title: A technique for prolonged arterial infusions of fibrinolytic agents in the immediate postoperative period through a cutaneous venostomy.
abstract: Prolonged use of fibrinolytic agents post thrombectomy is limited by present techniques that require arterial puncture and indwelling arterial catheters. This limitation can be avoided by attaching a short segment of saphenous vein to the arteriotomy used for the thrombectomy and bringing this out to the skin as a "venostomy"; thus providing ready access to the vascular tree for arteriography, prolonged infusion of thrombolytic agents, or selective catheter placement. In delayed thrombectomies (Categories 2 & 3 as described by the Ad Hoc Committee on Reporting Standards, J Vasc Surg 1986;4:80-94), extending the use of these agents may represent the only hope for limb salvage.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, FL 33101, USA.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hutson
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Nunez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabbara
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ginzburg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial / Q000379:methods*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator