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Effects of Intraoperative Manual Descending Compressions on Saphenous Vein Incision Healing
Author(s) -
Moody Carol A.,
Cardwell Bonnie Gordon,
Liehr Patricia
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)63558-8
Subject(s) - medicine , hematoma , vein , surgery , great saphenous vein , anesthesia
Many patients who undergo saphenous vein harvesting during aortocoronary bypass procedures experience saphenous vein incision site complications, such as hematoma formation. Twelve percent of the patients in this descriptive, comparative study developed hematomas in their saphenous vein incision sites. Contributing factors were age, smoking, diabetes, and intraoperative heparinization. An intraoperative nursing intervention (ie, manual descending compressions) did not decrease hematoma formation but warrants further investigation. AORN J 62 (Dec 1995) 913‐923.