ANZ journal of surgery
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ANZ journal of surgery · Mar 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialFluoropolymer coated Dacron or polytetrafluoroethylene for femoropopliteal bypass grafting: a multicentre trial.
This trial was designed to compare graft patency between expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and fluoro-polymer coated Dacron for femoropopliteal bypass in patients in whom saphenous vein was unavailable. ⋯ Polytetrafluoroethylene has superior primary patency and similar secondary patency to fluoropolymer coated Dacron. These results support the preferential use of PTFE in patients with critical limb ischaemia, especially when a below-knee distal anastomosis and smaller diameter graft is required.