Impact of Endoscopic Versus Open Saphenous Vein Harvest Techniques on Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 403-408

  Ouzounian, Maral ^a   Hassan, Ansar ^a   Buth, Karen J ^a   MacPherson, Celeste ^a   Ali, Idris M ^a   Hirsch, Gregory M ^a   Ali, Imtiaz S ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENDOSCOPIC SAPHENOUS VEIN HARVEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPEN VAIN HARVEST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; VEINS;

EID: 74549171570     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.061     Document Type: Article

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