Comparison of Wound Infection In Below Knee and Above Knee Vein Harvesting In Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Tajamul Hussain Bangash; Muhammad Waseem; Asif Mahmood Janjua; Muhammad Hashim Ghouri; Nasir Ali; Muhammad Usama Akhtar; Tahseen Ahmed; Yasser Khan

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v76iSUPPL-2.11395

Authors

Tajamul Hussain Bangash Department of Cardiac Surgery, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology / National Institute of Heart Diseases/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Muhammad Waseem Department of Cardiac Surgery, Army Cardiac Centre Lahore
Asif Mahmood Janjua Department of Cardiac Surgery, Army Cardiac Centre Lahore
Muhammad Hashim Ghouri Department of Cardiac Surgery, Army Cardiac Centre Lahore
Nasir Ali Department of Cardiac Surgery, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology / National Institute of Heart Diseases/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Muhammad Usama Akhtar Department of Cardiac Surgery, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology / National Institute of Heart Diseases/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Tahseen Ahmed Department of Cardiac Surgery, Army Cardiac Centre Lahore
Yasser Khan Department of Radiology, Combined Military Hospital Lahore/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v76iSUPPL-2.11395

Keywords:

Cardiac Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass, Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Vessels, Great Saphenous Vein, Post-operative Infection, Surgical Wound Infection, Surgical Site infection, Vein Grafting

Abstract

Objective: To compare rate of wound infection between vein harvesting from thigh and leg among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).

Study Design: Quasi-experimental study

Place and Duration of Study: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Diseases (AFIC/NIHD), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from Jun 23 to Jan 24.

Methods: Sample size was one hundred and sixty-nine. Patients were assessed for eligibility after informed consent and enrolled using a non-probability consecutive sampling technique. Both males and females above 40 years of age were included. Patients with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, redo cases, patients on steroids, and having any immunocompromised conditions, as well as pregnant women, were excluded. Patients were allocated into two groups i.e., Group-A (vein harvesting from thigh) and Group-B (vein harvesting from leg). After CABG, the wound was assessed using Southampton wound grading system (SWGS).

Results: The study included one hundred and thirteen (66.86%) males and fifty-six (33.14%) females. Age ranged from forty five to seventy six years. Thirty-seven (21.89%) patients were smokers. Seven (4.14%) patients had surgery for single vessel coronary artery disease, twenty-five (14.79%) patients underwent surgery for double vessel coronary artery disease. Patients suffering from lesions of three coronary arteries constituted the highest number, one hundred thirty-seven (81.06%).

Conclusion: Considering management of wound infection and available evidence in view, half-length vein harvesting should be done from leg.

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Author Biography

Tajamul Hussain Bangash, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology / National Institute of Heart Diseases/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan

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