Objective In the present systematic review and meta-analysis, we compared the short-and
long-term outcomes of different harvesting and grafting techniques in patients undergoing …

Objective Wound complications negatively affect outcomes of lower extremity arterial
reconstruction. By way of an investigator initiated clinical trial, we tested the hypothesis that …

Objective In this narrative review, we seek to summarize key literature describing non-
traditional 'minimally invasive'in-situ lower extremity bypass techniques. We described the …

Objective Although endoscopic vein harvest (EVH) has been reported to reduce the
morbidity and length of stay compared with open vein harvest (OVH) for infrainguinal bypass …

Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the association of vein harvesting
technique (VHT) with surgical site infection (SSI) and graft patency after infrainguinal arterial …

Introduction Our objective was to compare the in vitro efficacy of electrothermal bipolar [EB]
vessel sealing and ultrasonic harmonic scalpel [HS] versus mechanical interruption, with …

The combination of diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is challenging in many
ways. The characteristic and complex distal distribution of PAD often encountered in patients …

Application of endoscopic vein harvest (EVH) in infrainguinal bypass surgery generated
mixed results. The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes between endoscopic …

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 …

Highlights•Preoperative optimization of comorbidities decreases rates of surgical site
infection.•Bacterial burden is reduced by skin decontamination, hair removal, and …