Endovascular insitu saphenous vein bypass.
First endovascular insitu saphenous vein bypass procedure performed in Canada was in November 1998 at North York General Branson Division. This article describes the pathophysiology of lower limb occlusion, the perioperative nursing care and the endovascular approach to insitu saphenous vein bypass graft.
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Branson Division, North York General Hospital, North York, Ontario.
D017130:Angioplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery*