Long grafts in the treatment of critical ischaemia.
Forty-two woven 10-mm Dacron grafts were implanted from the common iliac artery to the distal popliteal artery in 38 patients with rest pain or gangrene. The long-term patency at 5 years was 50%, using life-table analysis. These results show that iliopopliteal Dacron grafts are effective in preventing major amputations of severely ischaemic limbs.
D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D007511:Ischemia / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates