Graft Patency as a Predictor of Health-related Quality of Life.

Örebro County Council

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ischemic Heart Disease; Atherosclerosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02547194

167861

Details and patient eligibility

About

The health-related quality of life questionnaire "EQ-5D" has been collected in connection with several interventional and observational studies where the no-touch vein harvesting technique in CABG has been used. The results of the questionnaires will be compiled and reported in this study.

Enrollment: 254 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Operated at our department for a coronary artery bypass surgery with either the no-touch harvesting technique of conventional harvesting technique.
2. Completed the EQ-5D questionnaire.
3. Signed and dated consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Substantial missing data from the EQ-5D questionnaire.
2. Unable to comprehend the different inquiries in the questionnaire.

Trial design

254 participants in 2 patient groups

No touch vein grafts

Description:

The grafts were harvested with there surrounding tissues.

Conventional vein grafts.

Description:

The grafts were stripped from surrounding tissue.