title: An experimental study of the effect of infection on microvascular anastomosis.
abstract: The effect of penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection on the patency of microvascular anastomosis was studied in an experimental model. Histological and SEM studies were also performed. It was found that the presence of infection did not significantly lower the patency rate of rat femoral artery re-anastomosis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011817:Rabbits; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000473:pathology*