Endovenous laser treatment for uncomplicated varicose veins

Phlebology

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 50-61

  Darwood, R J ^a   Gough, M J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endovenous laser; EVLA; Great saphenous vein; Small saphenous vein; Treatment; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DICLOFENAC; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BURN; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHLEBECTOMY; PHLEBITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VARICOSIS; VEIN LIGATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; REVIEW; VASCULAR SURGERY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 66149158532     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2009.09s006     Document Type: Article

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