Management of the prosthetic vascular graft infections--the influence of predictive factors on treatment results.

Abstract

C-reactive protein and leucocytosis are simple preoperative predictive markers of the treatment results of the prosthetic vascular graft infections. An early and aggressive diagnostic and therapeutic procedure is recommended in patients with the pre-operative levels of CRP higher than 90 mg/l and leucocytosis of 13 x 10(9)/l (Tab. 5, Fig. 3, Ref. 30). Full Text (Free, PDF) www.bmj.sk.