2004
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.11.001
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Endoscopic vein harvest: advantages and limitations

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“…Although a decreased incidence of wound-related morbidities and leg pain of EVH compared with traditional open harvest has been demonstrated in both randomized [8,9,15,18,19] and nonrandomized studies [20], criticism has hindered a broader adoption of EVH by cardiac surgeons: (1) the potential trauma to the vein during EVH which may result in premature graft failure, (2) additional surgical time and (3) increased costs due to use of disposable instruments. The potential for increased vein trauma during EVH is an important factor.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
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“…Although a decreased incidence of wound-related morbidities and leg pain of EVH compared with traditional open harvest has been demonstrated in both randomized [8,9,15,18,19] and nonrandomized studies [20], criticism has hindered a broader adoption of EVH by cardiac surgeons: (1) the potential trauma to the vein during EVH which may result in premature graft failure, (2) additional surgical time and (3) increased costs due to use of disposable instruments. The potential for increased vein trauma during EVH is an important factor.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…In 1996, Lumsden et al [13] proposed harvesting the saphenous vein using a video endoscope as an alternative approach to the traditional technique and termed the procedure endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH). Since then, several investigators have reported the advantage of EVH and demonstrated reduced wound infection rates as well as decreased noninfective woundrelated morbidity within a follow-up period up to 5 years [14][15][16][17].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 L'età avanzata, il diabete, l'obesità, l'arteriopatia periferica, la bassa frazione d'eiezione del ventricolo sinistro, la lunghezza delle incisioni, il tempo totale della procedure, sono riconosciuti oggi come fattori predittivi di complicanze della ferita chirurgica. 9 Il paziente coronarico, che possiede generalmente queste caratteristiche, presenta di conseguenza un elevato rischio infettivo. Un recente studio comparativo dimostra come le complicanze legate alla ferita sono significativamente ridotte nel gruppo sottoposto a PEV (7,4 vs. 19.4%) e il PEV viene indicato come unico elemento significativo predittivo delle complicanze di ferita, con una riduzione del rischio relativo del 67%.…”
Section: Considerazioni Medicheunclassified
“…The traditional open technique which is performed under direct visualization of the vein was found to preserve the endothelium of the vein quite well, but also came with the complications of leg pain i.e. wound healing, post operative cellulitis, and increased length of hospital stay [4], [5]. Initial studies performed on the long-term outcome of vein grafts harvested using the open technique did show that the vein was often stripped of the beneficial adventitial layer as well as distended to high pressures to overcome the associated vasospasm [6].…”
Section: How Vein Harvesting Methods Can Affect Patency Ratesmentioning
confidence: 99%