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. 2018 Apr;7(2):188–195. doi: 10.21037/tp.2018.02.01

Table 1. Patient status after TEVG implantation, as of August 2016 [all grafts are patent, but seven (28%) were complicated by stenosis].

Patient ID # Age at surgery (years) Graft type Graft diameter (mm) Patient status Graft patency Graft-related complications
1 2 PLA 16 Alive Patent None
2 1 PLA 20 Alive Patent None
3 8 PLA 18 Dead Patent Stenosis
4 22 PLA 24 Alive Patent None
5 13 PLA 22 Dead Patent None
6 4 PLA 20 Alive Patent Stenosis
7 14 PLA 24 Dead Patent None
8 17 PLA 24 Alive Patent None
9 22 PLA 22 Dead Patent None
10 4 PLA 12 Dead Patent Stenosis
11 2 PLA 16 Dead Patent None
12 2 PGA 16 Alive Patent Stenosis
13 2 PGA 16 Alive Patent Thrombosis, stenosis
14 2 PGA 18 Alive Patent None
15 2 PGA 12 Alive Patent Stenosis
16 2 PGA 16 Dead Patent None
17 24 PGA 18 Alive Patent None
18 1 PGA 16 Alive Patent Stenosis
19 11 PGA 18 Alive Patent None
20 2 PGA 14 Alive Patent None
21 3 PGA 16 Alive Patent None
22 5 PGA 18 Alive Patent None
23 4 PGA 18 Alive Patent None
24 13 PGA 16 Alive Patent None
25 2 PGA 18 Dead Patent None

TEVG, tissue engineered vascular graft; PLA, polylactic acid; PGA, polyglycolic acid.