Perspective
Aortic Vascular Graft and Endograft Infections: Guided Aspiration to Determine the Microbiological Aetiology
Author(s): Edward Wagner*
Aortic vascular graft or endograft infection can compromise both open and endovascular aortic repair. Confirming the microbiological aetiology is critical to giving the best possible treatment for VGEI patients. The major goal of this study was to describe and report the diagnostic utility of Direct Aneurysm Sac Guided Aspiration (DASGA) in establishing the microbiological aetiology in a group of patients with VGEIs. This was a retrospective observational single-center research conducted in Malmö, Sweden, from 2011 to 2020. The research comprised patients who had a suspected aortic VGEI and had a DASGA conducted at the Vascular Centre. In all, 31 guided aspirations were conducted on 27 patients (25 males [93%]; median age 77 [range 57–82 years]). In 25/31 (81%) DASGAs, the combination of culture and 16S rRNA/18S rRNA revealed a microbial aetiology. Importantly, if thre.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37532/puljcmid.2022.5(2).16-17
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