2008
DOI: 10.1177/021849230801600211
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Endoscopic vs Conventional Vein Harvesting: A Prospective Analysis

Abstract: Minimally invasive vein harvesting is associated with better leg wound healing and a lower incidence of wound infections. We analyzed our experience in 2 prospectively enrolled groups of non-randomized patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting. Group 1 was 81 patients who had endoscopic vein harvesting; group 2 was 80 who had conventional open vein harvesting. The time taken for endoscopic harvest (skin incision to skin closure) was significantly less than that for open harvest (51.07 vs 75.… Show more

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“…Shapira et al [15] found that the LC of endoscopic radial artery harvest for CABG to be 20 cases based on harvest time (75 min for the first 20 cases and 63 min for the last 50 cases). Vaidyanathan et al [16] found the LC for endoscopic vein harvesting for CABG to be 20-35 cases based on procedure time.…”
Section: Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting and Other Cardiac Vessel Surgerymentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Shapira et al [15] found that the LC of endoscopic radial artery harvest for CABG to be 20 cases based on harvest time (75 min for the first 20 cases and 63 min for the last 50 cases). Vaidyanathan et al [16] found the LC for endoscopic vein harvesting for CABG to be 20-35 cases based on procedure time.…”
Section: Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting and Other Cardiac Vessel Surgerymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Based on OT, which was the most common variable measured, the LC for CABG which included on-pump and offpump approaches ranged between 15 and 100 cases [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]; for endoscopic vessel harvesting, LCs lied between 20 and 35 cases [15,16]; for valvular surgery, which included valvular repair and valve replacement surgeries, LC were found to be between 20 and 135 cases [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]; for VATS, LCs were between 15 and 35 cases [28][29][30][31][32]; for vascular neurosurgical procedures, LCs were computed to be between 100 and 500 cases based on complications [37][38][39][40]; for endovascular vessel repairs, LCs were between 5 and 40 cases DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2014.996113…”
Section: Summary Of Findingsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…it has been demonstrated that operators with less than 100 cases of experience had nearly 50% more discrete vein injuries compared with more EVH harvesters having experience from more than 900 cases (12), but other investigators reported that about 20-35 cases were required to overcome the learning curve (13). The inferior patency rate following EVH in the present study may direct attention to the number of EVH cases needed to overcome the EVH learning curve.…”
Section: Vein Graft Failurementioning
confidence: 51%
“…This information is primarily based on results from non-randomized studies, and there is a lack of knowledge from ran-domized studies. Additionally, there has been a discussion regarding the number of EVH procedures needed for operators to overcome the EVH learning curve (12,13).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Suture repairs because of holes or torn side branches of the endoscopically harvested vein are 3–5 times more often necessary then after open vein harvest [12, 32]. The presence of these macroscopic lesions make one presume that the endoscopic technique inflicts more trauma to the vessel then the conventional open harvest technique.…”
Section: Graft Quality and Durabilitymentioning
confidence: 99%