title: Aortofemoral dacron reconstruction for aorto-iliac occlusive disease: a 25-year survey.
abstract: The authors present a consecutive series of 869 patients, who received an aorto(bi)femoral Dacron graft for occlusive disease between 1963 and 1988. The operative indications were grade 1 disease (n = 371), grade 2 disease (n = 408) or grade 3 disease (n = 90). The operative mortality was 4.5% and remained stable over the years of the study. The median survival was 8.2 years and 25% of the patients survived for more than 15 years. Late patency decreased to 74% and 70% after 10 and 15 years, respectively. Fifty-six patients underwent a major amputation in the long run. The amputation rate increased to 3, 8.6 and 12.1%, respectively for grade 1, grade 2 and grade 3 disease. Satisfactory functional results were obtained by 51% and 40% of the patients after 10 and 15 years, respectively. By means of secondary and tertiary operations this increased to 70% and 61%. Long term functional results were primarily dependent on smoking habits postoperatively, the date of operation and the presence of concomitant femoro-popliteal occlusive disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, University Clinic, Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nevelsteen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wouters
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suy
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates