COATED POLYESTER GRAFTS - A REAL ADVANTAG E

Use of bovine collagen For collagen arterial grafts raises the problem of possible contamination with the agents causing subacute spongiform encephalopathy. The safety of these products is the confirmed by the manufacturers and the risk of contamination is practically zero, A pro spective non-randomized study conducted from January 1991 to December 1992 compared non-impregnated arterial stents with collagen arterial s tents. Among the parameters studied, only the amount of blood transfus ed was significantly different. Collagen arterial grafts generated les s blood loss (J Mal Vasc 1996; 21, Suppl. A: pages 36-40).