Treatment for abdominal aortic graft infection: irrigation with electrolyzed strong aqueous acid, in-situ grafting, and omentoplasty.
We report on successful surgical treatment of consecutive three patients with infection of an abdominal aortic graft, Therapy involved a combination of removal of the infected graft, elaborate debridement, irrigation with electrolyzed strongly acidic aqueous solution (ESAAS), in-situ regrafting, and omentoplasty. The use of ESAAS is discussed.
Ogino
H
H
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan. h-ogino@kcn.ne.jp
Ueda
Y
Y
Sugita
T
T
Matsuyama
K
K
Matsubayashi
K
K
Nomoto
T
T
Yoshimura
S
S
Yoshioka
T
T
D000143:Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000637:transplantation; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000637:transplantation*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D012996:Solutions; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
D000143:Acids; D012996:Solutions