Management of aortic graft infections - the present strategy and future perspectives

Abstract

Aortic graft infections (AGI) are serious complications of open and endovascular types of surgery with an incidence rateof 0,6-3%. AGI are associated with 30-60% perioperative mortality and 40-60% morbidity rate with limb amputation rates between 10% and 40%.

This review summarizes the current knowledge about the incidence, predis posing factors, etiology, diagnosis, treatment options, and prevention of aortic vascular graft and endograft infections.

Keywords

• Aortic graft infections
• incidence
• etiology
• management
• treatment perspectives