Table 3. Operation details of included studies.
| Author (Year) [Reference] | EAH/OAH | Time (mins) | Wound (cm) | Length of Artery (cm) | Device | Air Infusion Assisting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shapira et al. (2006a) | EAH | 61(24) | 3 | N/A | 1. CardioVations. 2. Ultra-Cision Harmonic Scalpel | N/A |
| OAH | 41(10) | N/A | N/A | No-touch, method published by Reyes et al. | nil | |
| Rudez et al. (2007) | EAH | N/A | 5 | N/A | 1. CardioVations, Sommerville. 2. Ethicon Endo-surgery ultrasonic scissors | CO2, 5 L/min |
| OAH | N/A | N/A | N/A | Ultracision harmonic scalpel | nil | |
| Grus et al. (2011) | EAH | 52.6(11.3) | 3 | 17.2(1.5) | 1. ClearGlide Endoscopiv Vessel Harvesting system, Datascope. 2. UltraCision Harmonic Scalpel | CO2, 8–10 L/min |
| OAH | 27.8(4.6) | N/A | 18.5(0.7) | Harmonic Scalpel | nil | |
| Nowicki et al. (2011) | EAH | 72.7(23.4) | 2 | 16.0(2.2) | Guidant VasoView 6 | |
| OAH | 40.7(5.7) | N/A | 15.1(2.2) | No-touch, method published by Reyes et al. | nil | |
| Kiaii et al. (2017) Burns et al. (2015) Burns et al. (2014) Kiaii et al. (2013) |
EAH | N/A | 2 | N/A | 1. ESVH retractor (Karl Storz, Tuttlingen, Germany). 2. Harmonic shears (Ethicon EndoSurgery) | No CO2 assisting |
| OAH | N/A | N/A | N/A | Metzenbaum scissors and electrocautery | nil | |
| Tamim et al. (2017) | EAH | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| OAH | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | nil | |
| Navia et al. (2012) Navia et al. (2011) |
EAH | 33(13) | 2~3 | N/A | VASOVIEW Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System (Maquet) | N/A |
| OAH | N/A | N/A | N/A | Method published by Reyes et al. | nil | |
| Bisleri et al. (2016) | EAH | 41.7(18.3) | 2.5 | N/A | Endoscopic RA retractor (Kal Storz, Tuttlingen) Ligasure (covidien), Hook (Stoz) | N/A |
| OAH | 36.5(15.7) | 20 | N/A | Method published by Reyes et al. | nil | |
| Galajda et al. (2002) | EAH | 30 | 2 | N/A | Harmonic scalpel | N/A |
| OAH | 30 | N/A | N/A | S shape, clips for preventing thermic injury, Redon drain | nil | |
| Patel et al. (2004) | EAH | 26 | 2.8 | 18.1 | VASOVIEW System (Guidant Corporation) | CO2, 15 mmHg |
| OAH | 22 | 24.6 | 17.2 | N/A | nil | |
| Shapira et al. (2006b) | EAH | 61(24) | 3 | 19.7(2.2) | Ultra-Retractor (CardioVations, Somerville), UltraCision Harmonic scalpel | CO2 |
| OAH | 45(11) | N/A | 20.1(1.7) | Method published by Reyes et al. | nil | |
| Bleiziffer et al. (2007) Bleiziffer et al. (2008) |
EAH | N/A | 3 | N/A | Retractor, harmonic scalpel | N/A |
| OAH | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | nil | |
| Burris et al. (2008) | EAH | N/A | N/A | N/A | Vasoview6; Guidant Systems | CO2, 10 mmHg |
| OAH | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | nil | |
| Kim et al. (2007) | EAH | N/A | 2~3 | N/A | Vasoview; Guidant Systems | CO2, 10~15 mmHg |
| OAH | N/A | N/A | N/A | Method published by Reyes et al. | nil | |
| Medalion et al. (2008) | EAH | N/A | 2~3 | N/A | Method published by Connolly et al. | N/A |
| OAH | N/A | N/A | N/A | Method published by Reyes et al. | nil | |
| Ito et al. (2009) | EAH | 27.4(6.5) | 2.5 | 16.8(1.3) | VasoView System (version 4, Boston Scientific) Tourniquet inflated to 250 mmHg | CO2, 12 cm H2O |
| OAH | N/A | N/A | 18.5(1.5) | N/A | nil | |
| Ito et al. (2011a) Ito et al. (2011b) |
EAH | 30.6 | N/A | 18.2 | N/A | N/A |
| OAH | N/A | 16.2 | N/A | nil | ||
| Dimitrova et al. (2010) | EAH | N/A | 2 | N/A | Sorin endovein harvest system Endoloop ligature | CO2 |
| OAH | N/A | 15~25 | N/A | No-touch | nil |
EAH, endoscopic radial artery harvesting; N/A, not available; OAH, open radial artery harvesting. Ps: Almost all studies harvested the radial artery as a pedicle. Galajda et al. (2002), Bleiziffer et al. (2007), (2008), Ito et al. (2009), (2011a), (2011b), and Dimitrova et al. (2010) did not record the details of radial artery grafts.