OBJECTIVES: To assess the outcome of cold-stored venous allografts in critically ischemic limbs in patients with no ipsilateral autogenous greater saphenous vein. DESIGN: A non-randomised, retrospective, single-center study. METHODS: From September 2000 to June 2006, 46 cold-stored venous allografts obtained during multiorgan harvest were implanted into 44 critically ischaemic limbs of 43 patients. The indication for reconstructions was rest pain (24%) or tissue lost (76%). Sixty-seven percent of procedures were performed as secondary reconstructions, and 61% of veins were anastomosed to tibial or pedal arteries. Thirty-seven percent of patients received prednisone, and 46% tacrolimus as postoperative immunosuppressive therapy. Mean patient follow-up period was 13.3 months (range 1 week to 60 months). RESULTS: The secondary patency rate for the cohort was 83+/-5.6% at 1 month, 64+/-8.2% at 6 months, 57+/-10.0% at 12 months and 46+/-10.7% at 24 months. Limb salvage rate was 96+/-3.1% at 1 month, 78+/-6.9% at 6 months, 71+/-8.1% at 12 months and 50+/-11.8% at 24 months. CONCLUSION: Cold-stored venous allografts are an alternative conduit for limb salvage procedures when ipsilateral autogenous vein is unavailable.

Department of Transplant Surgery Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine Prague Czech Republic

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