Regarding “deep vein harvest: predicting need for fasciotomy”

Abstract

Distribution of ankle-brachial index (160 limbs).

Deep Femoral Vein Reconstruction of the Abdominal Aorta and Adaptation of the Neo-Aortoiliac System Bypass Technique in an Endovascular Era

“…Third, secondary occlusion of the reconstruction is rare due to a high arterial volume flow and a low thrombogenicity. 8 Also, the harvesting of the femoral and popliteal veins is commonly well tolerated provided venous flow in the great saphenous vein and the deep femoral vein is not compromised, 8,9 although as high as 12% fasciotomy rates has been presented in a large long-term follow-up. 7 At our unit, we have performed the NAIS procedure for a variety of primary and secondary abdominal aortic infections and for the removal of both surgical grafts and endografts.…”

Reply

“…This is also in agreement with some other (smaller) series, in which acute venous hypertension and compartment syndrome were not mentioned as a problem after harvesting the deep veins. [3][4][5][6]…”