A comparison of single-layer versus multi-layer closure of the leg wound following long saphenous vein harvest for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective randomised controlled trial

A comparison of single-layer versus multi-layer closure of the leg wound following long saphenous vein harvest for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective randomised controlled trial

(Received 11 April, 2010 ; Accepted 9 May, 2010)AbstractBackground and purpose: Cardiovascular diseases is the leading cause of death in the world. Over the last decades, open heart surgery reduced the mortality rate of these patients. The long saphenous vein is most commonly-used conduit in coronar...

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Main Authors: Seyed Mahmoud Nouraei, Safoura Masoumi, Reza Ali Mohammad Pour Tahamtan, Mohammad Reza Habibi, Seyedeh Somayeh Alamolhoda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting surgery)
long saphenous vein
wound closure
Online Access:http://www.mazums.ac.ir/index.php?digital_library&do=downloadPdf&sid=839

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