Graft patency of no-touch versus conventionally harvested saphenous vein conduits in coronary artery bypass grafting: A frequentist and Bayesian meta-analysis of randomized trials
Compared to CON, NT confers significantly better patency and equivalent survival but poorer harvest site healing. The clinical benefit of NT remains uncertain, and further evidence is needed.
Authors
- Dominique Vervoort (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3142-0388)
- Mimi Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0420-4791)
- Stephen Edward Fremes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1723-3049)
- Zhenyu Li
- Rebecca N Evan
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Bristol (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JTCVS Open
- Published
- 2025-02-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2025.02.007
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00