Tunnelling versus open harvest technique in obtaining venous conduits for coronary bypass surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 602-606

  Tran, Hanh M ^a   Paterson, Hugh S ^a,b   Meldrum Hanna, William ^a   Chard, Richard B ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coronary bypass; Endothelial preservation; Saphenous vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DONOR; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCAR; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WOUND INFECTION;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0032413987     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00252-8     Document Type: Article

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