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Incidence of erysipelas following venectomy for coronary artery bypass surgery

Inzidenz von Erysipel nach Entnahme von Venen für die Koronararterien-Bypassoperation

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The incidence of erysipelas in extremities used for saphenous vein donation was evaluated by interviewing 302 patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery. Erysipelas occurred in 6.2% of patients, and was twice as common as in patients with a history of varicose vein stripping. The difference, however, was not statistically significant.

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Durch Befragung von 302 Patienten nach Koronararterien-Bypassoperationen wurde die Inzidenz von Erysipel nach Entnahme von Vena saphena bestimmt. Bei 6,2% der Patienten trat an der entsprechenden Extremität ein Erysipel auf, dies ist zweimal so häufig wie bei Patienten, bei denen ein Stripping variköser Venen durchgeführt wurde. Der Unterschied ist jedoch nicht statistisch signifikant.

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  1. Department of Medicine D, Tel Aviv Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital), 6 Weizmann Str., 64239, Tel Aviv, Israel

    M. Dan M.D., Karin Heller M.D., I. Shapira M.D. & S. Shibolet M.D.

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 64239, Tel Aviv, Israel

    B. Vidne M.D.

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Dan, M., Heller, K., Shapira, I. et al. Incidence of erysipelas following venectomy for coronary artery bypass surgery. Infection 15, 107–108 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01650207

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