title: The treatment of massive prosthetic grafts infections with the use of silver/collagen coated dacron vascular prosthesis.
abstract: In this paper the use of silver-coated medical prosthesis of massive aorto-bifemoral and ilio-femoral dacron graft infection with hemorrhage is presented. To solve this problem in situ replacement was attempted using silver-coated dacron vascular prosthesis more resistant to infection. 9 patients with this therapeutic method is reported. Although positive clinical effect was obtained, the scintigraphy and Duplex Doppler Ultrasound of implanted graft revealed its infection. In our opinion therefore application of silver-coated medical prosthesis should be very cautious and limited to the critical states.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular, General and Transplantological, Wrocław Medical University. apupka@chirn.am.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pupka
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skóra
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Janczak
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruciński
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Korta
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barć
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stepiński
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szyber
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D006119:Groin / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012834:Silver; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D012834:Silver