Harvesting of the radial artery for coronary artery bypass grafting: Comparison of ultrasonic harmonic scalpel dissector with the conventional technique

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-289

  Fawzy, Hosam F ^a,b  

^a North West Armed Forces Hospital ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAPAVERINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; OPERATION DURATION; RADIAL ARTERY; SCALPEL; THUMB DYSTHESIA; TIME; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISSECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 67651163866     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00788.x     Document Type: Article

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