From: A randomized comparison of flow characteristics of semiskeletonized and pedicled internal thoracic artery preparations in coronary artery bypass
P group
(N = 30)
S group
p-value
L1-length of ITA bed
15.22 ± 1.19
15.08 ± 1.05
0.623
L2-length of ITA graft
14.63 ± 1.29
16.06 ± 1.43
<0.001
ITA injury
1 (3%)
0 (0%)
1.000
Operative time
217.23 ± 53.25
240.73 ± 52.98
0.092