Executive Summary: Fostering Collaborative Teamwork-A Comprehensive Approach to Vascular Graft Infection Following Arterial Reconstructive Surgery

Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Apr 18:ciae153. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae153. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Vascular graft infection (VGI) is one of the most serious complications following arterial reconstructive surgery. VGI has received increasing attention over the past decade, but many questions remain regarding its diagnosis and management. In this review, we describe our approach to VGI through multidisciplinary collaboration and discuss decision-making for challenging presentations. This document will concentrate on VGI that impacts both aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms excluding the ascending thoracic aorta.

Keywords: aneurysm repair; management; outcome; vascular graft infections.