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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2017

Aortic Graft Infection: Graphene Shows the Way to an Infection-Resistant Vascular Graft.

Nikolaos Patelis, Dimitrios Schizas, Theodoros Liakakos, Chris Klonaris

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Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Perspective: options in managing aortic graft infections.Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nikolaos PatelisFirst Department of Surgery, Vascular Unit, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios SchizasFirst Department of Surgery, Vascular Unit, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Theodoros LiakakosFirst Department of Surgery, Vascular Unit, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Chris KlonarisFirst Department of Surgery, Vascular Unit, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Laiko General Hospital of Athens · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aortic graft infection is a potentially lethal complication of open and endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms. Graphene is the only existing two-dimensional material, and its unique structure gives graphene and its derivatives a plethora of original characteristics. Among other characteristics, graphene demonstrates bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects that could potentially resolve the problem of graft infection in the future. Data already exist in literature supporting this antibacterial effect of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide. Combining these materials with other substances enhances the antibacterial effect. Additionally, it looks feasible to expect antibiotic-delivering graphene-based graft materials in the future. Based on already published data, we could conclude that regarding graphene and its derivatives, the blessing of bactericidal effect comes with the curse of human cells toxicity. Therefore, it is important to find a fine balance between the desired antibacterial and the adverse cytotoxic effect before graphene is used in graft materials for humans.

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aortic aneurysmbacterial infectionsgraft survivalgrapheneinfection

Identifiers

PMID28523270
PMCPMC5415571
OpenAlexW2610964735

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