Endoscopic vein harvesting in cardiac surgery

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 444-446

  Seabolt, P Brian ^a   Reardon, Michael J ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic vein harvesting; Greater saphenous vein

Indexed keywords

CELLULITIS; ENDOSCOPY; HEART SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NEUROPATHY; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SKILL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; VEINS;

EID: 1342322779     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001573-200311000-00004     Document Type: Review

References (7)

1. DeLaria GA, Hunter JA, Goldin MD, et al.: Leg wound complications with coronary revascularization. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1981, 81:403-407.
2. Lavee J, Schneiderman J, Yorav S, et al.: Complications of saphenous vein harvesting following coronary artery bypass surgery. J Cardiovasc Surg 1989, 98:147-149.
3. Davis Z, Jacobs HK, Zhang M, et al.: Endoscopic vein harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting: technique and outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998, 116:228-235. This article discusses the learning curve, and how their harvest times improved, as well as wound complications associated with both open and EVH harvest techniques.
4. Carpino PA, Khabbaz KR, Bojar RM, et al.: Clinical benefits of endoscopic vein harvesting in patients with risk factors for saphenectomy wound infections undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000, 119:69-75.
5. Allen KB, Griffith GL, Heimansohn DA, et al.: Endoscopic versus traditional saphenous vein harvesting: A prospective, randomized trial. Ann Thorac Surg 1998, 66:26-32.
6. Allen KB: A comparison of endoscopic thermal dissectors regarding vascular and thermal injury. Surgical Physician Assistant 2003, January:11-13. This article was interesting due to its illustrations of thermal damage inflicted by different endoscopic cautery devices.
7. Griffith GL, Allen KB, Waller BF, et al.: Endoscopic and traditional saphenous vein harvest; A histologic Comparison. Ann Thorac Surg 2000, 69:520-523. This article deals with the argument that EVH puts undue stress on the saphenous vein during harvest.