Surgical infection in reconstructive vascular surgery
Nikonenko, A.S.; Gubka, A.V.; Ponomarenko, E.V.
Klinichna Khirurhiia 9: 5-8
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2130 PMID: 11785405 Document Number: 539502
There were analyzed the results of treatment of 1514 patients, to whom different reconstructive operations on vessels were performed. In 88 (5.8%) of them infectious-inflammatory complications occurred. Three groups of complications were assigned: superficial (in 43.2% observations), deep (in 44.3%) and common infectious (in 12.5%). To all the patients treatment was conducted, in 93.2% of observations positive result was noted, mortality had constituted 2.3%, amputation of lower extremity was performed in 4.5% of patients. There were assigned predisposing factors for the infectious complications occurrence. Complex of curative and prophylactic measures for application in reconstructive vascular surgery was elaborated.