ENDOSCOPIC VEIN HARVESTING

Course overview

ENDOSCOPIC VEIN HARVESTING (EVH) IS A PROCEDURE TO HARVEST THE GREATER SAPHENOUS VEIN (GSV), THE MOST WIDELY USED CONDUIT IN CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY. THIS PROCEDURE IS PERFORMED BY MAKING SMALL INCISIONS AND USING AN ENDOSCOPIC CAMERA LIKE A BLUNT DISSECTOR TO CREATE A SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE TUNNEL UNDER THE SKIN. THE ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE MAIN STEPS OF THE PROCEDURE AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM WHO PERFORM THIS PROCEDURE.