In Vivo Evaluation of Short-Term Performance of New Three-Layer Collagen-Based Vascular Graft Designed for Low-Flow Peripheral Vascular Reconstructions
Table 2
Animals, operative procedures, patency, and gross and microscopic evaluation of the explanted grafts.
Number
Side
Anastomosis
Graft length (mm)
Flow, initial (ml/min)
Flow after sling (ml/min)
Sling location
Flow, (ml/min)
(1)
-
-
-
-
-
-
sin
ETE
45
170
-
No
220
(2)
dx
ETE
45
230
120
Inflow ACC
130
sin
ETE
50
230
-
No
180
(3)
dx
ETE
40
160
70
Prox. and dist. end of the graft
160
sin
ETS
35
160
-
ACC closed by ligature
140
(4)
dx
ETS
65
250
100
ACC closed by ligature + sling in the outflow ACC
0
sin
ETE
75
255
-
No
~0
(5)
dx
ETS
60
340
120
ACC closed by ligature + sling in the outflow ACC
168
sin
ETE
60
270
-
No
170
(6)
dx
ETE
60
220
250
Sling in the outflow ACC
160
sin
ETE
65
480
-
No
172
(7)
dx
ETS
50
240
145
ACC closed by 2 ligatures + sling in the outflow ACC
170
sin
ETE
60
425
-
ACC closed by 2 ligatures
237
implanted due to technical complications with the prosthesis; explantation. ACC: common carotid artery; ETE: end-to-end anastomosis; ETS: end-to-side anastomosis; dx: right; sin: left.