Preventing Infections after Lower Limb Artery Surgery
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition where the arteries that supply blood to the limbs become narrowed or blocked, usually due to a build up of plaque, which reduces blood flow.
This can lead to symptoms like pain or cramping in the legs when walking. Severe PAD may require surgery (arterial reconstruction) to repair the arteries.
However, infections at the surgical site are a major concern, causing serious illness and death. These infections have a large impact on health care worldwide.
Interventions to Reduce Infections
- Antibiotics seem to reduce surgical site infections in people undergoing surgery to fix the lower limb arteries.
- Closed incision negative pressure therapy (a special wound care technique) may reduce the graft infection rate and the surgical site infection rate, but more standardized studies are needed.
- Other interventions appear to make little or no difference in reducing the incidence of graft and surgical site infections.
No single intervention can completely eliminate the risk of infection, but a combination of approaches may help reduce the incidence of surgical site infections.
Author's summary: Reducing infections after lower limb artery surgery is crucial, with antibiotics and negative pressure therapy showing promise.
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