Impact of Endoscopic Versus Open Saphenous Vein Harvest Techniques on Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Maral Ouzounian, MD, Ansar Hassan, MD, PhD, Karen J. Buth, MS, Celeste MacPherson, RN, Idris M. Ali, MD, Gregory M. Hirsch, MD, Imtiaz S. Ali, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 89, Issue 2, Pages 403-408 (February 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.061 Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Risk-adjusted effect (adjusted for preoperative variables in Table 1) of endoscopic saphenous vein harvest (EVH) on short-term and midterm adverse outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. (HR = hazard ratio; OR = odds ratio; OVH = open vein harvest.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 403-408DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.061) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Risk-adjusted freedom from cardiac readmission or mortality. (EVH = endoscopic saphenous vein harvest; OVH = open vein harvest.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 403-408DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.061) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Risk-adjusted freedom from unstable angina. (EVH = endoscopic saphenous vein harvest; OVH = open vein harvest.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 403-408DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.061) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions