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The acute thrombogenicity of an infection-resistant rifampicin-soaked Dacron graft: an experimental study in sheep.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1386810     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Every effort to reduce synthetic graft infection is welcome and when designing antibiotic-bonded grafts it is important not to increase graft thrombogenicity. In order to study the acute thrombogenicity of rifampicin-soaked gelatin-sealed Dacron grafts compared with untreated gelatin-sealed Dacron grafts, an experimental carotid artery sheep model was used. Twenty sheep were anaesthetised and 7-cm-long 5-mm-wide externally supported gelatin-sealed knitted Dacron grafts were sutured end to end into each carotid artery after excising a portion of that vessel. Test grafts had previously been immersed for 15 min in a rifampicin solution (1 mg ml-1) while control grafts were immersed in physiological saline for 15 min. There were two groups with 10 sheep in each. In one group the blood flow through the grafts was unrestricted but in the second the flow was restricted to 25 ml min-1. Platelets from sheep labelled with 111In and sheep fibrinogen labelled with 125I were injected intravenously. The isotope activities were continuously measured proximally and distally over the grafts for 4 h. With unrestricted flow 4 out of 10 rifampicin-soaked grafts occluded compared with 2 out of 10 control grafts (N.S.). Time to occlusion, thrombus weight, platelet and fibrinogen activity did not differ. In the restricted flow group 9 out of 10 rifampicin-soaked grafts occluded compared with 6 out of 10 control grafts (N.S.). The time to occlusion did not differ. The thrombus weight in the rifampicin group was significantly higher compared with the control group.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
A Lundell; D Bergqvist; B Lindblad; S Leide
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of vascular surgery     Volume:  6     ISSN:  0950-821X     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Vasc Surg     Publication Date:  1992 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-09-16     Completed Date:  1992-09-16     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8709440     Medline TA:  Eur J Vasc Surg     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  403-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Flow Velocity / physiology
Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
Carotid Arteries / radionuclide imaging,  surgery
Female
Fibrinogen / metabolism
Gelatin*
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / radionuclide imaging*
Indium Radioisotopes / diagnostic use
Iodine Radioisotopes / diagnostic use
Male
Organometallic Compounds / diagnostic use
Oxyquinoline / analogs & derivatives,  diagnostic use
Platelet Adhesiveness / physiology
Polyethylene Terephthalates*
Rifampin*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Indium Radioisotopes; 0/Iodine Radioisotopes; 0/Organometallic Compounds; 0/Polyethylene Terephthalates; 13292-46-1/Rifampin; 14514-42-2/indium oxine; 148-24-3/Oxyquinoline; 9000-70-8/Gelatin; 9001-32-5/Fibrinogen

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