Management of thoracic aortic graft infections

Valentino Bianco; Arman Kilic; Thomas G Gleason; George J Arnaoutakis; Ibrahim Sultan

doi:10.1111/jocs.13792

Management of thoracic aortic graft infections

J Card Surg. 2018 Oct;33(10):658-665. doi: 10.1111/jocs.13792. Epub 2018 Sep 3.

Authors

Valentino Bianco¹, Arman Kilic^{1

2}, Thomas G Gleason^{1

2}, George J Arnaoutakis³, Ibrahim Sultan^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
² Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

PMID: 30178475
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13792

Abstract

Aortic graft prostheses are susceptible to infection that can have catastrophic consequences with an operative mortality of nearly 50%. Management options include graft excision and replacement, aortic re-routing, and graft preservation techniques. This review summarizes the management of thoracic aortic graft infections.

Keywords: TEVAR; aortic aneurysm; aortic graft infections; homograft; infections.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Endovascular Procedures / methods*
Humans
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnostic imaging
Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery
Reoperation
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnostic imaging
Staphylococcal Infections / etiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Grants and funding

None