A systematic review and meta-analysis of treatments for aortic graft infection

• Published in: Journal of vascular surgery Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 38 - 45.e8
• Main Authors: O’Connor, Stephen, Andrew, Peter, Batt, Michel, Becquemin, Jean Pierre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.07.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Antibiotics, Antitubercular - administration & dosage; Aortic Diseases - mortality; Aortic Diseases - surgery; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis. Bacterial diseases of the aorta, limb vessels and lymphatic vessels; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Vessel Prosthesis - adverse effects; Blood Vessels - transplantation; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cryopreservation; Diseases of the aorta; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Prosthesis-Related Infections - mortality; Prosthesis-Related Infections - surgery; Rifampin - administration & dosage; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Transplantation, Autologous; Treatment Outcome; Vascular surgery: aorta, extremities, vena cava. Surgery of the lymphatic vessels; Infection; Aorta; Cardiovascular disease; Treatment; Surgery

We compared pooled estimates of event rates for amputations, conduit failures, reinfections, early mortalities, and late mortalities in patients with aortic graft infection who were treated by extra-anatomic bypass, rifampicin-bonded prostheses, cryopreserved allografts, or autogenous veins. A syste...