Comparison between covered-stents grafting and ligation in the treatment of infected femoral pseudoaneurysm due to intravenous drug abuse

OBJECTIVES: The study compared the outcomes between covered-stents grafting (CSG) and ligation of femoral artery (LFA) in the treatment of infected femoral pseudoaneurysm (IFP) caused by intravenous drug injection.

METHODS: From 1st January 2016 to 30th November 2021, the clinical data of patients with IFP caused by intravenous drug injection who underwent CSG (n = 31, 55.4%) and LFA (n = 25, 45.4%) are retrospectively analyzed. We compared the baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes of the two groups, including early and late mortality and morbidity.

RESULTS: A total of 56 patients were enrolled in the study, comprising 50 (89.3%) men and 6 (10.7%) women, with a mean age of 34.3 years. There was no significant difference observed between the two groups in terms of 30-day mortality (3.2% vs 0%, p = .365) and length of stay (9 [7, 12] vs 11 [8.5, 12.5] days, p = .236). However, group CSG exhibited a lower rate of intermittent claudication (0% vs 32%, p = .001), less blood loss (67.1 ± 22.5 mL vs 177.0 ± 59.8 mL, p < .001), and shorter surgery duration (57.5 ± 9.9 min vs 84.4 ± 22.8 min, p < .001) compared to group LFA. The LFA group were divided into subgroups according to the ligation site. The amputation rate of superficial femoral artery ligation group (0 vs 27.3%, p = .014) was significantly lower than common femoral artery ligation.

CONCLUSIONS: Covered-stents grafting may be a preferable treatment to LFA for IFP due to intravenous drug abuse, particularly when the entry tear is located in the common femoral artery.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Vascular - (2024) vom: 15. März, Seite 17085381241240237

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zeng, Yanzhang [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Ping [VerfasserIn]
He, Qiang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Covered-stents grafting
Femoral pseudoaneurysm
Journal Article
Ligation
Retrospective study

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Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1177/17085381241240237

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369806352