Local anaesthetic flush reduces postoperative pain and haematoma formation after great saphenous vein stripping - A randomised controlled trial

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 325-331

  Nisar, A ^a   Shabbir, J ^a   Tubassam, M A ^a   Shah, A R ^a   Khawaja, N ^a   Kavanagh, E G ^a   Grace, P A ^b   Burke, P E ^a  

^a Mid Western Regional and St John's Hospitals ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Haematoma; Long saphenous tunnel; Postoperative pain control; Saphenous vein stripping; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN STRIPPING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; AREA UNDER CURVE; BUPIVACAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33144485741     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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