Great saphenous vein harvesting: A systematic review and meta-analysis of open versus endoscopic techniques

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 561-566

  Cadwallader, Rosemary Anne ^a   Walsh, Stewart R ^a   Cooper, David G ^a   Tang, Tjun Y ^a   Sadat, Umar ^a   Boyle, Jonathan R ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endoscopic; Minimally invasive; Morbidity; Vein harvesting

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEBRIDEMENT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ERYTHEMA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPHANGITIS; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; NECROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VARICOSIS; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ENDOSCOPY; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74849125158     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574409334133     Document Type: Article

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