Cirugía Vascular y Endovascular

Surgical management of infrainguinal arterial prosthetic graft infections

Dr. Renato A. Mertens: Cirugía Vascular y Endovascular UC

Patrick J. O'Hara, MD: Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Norman R. Hertzer, MD: Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Leonard P. Krajewski, MD: Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Edwin G. Beven, MD: Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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The purpose was to determine the early and late mortality and morbidity rates associated with infrainguinal arterial prosthetic graft infection (IAPGI) and to identify optimal methods of management.