BACKGROUND This preliminary investigation evaluated the procedures for intraoperative angiography-assisted peripheral vascular revascularization in a teaching hospital. METHODS Between August 2000 and July 2001, intraoperative angiography with or without intervention was applied during surgery for peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) in 11 patients. Intraoperative angiography was empl...

One-lung ventilation is used during a variety of surgical procedures, even in patients with pre-existing coronary artery disease. The study purpose was to elucidate if myocardial metabolism crosses the anaerobic threshold under hypoxemia during one-lung ventilation. Therefore, we determined myocardial metabolism as a marker for anaerobic myocardial metabolism in patients with significant multi-...

Objective: The use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for post-surgical cardiothoracic, orthopedic, plastic, and obstetric and gynecologic procedures has been described. However, there are no data regarding its use for lower limb bypass incisions. We aimed to investigate the outcomes of NPWT in preventing surgical site infection (SSI) in patients with lower limb arterial bypass incisions...

Aim: To compare data from pulsatile index [PI) and diastolic blood flow [DF%) after local administration of prostaglandines in failed and patent infrainguinal autovenous bypasses for at least one year, as well as to compare the data obtained from the tibial and the popliteal [above and below knee) bypasses and to estimate its clinical significance for their patency. Patients and Methods: Prospe...

Occlusion of the Carotid Artery: Prognosis (Natural History) and the Possibilities of Surgical Revascular-• A retrospective study was made of a group of 44 patients with arteriosclerotic occlusion of the internal carotid artery trying to identify a group that might benefit from extracranial-intracranial arterial bypass. Eight of the 44 patients died of cerebral infarction. Seven of these deaths...

An 85 year old man with unstable angina pectoris was treated successfully with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty supported by cardiopulmonary bypass and intra-aortic balloon pumping. Coronary angiography had shown stenoses in both the left main stem and left anterior descending coronary arteries. Drug treatment had been ineffective and he was too old for coronary arterial bypass gr...

Background. Hypercoagulable disorders can lead to deep vein thrombosis (DVT), arterial thrombosis or embolization, and early or recurrent bypass graft failure. The purpose of this study was to identify whether diabetes increased the likelihood of heparin-induced platelet factor 4 antibodies in at risk vascular patients. Methods. We reviewed clinical data on 300 consecutive patients. A hypercoag...

IWATSUKI, N. AMAHA, K. and KoGA, Y. Biphasic Change in Human Peripheral Vascular Resistance Produced by Carnigen®. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1982, 138 (1), 81-85 The response of the human peripheral vascularesistance (TPR) to carnigen® was examined on 11 patients by measuring arterial pressure change during cardiopulmonary bypass at a constant pump flow. The administration of 2 ml of carnigen into t...

Polycythemia vera is a chronic progressive myeloproliferative disease characterized by increased circulating red blood cells, and the hyperviscosity of the blood can lead to an increased risk of arterial thrombosis. In a previous survey regarding postoperative outcomes in polycythemia vera patients, an increased risk of both vascular occlusive and hemorrhagic complications have been reported. A...