Elective EVAR conversion, although technically challenging may be done with mortality similar to primary open repair. Mortality for conversion for infected grafts and ruptured aneurysms remains high. EVAR is associated with continued risk of conversion, and surveillance may identify late complications that require removal, justifying lifelong monitoring. Aggressive management of late complications and elective conversion may minimize the mortality associated with this procedure.
The rate of EVAR late explants has increased during the past decade at our institution. Survival is higher when the explant is done electively compared with emergent repair. Difficulty in obtaining a seal at the initial EVAR often leads to failure ≤1 year, whereas progression of aneurysmal disease is the primary reason for failure >5 years.
Increasing rates of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have also affected the microbial profile of breast abscesses.Objective: To update the decade-old bacteriologic description of breast abscesses to improve the choice of initial antibacterial drug therapy.Design: Retrospective case series.Setting: County hospital emergency department.Patients: Forty-four women (mean age, 41 years; age range, 20-63 years) with breast abscesses.Methods: All cultures from the breast abscesses of patients were reviewed.
Main Outcome Measures:The microbiologic features and sensitivities of breast abscesses.Results: Of 46 specimens only 28 showed bacterial yield (61%). Of these, 11 (39%) were polymicrobial, for an average of 1.4 isolates per specimen. The most common or-
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