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Aaron H Healy1, Bruce B Reid, Bryce D Allred
1Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah 84157, USA.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|February 28, 2012
Abstract:
Infection of a prosthetic graft after replacement of the ascending aorta is an uncommon but life-threatening complication of surgery. We report the use of antibiotic-impregnated calcium sulfate beads in a patient with ascending aortic graft infection to provide localized, high-dose therapy to the infected region. Perigraft placement of antibiotic beads provides an alternative method for the treatment of aortic graft infection.

