"157" . . "Endoscopic radial artery harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting. A single center evolving experience."@en . . . . "Lonsk\u00FD, Vladim\u00EDr" . "I" . "CZ - \u010Cesk\u00E1 republika" . . "Endoscopic radial artery harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting. A single center evolving experience." . "6"^^ . "Biomedical Papers-Olomouc" . . . "Fluger, Ivo" . "6"^^ . "radial artery, endoscopic harvesting, coronary artery bypass grafting"@en . "Endoscopic radial artery harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting. A single center evolving experience."@en . . . "72796" . . "1" . "Marci\u00E1n, Pavel" . "We sought to evaluate our experience with endoscopic radial artery harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS:From October 2005 to June 2010, 50 patients who underwent endoscopic radial artery harvesting for an elective CABG were prospectively assessed for harvesting characteristics, complications, postoperative and mid-term outcomes. RESULTS:There were 34 (68%) males and 16 (32%) females, average age 60.8 ? 9.2 years. All but two RA grafts (96%) were successfully harvested endoscopically. Mean harvesting time was 46.2 ? 9.3 min and mean length of harvested grafts was 23.4 ? 2.2 cm. In the post-operative period there were no wound-healing complications; residual forearm edema was recorded in 6 patients (12%) and peripheral neuropathy in 4 patients (8%). At 3 months after the surgery, peripheral neuropathy and residual edema persisted in 2 patients (4%). A significant drop of overall harvesting time (56.2 ? 18.6 vs. 38.6 ? 8.6 min, P<0.05) and forearm ischemia time (41.8 ? 12.7 vs. 24.2 ? 3.2 min, P<0.01) was found between first and last ten cases in the group. CONCLUSION:Endoscopic radial artery harvesting was associated with low risk of post-harvesting complications and most of these disappeared within a 3 months follow-up. However, there was a significant learning curve."@en . . "3"^^ . "We sought to evaluate our experience with endoscopic radial artery harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS:From October 2005 to June 2010, 50 patients who underwent endoscopic radial artery harvesting for an elective CABG were prospectively assessed for harvesting characteristics, complications, postoperative and mid-term outcomes. RESULTS:There were 34 (68%) males and 16 (32%) females, average age 60.8 ? 9.2 years. All but two RA grafts (96%) were successfully harvested endoscopically. Mean harvesting time was 46.2 ? 9.3 min and mean length of harvested grafts was 23.4 ? 2.2 cm. In the post-operative period there were no wound-healing complications; residual forearm edema was recorded in 6 patients (12%) and peripheral neuropathy in 4 patients (8%). At 3 months after the surgery, peripheral neuropathy and residual edema persisted in 2 patients (4%). A significant drop of overall harvesting time (56.2 ? 18.6 vs. 38.6 ? 8.6 min, P<0.05) and forearm ischemia time (41.8 ? 12.7 vs. 24.2 ? 3.2 min, P<0.01) was found between first and last ten cases in the group. CONCLUSION:Endoscopic radial artery harvesting was associated with low risk of post-harvesting complications and most of these disappeared within a 3 months follow-up. However, there was a significant learning curve." . . "RIV/00098892:_____/13:#0000567" . "1213-8118" . "RIV/00098892:_____/13:#0000567!RIV14-MZ0-00098892" . . "Endoscopic radial artery harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting. A single center evolving experience." . "[4965806887AA]" . . . . .