Posted on 1/12/2016
Results of vascular access using a new ePTFE graft show “satisfactory” primary patency rates at one year, and are similar to those achieved with an autogenous access. In the experience, conducted in one centre in Italy, the graft also demonstrated a low thrombosis rate.
Vascular surgeon Matteo Tozzi, Department of Surgery and Morphological Sciences, University of Insubria School of Medicine, Circolo University Teaching Hospital, Varese, Italy, presented the results with the Gore Acuseal (Gore) for prosthetic vascular access at the Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting (5–7 June, Boston, USA).
Tozzi explained that the structure ...