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Prolonged use of fibrinolytic agents post thrombectomy is limited by present techniques that require arterial puncture and indwelling arterial catheters. This limitation can be avoided by attaching a short segment of saphenous vein to the arteriotomy used for the thrombectomy and bringing this out to the skin as a “venostomy”; thus providing ready access to the vascular tree for arteriography, prolonged infusion of thrombolytic agents, or selective catheter placement. In delayed thrombectomies (Categories 2 & 3 as described by the Ad Hoc Committee on Reporting Standards, J Vasc Surg 1986;4:80-94), extending the use of these agents may represent the only hope for limb salvage. (Ann Vasc Surg 1997;11:546–549.)
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Hutson, D., Nuñez, A., Tabbara, M. et al. A Technique for Prolonged Arterial Infusions of Fibrinolytic Agents in the Immediate Postoperative Period through a Cutaneous Venostomy. Annals of Vascular Surgery 11, 546–549 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100169900089
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