Video-assisted saphenous vein harvest: The evolution of a new technique William D. Jordan, MD, David C. Voellinger, MD, Per T. Schroeder, BS, Holt A. McDowell, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 26, Issue 3, Pages 405-414 (September 1997) DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70033-8 Copyright © 1997 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Reusable endoplastic retractor (Snowden Pencer, Tucker, Ga.). A 10 mm operating telescope is placed within it to visualize saphenous vein tunnel. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1997 26, 405-414DOI: (10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70033-8) Copyright © 1997 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Saphenous vein harvest retractors (Ethicon Endosurgery, Cincinnati). Two different disposable retractors are used to hold the 5-mm operating telescope during course of dissection. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1997 26, 405-414DOI: (10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70033-8) Copyright © 1997 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Length of vein removed compared with time required for removal and tracked over experience of this series. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1997 26, 405-414DOI: (10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70033-8) Copyright © 1997 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Operating experience using different retractors compared by mean vein lengths removed (cm) and average operative time required (min). Journal of Vascular Surgery 1997 26, 405-414DOI: (10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70033-8) Copyright © 1997 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Postoperative LOS tabulated for entire group. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1997 26, 405-414DOI: (10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70033-8) Copyright © 1997 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 6 Primary patency data of video-assisted harvested vein grafts. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1997 26, 405-414DOI: (10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70033-8) Copyright © 1997 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 7 Secondary patency data of video-assisted harvested vein grafts. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1997 26, 405-414DOI: (10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70033-8) Copyright © 1997 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions