The Usefulness of Biosynthetic Vascular Graft Omniflow II and Autologous Veins for the Treatment of Massive Infection of Dacron Vascular Graft with Enterococcus faecalis HLAR

Infections of vascular grafts are the most severe complications in vascular surgery. We present the case of a 73-year-old male with infection of a dacron prosthesis with a strain of Enterococcus faecalis. The patient was treated with replacement of a full prosthesis with a combined graft constructed...

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Published in:Polish journal of microbiology 2016-12, Vol.65 (4), p.471-474
Main Authors: Woźniak, Witold, Bajno, Robert, Świder, Michał, Ciostek, Piotr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abdominal aortic surgery
Aged
Antibiotics
Aorta
Aorta - pathology
Aorta - surgery
Autografts
Biofilms
Blood Vessel Prosthesis - adverse effects
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Care and treatment
Complications
Coronary vessels
Dacron
Device Removal
Enterococcus faecalis
Enterococcus faecalis - isolation & purification
Grafting
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - pathology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - surgery
Health aspects
Health risks
Hospitals
Humans
Infection
Infections
Ischemia
Male
Omniflow II
Organ transplantation
Patients
Polyethylene terephthalate
Postoperative period
Prostheses
Prostheses and implants
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis-Related Infections - surgery
Proteins
Reoperation
Surgery
Tomography
Treatment Outcome
vascular graft infection
Vascular Grafting
vascular prosthesis
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Infections of vascular grafts are the most severe complications in vascular surgery. We present the case of a 73-year-old male with infection of a dacron prosthesis with a strain of Enterococcus faecalis. The patient was treated with replacement of a full prosthesis with a combined graft constructed from Biosynthetic Vascular graft Omniflow and autologous veins. This graft is recommended for implantation in patients with a higher risk of infection. Our case is one of the first reported usage of this kind of graft in the aortic region and in a 2 years observation period no recurrence of infection was observed.
ISSN:1733-1331
2544-4646
2544-4646
DOI:10.5604/17331331.1227674