ObjectiveTo compare the effectiveness and safety between two perfusion methods of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) and anterograde cerebral perfusion (ACP) in neonatal repaired coarctation of aorta. MethodsA total of 40 neonates with coarctation of aorta of intracardiac malformation and concomitant hemodynamic abnormality were enrolled as the research subjects, and they were randomly assigned to DHCA group (n=20) or ACP group (n=20). DHCA and ACP techniques were applied to perform repaired coarctation of aorta, respectively. The level of serum creatinine during perioperative period (before operation, on the first day after operation, on the second day after operation), and postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI), the occurrence of other postoperative complications were compared between patients of the two groups. Time to circulatory arrest or cerebral perfusion, aortic cross clamp time, cardiopulmonary bypass duration, oxyhemoglobin saturation in brain and renal tissues during circulatory arrest period or cerebral perfusion period, postoperative AKI duration of peritoneal dialysis placement during oliguria period, postoperative ventilatory use time, length of cardiac ICU (CICU) stay, and total length of hospital stay were compared between patients of the two groups.ResultsEchocardiography during postoperative hospitalization indicated that 40 children with intracardiac malformation were successfully repaired, and no death occurred. Serum creatinine level of the two groups tended to elevate with time prolonging, and serum creatinine level of the ACP group was lower than that of the DHCA group on the first and second days after operation (P<0.05). All children suffered from AKI after operation, but no nervous system injury and irreversible renal failure occurred. There was no statistically significant difference in the total incidence rate of other postoperative complications between the two groups (P>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in time to circulatory arrest or cerebral perfusion between the two groups (P>0.05), whereas oxyhemoglobin saturation in brain and renal tissues of the ACP group was superior to that of the DHCA group, and the ACP group exhibited shorter aortic cross clamp time, cardiopulmonary bypass duration, ventilatory use time, length of CICU stay, postoperative AKI duration of peritoneal dialysis placement during oliguria period, and total length of hospital stay as compared with the DHCA group (P<0.05). ConclusionFor neonates with coarctation of aorta of intracardiac malformation and concomitant hemodynamic abnormality, compared with DHCA, the application of ACP to repaired coarctation of aorta can exert superior protective effects of brain and kidney, which may be more safe and effective.