The saphenous veins were cannulated and surgery continued under thiopental sodium anesthesia.
A reconstruction of the carotid artery was performed with endogenous saphenous vein prosthesis.
The rate of degeneration of grafts fashioned from the saphenous vein is, thus, possibly high.
In terms of the nature of the graft, autologous saphenous veins,3'6'8"10 the internal thoracic artery, or a combination of both grafts are usually used.
The saphenous vein was ligated in the two patients who underwent saphenous venous cutdown.
When a femoral venous catheter was not present, a cutdown of the femoral or saphenous vein was performed to obtain access.
Grafts prepared from internal mammary arteries had high patency rates compared to those made from saphenous veins.
Behavioral testing was performed within the sciatic and saphenous innervation area of the hind paws as described previously.
