title: Per-operative uncontrollable bleeding at polyester (Dacron) arterial prosthesis implantation.
abstract: An aortobifemoral knitted polyester graft was placed in a 58-year-old woman with aorto-iliac occlusive disease. Although the prosthesis was preclotted in the usual manner, it never became impervious to blood under normal intra-arterial pressure. Examination of the graft showed lipid infiltration not ordinarily seen. We recommend that when a knitted prosthesis fails to preclot a woven graft should be used instead.
authors.affiliation: Biomatériaux, Hôspital St-François d'Assise, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guidoin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Downs
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Verhaeghe
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marceau
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fiévé
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frisch
mesh_terms: D001777:Blood Coagulation; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates