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Using skeletonised grafts for coronary artery bypass grafting.

Abstract
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery relieves angina symptoms and reduces mortality among ischaemic heart disease patients. It remains the gold standard for the treatment of multi-vessel and left main coronary artery disease. It is a well-known fact that internal mammary artery conduits have excellent and long-lasting patency when used for coronary artery bypass grafting. Its supremacy is largely because it prevents atherosclerosis. The old-style internal mammary artery bypass grafting, classically known as pedicle grafting, includes a circular rim of tissue around the graft. Bilateral pedicled internal mammary arteries, especially among diabetic patients, have been reported to cause complications in the sternum like sternal osteomyelitis. In many studies it has been reported that dissection of pedicled internal mammary artery can lead to sternal devascularisation which can lead to higher incidence of infections. Considering the higher incidence of deep sternal infections in patients with double pedicled arterial grafts, dissection of internal mammary artery in skeletonised manner was proposed. In this review, we outline the advantages of skeletonised grafting with respect to incidence of sternal infection, patency rates, blood flow, post-coronary artery bypass graft pain and the length of the graft.
AuthorsFaizan Imran Bawany, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Asadullah Khan, Abdul Nafey Kazi, Muhammed Naeem
JournalJPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (J Pak Med Assoc) Vol. 64 Issue 5 Pg. 606-10 (May 2014) ISSN: 0030-9982 [Print] Pakistan
PMID25272561 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Coronary Artery Bypass (methods)
  • Humans
  • Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis (methods, trends)
  • Pain, Postoperative (epidemiology)
  • Radial Artery (transplantation)
  • Sternum
  • Surgical Wound Infection (epidemiology)
  • Tissue and Organ Harvesting
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Patency

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