title: Angiographic criteria for prediction of early graft failure of secondary infrainguinal bypass surgery.
abstract: Complete intraoperative postreconstruction angiograms were obtained during 93 reoperations after failed femoropopliteal and femorodistal bypass grafts to evaluate the predictive value of a new method of angiographic runoff assessment. Good runoff was defined as patency of two or three lower leg arteries to the foot, or one patent vessel continuous with an intact anterior or posterior foot arch in femoropopliteal and proximal femorodistal bypasses, and integrity of both arches in low femorodistal bypasses. All other outflow patterns were considered poor. The cumulative 1-year patency rate was 61% with a 79% limb salvage rate after reoperations performed in limbs with good runoff. In reoperations with poor runoff, the patency rate was only 5% with a 22% limb salvage rate. In reoperations with good runoff, and 85% patency rate of vein grafts compared to 43% of prosthetic grafts clearly demonstrated the importance of graft material on early outcome. The improved prediction of early outcome with this new method of angiographic runoff evaluation might allow more rational management of patients with failed infrainguinal grafts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karacagil
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Almgren
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bowald
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Eriksson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies