Easy Harvesting of Radial Artery With Ultrasonically Activated Scalpel
Articles > Article · 1998
Authors: Hakan POSACIOĞLU, Yüksel ATAY, B CETINDAG, O SARIBULBUL, S BUKET, A HAMULU
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 1998, vol 65, pp 984-985
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00059-9
Summary
Background. The radial artery was proposed and then abandoned as a coronary artery bypass graft in the 1970s. Development of new pharmacologic antispasmodic agents and minimally traumatic harvesting techniques has led to a revival of the use of the radial artery in coronary artery bypass surgery. Usually the main reasons for the spasm are thermal injury caused by electrocautery and traumatic harvesting technique.