Drainage surgery followed by postoperative irrigation with gentian violet for prosthetic graft infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Infection of a prosthetic graft is still associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Conventionally, this vascular complication is treated by excising the infected graft, although prosthetic graft preservation is possible in selected cases. We report the successful treatment of prosthetic graft infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in three patients, by performing drainage surgery with postoperative irrigation using gentian violet. The combination of drainage surgery and irrigation with gentian violet solution provides an alternative option to graft excision for prosthetic graft infection.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Infective Agents, Local
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
- Drainage
- Gentian Violet
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Therapeutic Irrigation