Table 2: Summary of the Clinical Outcomes (EVH vs. OVH).
First author Year |
Wound complications |
30 days of mortality |
Endothelial integrity preservation |
Early graft patency |
Midterm graft patency |
Long-term graft patency |
Kopjar, et al. 2015 [15] |
OVH > EVH |
OVH ≤ EVH |
OVH > EVH |
OVH = EVH |
OVH = EVH |
OVH = EVH |
Kim, et al. 2015 [10] |
OVH ≥ EVH |
OVH = EVH |
N/A |
OVH = EVH |
N/A |
N/A |
Chernyavskiy, et al. 2015 [11] |
OVH ≥ EVH |
N/A |
OVH > EVH |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Moeinipour, et al. 2016 |
OVH > EVH |
OVH = EVH |
OVH = EVH |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Krishnamoorthy, et al. 2017 [12] |
OVH > EVH |
OVH = EVH |
OVH > EVH |
N/A |
N/A |
NA/ |
Harky, et al. 2017 [17] |
N/A |
N/A |
OVH > EVH |
OVH = EVH |
OVH > EVH |
OVH > EVH |
Ferdinand, et al. 2017 [3] |
OVH > EVH |
OVH = EVH |
OVH = EVH |
OVH = EVH |
OVH = EVH |
OVH = EVH |
Kodia, et al. 2018 [6] |
OVH > EVH |
OVH > EVH |
OVH < EVH |
OVH > EVH |
OVH > EVH |
OVH > EVH |
Zenati, et al. 2019 [7] |
OVH > EVH |
OVH = EVH |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Li, et al. 2019 [14] |
OVH > EVH |
OVH = EVH |
N/A |
N/A |
OVH > EVH |
OVH > EVH |
Mahmood et al. 2019 |
OVH > EVH |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Abbreviations: EVH: Endoscopic venous harvesting; OVH: Open venous harvesting; N/A: Not available.