About half of all nosocomial infections are associated with indwelling devices. Infections
associated with implanted surgical devices are particularly difficult to deal with because they …

Management of prosthetic vascular graft infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
can be a significant challenge to clinicians. These infections often do not resolve with …

Vascular procedures are rarely complicated by infection, but if prosthetic vascular graft
infection (PVGI) occurs, morbidity and mortality are high. Several patient-related, surgery …

Prosthetic aortic graft infections represent a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
Although a combination of clinical assessment, imaging and microbiological investigations …

Objective Little is known about optimal management of prosthetic vascular graft infections,
which are a rare but serious complication associated with graft implants. The goal of this …

Infections of vascular grafts are associated with significant mortality and morbidity risk and
cost an estimated $640 million annually in the United States. Clinical presentation varies by …

More than 400 000 vascular grafts are inserted annually in the USA. Graft insertion is
complicated by infection in 0.5–4% of cases. Vascular graft infections (VGIs) are becoming …

PURPOSE: To review several cases of stent-graft infection with respective outcomes to
identify clinical presentations and responses to treatment options. MATERIALS AND …

Purpose: Prosthetic graft infection is an uncommon but life-threatening complication of
descending thoracic/thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmectomy. The purpose of this study …

Objective The objective of this study was to collect and critically analyze the current
evidence on the modalities and results of treatment of descending thoracic aortic surgical …