Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on the incidence of surgical wound infection after lower limb revascularization surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Surgical wound infection (SWI) is a common complication after peripheral vascular surgery. In a prospective study, triclosan-coated sutures were reported to decrease the incidence of surgical site infection after various surgical procedures. The aim of our study was to test the hypothesis that use of triclosan-coated sutures decreases the incidence of SWI after lower limb vascular surgery.

Long-term outcome of surgical revascularization of supraaortic vessels.

The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term results of different surgical reconstructions of supraaortic vessels, particularly the subclavian and innominate arteries. It is a retrospective review of 33 years experience in a teaching hospital; 80 surgical revascularizations were performed in 76 patients who suffered occlusive disease of subclavian or innominate artery from 1965 to 1998. These included 38 bypass (BP) operations (28 carotid-subclavian, 4 aorto-subclavian, 3 aorto-innominate, and 3 subclavian transpositions) and 42 endarterectomies (EA).