Per-operative uncontrollable bleeding at polyester (Dacron) arterial prosthesis implantation.
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.
Guidoin
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Biomatériaux, Hôspital St-François d'Assise, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
Downs
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Verhaeghe
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JL
Roy
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PE
Marceau
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Fiévé
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Frisch
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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
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates