Background: One of the main drawbacks of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) compared to open aortic surgery is the possibility of developing endoleaks and secondary aneurysm rupture, requiring frequent imaging follow-up. This study aims to identify prognostic factors that could be incorporated in follow-up protocols, which might lead to better personalized, lower cost and safe EVAR follow-up.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed including all patients who underwent elective EVAR from January 2000 to December 2015.
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) cause considerable morbidity and deaths among patients undergoing vascular surgery. Pre-operative screening and subsequent treatment of nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriers with mupirocin and chlorhexidine reduces the risk of SSIs in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of this screen-and-treat strategy on the development of SSI in patients undergoing aortoiliac surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study aims to evaluate early results of a precuffed expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) Distaflo® Mini-Cuff Bypass Graft versus autologous saphenous vein (ASV) grafting in patients with peripheral arterial obstructive disease (PAOD).
Methods: This retrospective single-center study analyzed 42 patients who received a femorocrural bypass graft because of PAOD using an ASV graft (n = 28) or Distaflo Mini-Cuff graft (n = 14).
Results: Primary patency rates in the ASV and Distaflo Mini-Cuff groups were 81% and 69%, respectively, after 6 months.
Background: To examine the effects of peripheral bypass surgery on patients' quality of life (QoL) as well as to compare two treatment modalities to reduce postoperative edema with regard to patients' QoL.
Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial set in the department of vascular surgery in a nonacademic teaching hospital. Ninety-three patients (mean age, 70 years; 33% Rutherford 5-6), enrolled between August 2006 and September 2009, who underwent peripheral bypass surgery (autologous 57, polytetrafluoroethylene 36).
Background: The pathophysiological mechanisms that induce postrevascularization edema after femoropopliteal bypass surgery are not completely understood. Reperfusion-associated injury to revascularized tissue and damage to lymphatic structures are both likely to play a role. Aim of this study was to study edema formation after peripheral bypass surgery with magnetic resonance imaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Vasc Surg
November 2010
Background: To investigate the optimal surgical treatment, remote superficial femoral artery endarterectomy (RSFAE) or supragenicular bypass, for Transatlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) C and D lesions of the superficial femoral artery. Medium-term results will be presented.
Methods: The study randomized 116 patients, 61 to RSFAE and 55 to supragenicular bypass surgery.