Routine minimal invasive vein harvesting reduces postoperative morbidity in cardiac bypass procedures. Clinical report of 1400 patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages

  Coppoolse, Ruud ^a   Rees, Wolfgang ^a   Krech, Rainer ^b   Hufnagel, Michael ^a   Seufert, Kristin ^a   Warnecke, Henning ^a  

^a Schuchtermann Klinik   (Germany)

^b Andreas Bannowsky Ltd   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass; Endoscopy; Minimal invasive; Occlusion rate; Saphenous vein

Indexed keywords

BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GRAFT PATENCY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN GRAFT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032702083     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/16.supplement_2.s61     Document Type: Conference Paper

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