Importance Value-based purchasing creates pressure to examine whether newer
technologies and care processes, including new surgical techniques, yield any economic …

Objective. Despite increasing recognition that endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) is
associated with decreased leg wound morbidity, improved cosmetic results, and enhanced …

Objective Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) is increasingly used as an alternative to open
vein harvesting (OVH) for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Concerns about the …

Knowledge. In addition to the systematic search, a number of abstracts were identified thru
secondary referencing. All studies comparing EVH to OVH for CABG were eligible, ie full …

Background Two prevalent harvesting techniques are routinely utilized in coronary artery
bypass grafting (CABG): endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) and open vein harvesting (OVH) …

Background: Utilisation of the Endoscopic Vein Harvesting (EVH) technique has been
increasing for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for the last two decades. Some …

Objectives Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) is an alternative technique to obtain the
saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. We aimed to evaluate …

Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was
introduced in the 1990s to reduce the rates of leg wound complications. 1 Technical mastery …

In recent times, practice in cardiac surgery has shifted towards using endoscopic techniques
to harvest the saphenous vein from the leg for use as a bypass graft. A paper published in …

BACKGROUND: To determine the current strength of evidence for or against endoscopic
vein harvesting (EVH) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) …