Prospective randomized trial of endoscopic vs open radial artery harvest for CABG: clinica

50 patients undergoing multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting were prospectively randomized to compare endoscopic and open radial artery harvest techniques. The trial, conducted at King Fahd Military Medical Complex, measured clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and 1-year angiographic patency rates. Endoscopic harvest was associated with shorter skin incisions, fewer neuralgias, and higher patient satisfaction, while graft patency was unaffected by the technique.

Use Cases

• Compare wound healing and complication rates based on surgical technique
• Analyze patient satisfaction scores based on harvest method
• Model predictors of radial artery graft patency based on target vessel stenosis
• Evaluate the relationship between harvest time and clinical outcomes

Strengths

• Data comes from a prospective randomized trial, a strong study design
• Includes 1-year angiographic follow-up data for graft patency
• Measures multiple endpoints: clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and graft patency

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Sample size of 50 patients may limit statistical power for some analyses

Provenance

Source

King Fahd Military Medical Complex

Collection Method

Prospective randomized clinical trial