Management of Infected Aortic Prosthetic Grafts
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
- Vol. 38 (1), 75-82
- https://doi.org/10.1177/153857440403800110
Abstract
The management of infected prosthetic grafts is one of the most challenging problems facing vascular surgeons. High mortality and morbidity rates with traditional treatment have led many surgeons to consider different and novel strategies. Diagnosis is usually straightforward, but occasionally is unclear even after extensive clinical and radiologic investigations. Although routine total graft excision for all infected aortic grafts is still favored by some vascular surgeons, most favor only partial graft excision if only the distal limb of the graft is involved. Placement of in situ autologous vein or cryopreserved grafts have gained popularity, and investigations are continuing regarding the use of in situ antibiotic and silver-coated prosthetic grafts. In this article the authors review the incidence and etiology of aortic graft infections, methods to prevent these complications, the diagnosis of infected aortic grafts, and lastly the management of these complicated cases, including total graft excision and partial and complete graft preservation.Keywords
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