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Table 2 Vein Harvest Intraoperative Variables by Patient Group*

From: Prospective randomized study comparing the Teleflex Medical SaphLITE Retractor to the Ethicon CardioVations Clearglide Endoscopic System

Variables

SaphLITE (n = 100)

Clearglide (n = 100)

p Value

Number of incisions performed

3.6 ± 1.1

2.1 ± 0.8

0.001

Total incision length (cm)

12.9 ± 5.6

9.0 ± 9.1

0.001

Length of saphenous vein harvested (cm)

38.5 ± 12.9

43.5 ± 13.6

0.010

Total saphenous vein harvest time (min)

47.6 ± 17.2

41.8 ± 16.8

0.014

Number of saphenous veins repaired

0.8 ± 1.1

1.1 ± 1.2

0.084

  1. * Values given as mean ± SD.
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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