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

Objective The purpose of this consensus conference was to develop and update evidence-
informed consensus statements and recommendations on harvesting saphenous vein and …

Minimally invasive great saphenous vein harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting aims to
reduce post-operative leg-wound related morbidity. In a meta-analysis of randomised trials …

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

Minimally invasive conduit harvesting techniques for coronary artery bypass grafting have
developed over the past decade, aiming to reduce the morbidity and recovery time …

Wound complications associated with long incisions used to harvest the greater saphenous
vein are common and well documented. We compared leg wound infection rates, wound …

Background: Endoscopic saphenous vein harvest has been explored as a minimally
invasive alternative to a long continuous leg incision for removal of the greater saphenous …

Objectives There is conflicting data comparing minimally invasive vein harvest (MIVH) using
endoscopic technique and open vein harvest (OVH) in terms of bypass patency, wound …

Conventional open harvest of the great saphenous vein (GSV) during CABG results in
approximately 7% donor‐site complications. Using endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) the …

Endoscopic harvesting of the saphenous vein (EVH) has been shown to minimize the
morbidity associated with saphenous vein harvest for either coronary artery bypass or lower …