Polyester Vascular Graft Material and Risk for Intracavitary Thoracic Vascular Graft Infection¹.

ABSTRACT: Prosthetic vascular graft infections of the thoracic aorta are rare but can be fatal. Our comparison of collagen- and gelatin-coated grafts showed that collagen-coated grafts were associated with increased biofilm formation and bacterial adherence in vitro and with higher rates of perioperative vascular graft infections in vivo.

SUBMITTER: Schweizer TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7510746 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature