A comparison of native vessel and prosthetic graft hood, as inflow for Infrainguinal bypass in aorto-iliac occusive disease

Abstract

Introduction:
Sequential peripheral bypass is a commonly used modality for revascularization of critical limb ischaemia with multilevel occlusion involving aorto-iliac, as well as infra-inguinal territories. Selecting an appropriate inflow for the infra-inguinal component of the bypass is of paramount importance to ensure graft patency and wound healing. This study compared the post-operative outcomes of patients who received infra-inguinal bypass inflow from the hood of the ilio-femoral prosthetic graft , to those in whom inflow was taken from native femoral artery