Endoscopic vein harvest: early results of a prospective trial with open vein harvest.
Bonde P, Graham A, MacGowan S. Endoscopic vein harvest: early results of a prospective trial with open vein harvest. The Heart Surgery Forum 2002, 5 Suppl 4: s378-91. PMID: 12759210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic vein harvestSaphenous vein harvestVein harvestOperative timeEVH groupPostoperative painWound painVein qualityFisher s exact testLeg wound infectionsOpen vein harvestPost-operative painOverall operative timeGreater patient satisfactionWound healingExtended treatment periodMann-Whitney UEarly ambulationProspective trialASEPSIS scoreSerious morbidityOVH groupWound infectionPatient satisfactionTreatment period