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Vascular Graft

Synthetic Vascular Graft · Prosthetic Graft · Tube Graft · Bifurcated Graft · Dacron Graft · Polyester Graft · PTFE Graft · ePTFE Graft · Gore-Tex Graft · Hemashield

A flexible fabric or plastic tube used to replace or bypass a blood vessel. Polyester (Dacron) graftGRAFTTissue or a man-made material moved into place in surgery to replace or repair a damaged part.Full entry are knitted, woven or velour fabric; PTFE grafts are smooth and white and may have support rings on the outside.

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  • What it’s for

    Replaces a diseased segment of artery or bypasses a blockage. One end is sewn to healthy vessel above the problem and the other end below it. Used in aortic aneurysmAN-yuh-riz-umA weak spot in the wall of an artery that bulges outward like a balloon.aneurysm a widening (Greek)Full entry repair, thoracicthuh-RAS-ikRelating to the chest, or to the middle part of the spine.thorac/o chest-ic relating toFull entry aortic replacement, aortic and peripheral bypass, and in children's heart surgery, for example a small 3.5 or 4 mm PTFE tube graftGRAFTTissue or a man-made material moved into place in surgery to replace or repair a damaged part.Full entry for a modified Blalock-Taussig shuntSHUNTA passage that moves blood or other fluid from one place to another, either made by a surgeon or present in the body.Full entry .

  • Lengths and variants

    Straight (tube), tapered and bifurcated (Y) graftGRAFTTissue or a man-made material moved into place in surgery to replace or repair a damaged part.Full entry in many diameters and lengths; aortic arch grafts with branches for the head vessels; ringed (externally supported) grafts; grafts impregnated with collagenKOL-uh-jenThe main structural protein of the body, which gives strength to skin, bones, tendons, ligaments and scar tissue.coll/a glue-gen producingFull entry , gelatin or albuminal-BYOO-minThe main protein in blood plasma, made by the liver, which holds fluid inside the blood vessels and carries drugs and hormones.Full entry , or with an antibiotic. Graft sizers help pick the size.

  • What experienced techs know

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6 sources
  1. Association of Surgical Technologists. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 23 (Peripheral Vascular Surgery), p. 1100-1101, 1117
  2. Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 24 (Vascular Surgery), p. 892
  3. Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 25 (Cardiac Surgery), p. 929
  4. goremedical.com
  5. Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 25 (Cardiac Surgery), p. 979
  6. Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 26 (Pediatric Surgery), p. 1061

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