Complaints and litigation following varicose vein surgery

Clinical Risk

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 221-224

  Ray, Sudip ^a,b  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW SUIT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN ULCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARICOSIS; VEIN SURGERY;

EID: 28344449145     PISSN: 13562622     EISSN: 13562622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135626205774560263     Document Type: Review

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