title: Use of dacron vascular prosthesis impregnated with salts of silver, in treatment of extraanatomical axilla-femoral by-pass's infection. Infections in vascular surgery.
abstract: We presented a case of use a dacron prosthesis, bonded with collagen and impregnated with salts of silver in the treatment of extraanatomical axilla-femoral by-pass infection, by-pass was made at 78-years-old patient cause of an acute ischaemia of the lower extremity caused by an inoperative inflammatory aneurysm of abdominal aorta and iliac arteries. Firstly intentional antibiotics were administered. The patient was again admitted to hospital and operated on after an ineffective preventive treatment. The infected prosthesis was replaced by a new, salts of silver impregnated dacron one with increased infection resistance. The clinical effect was successful.
authors.affiliation: General and Vascular Surgery Department of the Regional Medical Centre, Opole.
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kowalik
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kucharski
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hobot
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008422:Materials Testing; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011182:Postoperative Care; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012834:Silver
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D012834:Silver; D001241:Aspirin