Endoscopic vein harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting is safe

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 522-523

  Bakaeen, Faisal G ^a,b,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENDOSCOPIC SAPHENOUS VEIN HARVESTING; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERMAL INJURY; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCERTAINTY; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN GRAFT; VEIN SURGERY; WOUND COMPLICATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; METHODOLOGY;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 84891687702     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.12.050     Document Type: Note

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