Background Vein-graft harvesting with the use of endoscopy (endoscopic harvesting) is a
technique that is widely used to reduce postoperative wound complications after coronary …

Background—Use of endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting has developed into a routine
surgical approach at many cardiothoracic surgical centers. The association between this …

Objective This meta-analysis sought to determine whether endoscopic vascular graft
harvesting (EVH) improves clinical and resource outcomes compared with conventional …

Objectives: In a long-term randomised coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) study, the
patency rate using a new 'no touch'(NT) vein-graft preparation technique was superior to the …

Objective This purpose of this consensus statement was to compare endoscopic vascular
graft harvesting (EVH) with conventional open vascular harvesting (OVH) in adults …

Background Harvesting technique and surgical strategy may affect patency rates of
saphenous vein (SV) grafts in coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). We evaluated …

OBJECTIVE: Conventional harvesting of the saphenous vein in coronary artery bypass
surgery produces vessel damage that contributes to graft failure. A novel “no touch” …

The advantage in terms of wound infection, wound healing, and scarring has resulted in the
recent adoption of endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) as a standard of care for coronary …

Objectives This study investigates whether the no-touch (NT) vein graft, at a mean time of 16
years, maintains a significantly higher patency rate than conventional (C) vein grafts and still …

OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to evaluate the impact of vein graft harvesting technique on
structure and function of vasa vasorum. METHODS: Paired segments of great saphenous …