Vein-graft harvesting with the use of endoscopy (endoscopic ... 1,2 Despite increased use of an arterial conduit, the greater saphenous vein remains the conduit that is used most often in CABG.

where the graft becomes blocked, occurs in up to half of patients within 10 years. "Trials have suggested that using a 'no-touch' technique to harvest the saphenous vein graft, where the vein is ...

LONDON, England—The “no-touch” harvesting technique for patients undergoing CABG surgery using a saphenous vein graft does not lower the risk of graft failure but is associated with a significantly ...

or endoscopic saphenous-vein-graft harvesting (n = 576) between March 2014 and April 2017. Notably, all operators performing endoscopic harvesting were classified as experts, meaning that they had ...

Arterial grafts are thought to be better conduits than saphenous vein grafts for CABG based on ... which is easier to harvest than other arteries, is less clear. A database shows that more than ...

The systematic review of 44 studies reported an increased incidence of vein graft stenosis in the endoscopic group ... less postoperative pain in patients following endoscopic saphenous vein ...

No-touch' vein harvesting significantly reduces the risk of graft failure up to three years ... from another part of the body (usually the saphenous vein in the lower leg) to the coronary artery.

The saphenous-vein graft is the most common conduit for coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG). The influence of the vein-graft harvesting technique on long-term clinical outcomes has not been ...

One of the following OPCS-4 codes is used to classify the coronary artery bypass grafting with a saphenous ... vein graft replacement of coronary artery K40.9 Unspecified saphenous vein graft ...