July 1, 1973Archives of Surgery

Saphenous Vein Bypass as a Secondary Cardiac Procedure

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Why the study?

Does saphenous vein bypass grafting as a secondary cardiac procedure improve clinical outcomes in patients with prior cardiac operations?

Population

14 patients undergoing a secondary cardiac operation

Design

Case_series

Follow-up

4 to 34 months

Authors

JSJames R. SkowUniversity of Santa Monica

Discussion

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Implication

Supports feasibility of reoperative saphenous vein grafting; leaves open outcome benefits without controlled data.

Structured PICO

Does saphenous vein bypass grafting as a secondary cardiac procedure improve clinical outcomes in patients with prior cardiac operations?

Population

14 patients undergoing a secondary cardiac operation (prior procedures: indirect myocardial revascularization in 5, aortic valve replacement by prosthesis in 3, and prior vein graft bypass in 6)

Intervention

Saphenous vein bypass graft as a secondary cardiac operation

Outcome

Hospital deaths, mortality during follow-up, and clinical improvementhard clinical

Saphenous vein bypass grafting as a secondary cardiac operation is feasible with no hospital mortality and clinical improvement in the majority of patients.

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James R. Skow (1973) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a892acb6fb350aba912775c https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1973.01350190026007

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Saphenous Vein Bypass as a Secondary Cardiac Procedure

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