1,150
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2013
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2020
Study Completion Date
October 30, 2020
Vein Harvesting Procedures
"Open Vein Harvesting is the traditional method of saphenectomy for CABG. It is performed under direct vision using a single long incision or, more commonly, multiple smaller incisions (referred to as bridging technique) along the course of the vein. This approach minimizes manipulation and direct trauma to the conduit but is associated with potential for discomfort and leg wound healing complications. Endoscopic Vein Harvesting is a minimally invasive procedure that was developed to eliminate the need for long incisions associated with OVH. EVH reduces the risk of wound infections and other leg wound complications but may be more traumatic to the conduit than OVH."
Manhattan Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY, New York
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh
Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, Durham
Asheville VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC, Asheville
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL, Gainesville
Miami VA Healthcare System, Miami, FL, Miami
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, Tampa
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland
Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, Houston
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ, Tucson
San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco
VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, Portland
VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA, Boston
New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM, Albuquerque
Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee
VA Office of Research and Development
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