Fifty-year anniversary of the Vietnam Vascular Registry and a historic look at vascular registries.

The management of arterial injuries has evolved from simple cauterization of the time of Ambrose Paré to the more complex repairs of today. Through history there has been much learned from combat regarding the management of vascular injuries. Starting in World War I, vascular registries have been established to further study and refine the management of these injuries.

Antimicrobial-bonded graft patency in the setting of a polymicrobial infection in swine (Sus scrofa).

Background: Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and Dacron are commonly used as arterial conduits in vascular trauma or infection when vein interposition graft may not be available. This study used a previously validated large animal model of polymicrobial infection to assess the patency and infectious resistance of a novel, antibiotic-impregnated graft material compared with PTFE and Dacron.

Methods: Forty-eight animals were placed into five groups for a 21-day survival period.