Table 2 Comparison of the graft flow characteristics between end-to-side (ETS) and side-to-side (STS) anastomoses at the distal end of the GSV

1

2/10

36/48

18.2/2.2

5.4/3.1

2

7/35

64/97

7.1/0.9

4.7/2.4

3

3/13

47/59

12.6/3.7

5.1/3.7

4

5/26

58/86

13.4/2.8

3.8/3.1

5

8/22

39/68

9.3/1.7

2.7/2.1

6

2/12

40/60

15.6/0.9

3.5/2.8

7

5/10

57/72

8.3/1.3

4.0/3.2

8

5/27

55/87

11.8/2.4

2.4/1.9

9

9/30

60/89

7.9/1.7

3.9/3.1

10

4/25

49/68

10.2/3.0

4.7/4.3

11

5/18

30/48

15.2/4.2

2.8/2.9

12

2/12

43/49

8.5/2.7

3.6/3.4

13

3/32

32/70

9.7/2.0

3.4/3.1

14

10/18

37/50

10.6/1.2

2.9/2.6

Mean ± SD

5.00 ± 2.63/20.71 ± 8.60*

46.21 ± 11.10/67.93 ± 16.68*

11.31 ± 3.30/2.19 ± 1.01*

3.78 ± 0.93/2.98 ± 0.62#