PMID- 7620951
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19950831
LR  - 20190920
IS  - 1078-5884 (Print)
IS  - 1078-5884 (Linking)
VI  - 9
IP  - 3
DP  - 1995 Apr
TI  - Pharmacological prophylaxis against postoperative graft occlusion after 
      peripheral vascular surgery: a world-wide survey.
PG  - 267-71
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To define current practice regarding the use of pharmacological 
      prophylaxis to prevent postoperative graft occlusion. DESIGN: Prospective open 
      questionnaire. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Questionnaires regarding this subject were 
      sent to vascular surgeons throughout the world to analyse current practice. 
      RESULTS: 651 questionnaires were returned with a response rate of 62% and form 
      the basis for this report. Data from 100,334 vascular reconstructions were 
      reported in this survey. Prophylaxis against postoperative graft occlusions was 
      common. Treatment periods were usually greater than 1 year. Among carotid surgery 
      patients, 82% received prophylaxis, consisting mainly of low-dose acetysalicylic 
      acid (ASA). In Mid-Europe the use of oral anticoagulation was more common than in 
      other regions (p < 0.001). Among aneurysm surgery patients, 38% received 
      prophylaxis. For infrainguinal bypass, ASA in low dose was the most commonly used 
      agent worldwide. However, oral anticoagulation was more frequent in Mid-Europe, 
      in contrast to South America where the combination of ASA and dipyridamole was 
      most common. Considerable geographical differences regarding patient selection, 
      the frequency of specific procedures and operative techniques existed. 
      CONCLUSIONS: Important world-wide differences exist regarding prophylaxis for 
      postoperative graft occlusion.
FAU - Lindblad, B
AU  - Lindblad B
AD  - Department of Surgery, Lund University, Malmo General Hospital, Sweden.
FAU - Wakefield, T W
AU  - Wakefield TW
FAU - Stanley, T J
AU  - Stanley TJ
FAU - Bergqvist, D
AU  - Bergqvist D
FAU - Nichol, B J
AU  - Nichol BJ
FAU - Greenfield, L J
AU  - Greenfield LJ
FAU - Stanley, J C
AU  - Stanley JC
FAU - Bergentz, S E
AU  - Bergentz SE
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
JT  - European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of 
      the European Society for Vascular Surgery
JID - 9512728
RN  - 0 (Anticoagulants)
RN  - 64ALC7F90C (Dipyridamole)
RN  - OM90ZUW7M1 (Ticlopidine)
RN  - R16CO5Y76E (Aspirin)
SB  - IM
MH  - Anticoagulants/*therapeutic use
MH  - Aspirin/*therapeutic use
MH  - Data Collection
MH  - Dipyridamole/therapeutic use
MH  - Drug Utilization/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Graft Occlusion, Vascular/*prevention & control
MH  - Humans
MH  - Peripheral Vascular Diseases/*surgery
MH  - *Practice Patterns, Physicians'
MH  - Societies, Medical
MH  - Ticlopidine/therapeutic use
MH  - Time Factors
MH  - Vascular Surgical Procedures/statistics & numerical data
EDAT- 1995/04/01 00:00
MHDA- 1995/04/01 00:01
CRDT- 1995/04/01 00:00
PHST- 1995/04/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1995/04/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1995/04/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - S1078-5884(05)80129-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s1078-5884(05)80129-7 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 1995 Apr;9(3):267-71. doi: 
      10.1016/s1078-5884(05)80129-7.