Characteristics and Outcome of Vascular Graft Infections: A Risk Factor and Survival Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vascular graft infection (VGI) is a serious complication after implantation of arterial vascular grafts. Optimal surgical and pathogen-specific antimicrobial treatment regimens for VGI are largely unknown. We evaluated patients with arterial VGI according to onset, location, microbiological and imaging characteristics, and surgical and antimicrobial treatment and performed an outcome evaluation.

Methods

Consecutive patients with VGI treated in 2 hospitals from 2010 through 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Uniform definition criteria and standardized outcome evaluation were applied. Logistic regression was used for multiple analysis; survival analysis was performed with Kaplan-Meier analysis and a log-rank test.

Results

Seventy-eight patients with VGI wer

SUBMITTER: Stockschlader L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11167665 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature