Ambulatory phlebectomy in the office

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 348-355

  Almeida, Jose L ^a   Raines, Jeffrey K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic venous disease; Reflux; Saphenous incompetence; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POLIDOCANOL; TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INCISION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHLEBECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARICOSIS; VENOUS PRESSURE; WOUND CLOSURE;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; COST CONTROL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYELIDS; FOOT; HAND; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TIME FACTORS; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 58049138077     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: 15310027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003508325054     Document Type: Article

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