Management of Infected Arterial GraftsKeith D. Calligaro, Frank J. Veith This text, intented to be of use to vascular surgeons, contains features such as: diagnostic methods and management techniques to treat aortic and arterial graft infections; methods to achieve a successful graft; and methods to achieve a successful outcome when complete graft excision is required. |
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... aureus to flourish in a variety of environments with varying oxygen tensions and pH levels makes it an adaptable pathogen . It can survive and multiply in hypoxemic environments such as the fresh surgical wound and the perigraft ...
... aureus to flourish in a variety of environments with varying oxygen tensions and pH levels makes it an adaptable pathogen . It can survive and multiply in hypoxemic environments such as the fresh surgical wound and the perigraft ...
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... aureus adhered in greater quantities to knitted Dacron grafts than to HUV or ePTFE grafts . Harris and Marin59 soaked segments of knitted and woven Dacron and ePTFE in a solution of labeled S. epidermidis for varying time periods ( 5 to ...
... aureus adhered in greater quantities to knitted Dacron grafts than to HUV or ePTFE grafts . Harris and Marin59 soaked segments of knitted and woven Dacron and ePTFE in a solution of labeled S. epidermidis for varying time periods ( 5 to ...
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... aureus organism was delayed 3 weeks . Sugerman25 ( 1982 ) performed a widely misquoted / misunderstood study in which 12 mm woven knitted Dacron or PTFE grafts were soaked for 60 minutes in 1 × 108 thymidine - labeled S. aureus or ...
... aureus organism was delayed 3 weeks . Sugerman25 ( 1982 ) performed a widely misquoted / misunderstood study in which 12 mm woven knitted Dacron or PTFE grafts were soaked for 60 minutes in 1 × 108 thymidine - labeled S. aureus or ...
Contents
Overview | 3 |
Significance of Positive Intraoperative Arterial Wall Cultures | 16 |
Differential Effect of Type of Bacteria on Peripheral Graft | 25 |
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