Results from the International Silver Graft Registry for high-risk patients treated with a metallic-silver impregnated vascular graft.

Results from the International Silver Graft Registry for high-risk patients treated with a metallic-silver impregnated vascular graft. Vascular. 2013 Mar 18; Authors: Zegelman M, Guenther G, Waliszewski M, Pukacki F, Stanisic MG, Piquet P, Passon M, Halloul Z, Tautenhahn J, Claeys L, Agostinho C, Simici D, Doebrich D, Mueller C, Balzer K Abstract The purpose of this postmarket surveillance registry was to document the efficacy of a vascular prosthesis coated with metallic silver in high-risk patients undergoing vascular reconstructions. Patency (primary endpoint) and freedom from graft infection (secondary endpoint) data were assessed at a minimum of 12 months in patients with significant co-morbidity and/or confirmed graft infections or infected native vessels. Between November 2006 and December 2009, 230 patients with high-risk factors underwent aortic, peripheral and/or extra-anatomic reconstructions with Silver Graft(®) (SG) in six German, one French and one Polish vascular center. All participating centers used the metallic silver-coated polyester graft (SG) in various diameters and lengths including tubular and bifurcate vascular grafts. Doppler ultrasound follow-ups to determine graft patency were planned at 12 months or done at an earlier time in case the patient became symptomatic. A total of 230 patients were studied. Ten of these 230 patients had graft infections at baseline whereas the remaining 220 subjects had significant risk f...
Source: Vascular - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Vascular Source Type: research