Vascular Reconstructive Surgery
CryoArtery® Aortoiliac Artery

Although the incidence of abdominal aortic infection is low, conventional treatment is complex and the outcome can be devastating.  The use of synthetic graft alternatives are often not an option for placement directly in to an infected field.  Conventional treatment methods, such as an extra-anatomical bypass procedure, have clinically demonstrated to be a costly and clinically inefficient option when compared to the outcomes achieved with CryoArtery aortoiliac allograft.  The best option to safely and effectively treat mycotic aneurysms, synthetic graft infections, and aortoenteric fistulas in an infected field is available with CryoArtery.

Clinical Results
  Extra-anatomic Bypass Allograft
Follow-up
(months)
Median: 34
Range: 10-84
Median: 25
Range: 0-83
Surgery/Infection-Related Mortality 32% 12%
Reoperation 45% 9%
Infection Completely Eliminated 53% 91%
Time in ICU (days) Median: 11
Range: 2-120
Median: 1
Range: 1-42
Duration of Hospital Stay (days) Median: 30
Range:15-240
Median: 14
Range7-150
Cost Median: $392,000
Range: $89,000 - $580,000
Median: $58,000
Range: $55,000 - $160,000
Vogt PR, et al., Cryopreserved arterial allografts in the treatment of major vascular infection: A comparison with conventional surgical techniques. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;116:965-72