TABLE 4.

ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS BY GRAFT SIZE

DONOR TISSUE	ENDOTHELIAL CELL MEASUREMENTS, cells/mm2(range)
	PREOP	6 MONTHS	12 MONTHS	24 MONTHS
8.0-mm Precut (n=80)	2714 ± 290 (2042–3553)	1989 ± 355 (1100–2825) 27% cell loss n=51	1997 ± 353 (1054–2924) 28% cell loss n=34	2086 ± 433 (1468–2660) 27% cell loss n=11
8.0-mm Surgeon-cut (n=47)	2968 ± 394 (2341–4209)	1960 ± 416 (1126–2803) 33% cell loss n=41	1919 ± 359 (1116–2680) 34% cell loss n=40	2043 ± 438 (1094–2924) 32% cell loss n=34
>8.0-mm Precut (n=96)	2744 ± 245 (2201–3465)	2003 ± 328 (1174–2740) 27% cell loss n=43	2081 ± 392 (1020–2801) 25% cell loss n=29	2167 ± 614 (1397–2874) 25% cell loss n=6
>8.0-mm Surgeon-cut (n=2)	3123 ± 86 (3062–3184)	2088 32% cell loss n=1	2353 23% cell loss n=1	NA

NA, not available.