045) (table 2).”

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