Radial artery harvesting with skin bridge technique among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: an approach for developing countries Authors Sanaullah Junejo Department of Cardiac Surgery, South City Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Sehar Salim Virani 5th Year MBBS Student, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Tariq Mahmood Khan Department of Cardiac Surgery, South City Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Shahid Ahmed Sami Department of Cardiac Surgery, South City Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.7180 Keywords: Coronary artery bypass grafting, Radial artery harvesting, Arterial revascularisation Abstract The risk of wound dehiscence and sternal infections remains high after coronary artery bypass grafting, especially in patients with diabetes. Radial artery is a potential alternative which has shown good post-operative outcomes with least complications. Open and endoscopic techniques for harvesting have been used till now. We propose an interrupted or bridging technique, for harvesting the radial artery. This report describes 25 patients undergoing CABG, using radial artery graft, harvested via skin bridge technique, at South City Hospital, Karachi. It in better cosmetic outcome, reduced postoperative pain, shortened hospital stays and increased level of satisfaction. The interrupted technique offers less invasive cost-effective approach compared to open and endoscopic techniques for radial artery harvesting. Key words: Coronary artery bypass grafting, Radial artery harvesting, Arterial revascularisation. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-10-30 How to Cite Junejo, S., Virani, S. S., Mahmood Khan, T., & Ahmed Sami, S. (2023). Radial artery harvesting with skin bridge technique among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: an approach for developing countries. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(11), 2235–2238. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.7180 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 73 No. 11 (2023): NOVEMBER Section SHORT COMMUNICATION License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.