Skeletonized bilateral internal mammary artery harvesting with harmonic scalpel in coronary artery bypass grafting / 中国胸心血管外科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

@#Objective    To summarize the use of harmonic scalpel to harvest bilateral internal mammary artery in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods    The clinical data of 54 patients of bilateral skeletonized internal mammary artery harvesting for CABG in our hospital from January 2016 to May 2020 were analyzed retrospectively. There were 51 males and 3 females with a mean age of 62.37±9.56 years. Results    All patients went through the procedure unevently and discharged from hospital. The number of grafts was 4.07±0.85 per patient, the operation time was 267.21±47.00 min, mechanical ventilation time was 342.43±132.17 min and hospital stay was 12.21±4.43 d. Conclusion    It is safe and effective to use harmonic scalpel to harvest skeletonized bilateral internal mammary artery in CABG.