Vacuum Assisted Closure on Infected Prosthetic Vascular Grafts in the Groin

Abstract

A 67-year-old man had surgical repair of right external iliac artery—right superficial femoral artery bypass. 32 days after the operation, excretion of pus was observed from right femoral incision and he was diagnosed with prosthetic graft infection. For the purpose of preserving graft, the wound was treated by VAC therapy. After 49 days we closed the wound. After that, we experienced two cases, both succeeded in wound healing. VAC therapy was effective for granulation tissue formation and infection control. We found that VAC therapy had therapeutic benefits for an infected prosthetic graft in the groin.