Leg wound complications associated with coronary revascularization
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Major Leg Wound Complications After Saphenous Vein Harvest for Coronary Revascularization
Background: Major leg wound complications after coronary artery bypass graft procedures are infrequent and few are reported in the litrature.We present our experience in treating 30 patients with major leg wound complications after coronary revascularization procedures. Materials and Methods: A retrospective review of 2100 bypass procedures with saphenous veingraft performed over a 5-years p...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)37606-8