Local versus general anaesthesia for varicose veins surgery: A prospective non-randomized controlled trial

Phlebology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 61-66

  Wall, M L ^a,b   Dealey, C ^a   Davies, R S M ^a   Simms, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General anaesthetic; Local anaesthetic; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

PRILOCAINE;

ABERDEEN VARICOSE VEINS SEVERITY SCORE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL VEIN; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPATHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POPLITEAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN SURGERY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; HUMANS; LIGATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66349104659     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2008.008029     Document Type: Article

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