Leg wound closure after saphenous vein harvesting in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: A prospective randomised study comparing intracutaneous, transcutaneous and zipper techniques

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 378-382

  Risnes, Ivar ^a   Abdelnoor, Michael ^a   Lundblad, Runar ^a   Baksaas, Svein Tore ^a   Svennevig, Jan L ^a  

^a Rikhospitalet ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Leg wound infection; Saphenous vein harvesting; Surgical zipper; Wound closure

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0036960444     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/140174302762659120     Document Type: Article

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