Tourniquet use during varicose vein surgery: A survey of current practice among Wessex surgeons

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 116-119

  Tsavellas, G ^a,b   Ranaboldo, C J ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Tourniquet; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOURNIQUET; VARICOSIS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TOURNIQUETS; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 0034054101     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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