One of the most severe complications of abdominal aortic and peripheral vascular reconstruction is a vascular prosthesis infection that can cause adverse effects on a patient’s health and be life-threatening. Continuously innovating in the manufacturing process, Getinge has developed the first vascular prostheses to reduce the risk of infection to a minimum, improve patient healing and postoperative course, and reduce the cost of treating such infections.
We present silver-plated vascular prostheses with antimicrobial properties. The new generation of Getinge silver-plated, knitted, or woven vascular prostheses are intended to reconstruct the abdominal aorta and peripheral blood vessels. These are the first vascular prostheses to combine two well-known antimicrobial drugs: silver acetate and triclosan. These prostheses can be used in the presence of active infection, as recommended in the instructions.
