Hospital staff that often assist with coronary bypass graft surgery include the operating room (OR) nurse. The OR nurse knows that the vessel most commonly used as source for a CABG is what?
A) Brachial artery
B) Brachial vein
C) Femoral artery
D) Greater saphenous vein
Ans: D
Feedback: The greater saphenous vein is the most commonly used graft site for CABG. The right and left internal mammary arteries, radial arteries, and gastroepiploic artery are other graft sites used, though not as frequently.
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