Background The use of synthetic material for reconstructive vascular surgery was first
reported during the early 1950s. Infection involving vascular graft prostheses is an …

Synthetic vascular graft infections have been a major problematic complication for vascular
surgeons since the earliest use of homografts and then fabric aortic replacements. However …

Purpose: To investigate the frequency of aortoiliac endovascular graft infections and seek
the main factors influencing their development. Methods: To augment personal experience …

Primary arterial infections continue to be one of the most challenging clinical problems
encountered by vascular surgeons, and postoperative graft infection one of the most feared …

Objective The management of infected aortic endografts is a challenging endeavor.
Treatment of this problem has not been well defined as it is fairly uncommon. However, the …

The early 1950s witnessed the introduction of vascular reconstruction surgery using
prosthetic vascular grafts. 1 These grafts are important in the management of peripheral …

Background. In situ treatment of artery/graft infection has distinct advantages compared to
vessel excision and extra-anatomic bypass procedures. Based on animal studies of a …

More than 400 000 vascular grafts are inserted annually in the USA. Graft insertion is
complicated by infection in 0.5–4% of cases. Vascular graft infections (VGIs) are becoming …

Management of infected prosthetic arterial grafts has traditionally included total graft
excision especially when gram-negative bacteria were cultured. Between 1973 and 1991 …

Vascular prosthetic graft infection remains a major surgical challenge. Prevention of risk
factors and antibiotic therapy can reduce but not eradicate it. Management of infected …