Vascular Reconstructive Surgery
CryoArtery® Aortoiliac Artery

Although the incidence of infection of the abdominal aortic graft is low, conventional treatment is complex and the outcome can be devastating. The use of synthetic graft alternatives are often not an option for placement directly in an infected field. Conventional treatment methods, such as an extra-anatomical bypass procedure, have been clinically demonstrated to be a costly and clinically inefficient option when compared to the outcomes achieved with cryopreserved arterial allografts. CryoArtery® Aortoliac allografts provides a safe and effective treatment option for mycotic aneurysms, synthetic graft infections, and aortoenteric fistulas in an infected field.

Clinical Results

Below are clinical results from Vogt, et al,1 highlighting clinical outcomes for allografts.

 

  Extra-anatomic Bypass Allograft
Follow-up
(months)
Median: 34
Range: 10-84
Median: 25
Range: 0-83
Surgery/Infection-Related Mortality 32% 12%
Reoperation 45% 9%
Infection Completely Eliminated 53% 91%
Time in ICU (days) Median: 11
Range: 2-120
Median: 1
Range: 1-42
Duration of Hospital Stay (days) Median: 30
Range:15-240
Median: 14
Range7-150
1 Vogt PR, et al., Cryopreserved arterial allografts in the treatment of major vascular infection: A comparison with conventional surgical techniques. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;116:965-72