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Flow measurement before and after papaverine injection in above-knee prosthetic femoropopliteal bypass.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16616228     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the value of intraoperative blood flow measurements on early and long-term patency of above-knee prosthetic femoropopliteal bypass. METHODS: Flow was measured with a transit time flowmeter before (basal flow) and after an intragraft injection of papaverine (papaverine flow) in 87 operations (86 patients) between January 1990 and December 2001. Sixty-one grafts were of polyester, and 26 were of polytetrafluoroethylene. The operations were done under epidural anesthesia. The preoperative angiographic run-off score and clinical risk factors were recorded. Patency rates were analyzed with the product limit method and compared with the log-rank test. Variables found to be near significantly related to patency rates (P < .1) were included in a multivariate analysis performed with the Cox proportional hazard model. RESULTS: Basal flow measurements were not related to patency. The 2- and 5-year patency rates for grafts with a papaverine flow < or = 500 mL/min were 48% and 18% compared with 66% and 52% for grafts with a papaverine flow > or = 500 mL/min. These differences were statistically significant (P = .012, hazard ratio, 2.6). Two- and 5-year patency rates for smokers vs nonsmokers were 44% and 18% vs 69% and 54%. The patency rates for patients with poor vs good run-off were 42% and 27% vs 66% and 31%. Smoking (P = .008, hazard ratio, 2.75) and poor run-off score (P = .009, hazard ratio, 2.38) were found to be independent risk factors for reduced patency rates. Poor run-off score did not correlate with low values of measured basal or papaverine flow. CONCLUSIONS: Papaverine flow of < or = 500 mL/min is associated with reduced mid- and long-term patency rates. Additional antithrombotic medication and frequent follow-up for these grafts should be considered. The inferior patency rates of smokers and patients with poor run-off indicate that prosthetic bypass is less suitable for these groups of patients.
Authors:
Gustav Pedersen; Elin Laxdal; Svein Roar Amundsen; Einar Dregelid; Torbjørn Jonung; Thomas Nyheim; Steinar Aune
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter     Volume:  43     ISSN:  0741-5214     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Vasc. Surg.     Publication Date:  2006 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-04-17     Completed Date:  2006-05-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8407742     Medline TA:  J Vasc Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  729-34     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. gustav.pedersen@helse-bergen.no
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angiography
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / radiography,  surgery*
Blood Flow Velocity / physiology
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects,  methods*
Cohort Studies
Female
Femoral Artery / surgery*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Injections, Intralesional
Male
Monitoring, Intraoperative
Papaverine / therapeutic use*
Popliteal Artery / surgery*
Probability
Proportional Hazards Models
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis Failure
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Patency / drug effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
58-74-2/Papaverine

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