title: Results of vascular reconstruction with double velour Dacron in patients with critical lower limb ischaemia.
abstract: The results of 65 arterial reconstructions with double velour Dacron carried out for limb salvage have been reviewed. Successful revascularization was achieved initially in 86%, and the peri-operative mortality was 9.0%. Cumulative salvage was greater in patients with aorto-iliac disease (65% at 5 years) than in those with femoropopliteal disease (36% at 5 years). Results were poorest in patients with gangrene or marked trophic changes at presentation, in those with distal disease and in those who required revisional surgery.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011183:Postoperative Complications
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates