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Infected endovascular stents managed with medical therapy alone
Author(s) -
Myles Otha,
Thomas William J.,
Daniels Jasmine T.,
Aronson Naomi
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/1522-726x(200012)51:4<471::aid-ccd21>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - medicine , medical therapy , surgery , radiology
More than 400,000 endovascular stents are put in place in the United States annually. Infectious complications have been reported in fewer than one in 10,000 cases. It remains unclear whether the optimal management strategy for these patients is with medicine alone or surgery. We report two cases of endovascular stent infections that were treated successfully with antibiotics alone. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:471–476, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.