Abstract:Objective To research the risk factors for cerebral neurological injury after operation for acute Stanford type A aortic arch dissection and to supply the intervention for postoperative brain complications. Methods The clinical data of 388 patients with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection who had aortic arch surgery from January 2006 to December 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. And the related factors of brain nerve system complications were analyzed by multi-factor logistic regression. Results There were 93 cases of patients with postoperative complications in the 388 cases, with transient neurological dysfunction (TND) in 80 cases (20.62%) and permanent neurological dysfunction (PND) in 13 cases (3.35%). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the independent risk factors were higher preoperative leucocyte level, higher preoperative serum creatinine level, longer intraoperative aortic block time and higher intraoperative blood glucose level for TND with significant differences (■ =1.972, 1.846, 1.825 and 2.089, P < 0.05); the independent risk factors for PND were age and history of stroke (■ =1.756 and 2.848). Conclusions The occurrence of TND after aortic arch surgery for acute Stanford type A aortic dissection is associated with preoperative white blood cell, creatinine, intraoperative aortic blocking time and blood glucose level. The occurrence of PND is associated with age and the history of stroke. Preoperative anti-infection treatment, reducing serum creatinine and control of intraoperative blood glucose can reduce the rate of brain complications.