Implementation of Endovenous Laser Ablation for Varicose Veins in a Large Community Hospital: The First 400 Procedures

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 486-491

  van den Bremer, J ^a   Hedeman Joosten, P Ph A ^b   Hamming, J F ^a   Moll, F L ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ELA; Laser; Treatment; Varices

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVENOUS LASER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGEON; VARICOSIS; VEIN OCCLUSION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VARICOSE VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849183647     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.11.029     Document Type: Article

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