The ESCHAR Trial: Should it change practice?

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 69-72

  Wright, David D I ^a  

^a BIOCOMPATIBLES UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ESCHAR trial; Leg ulcer; Superficial vein surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG ULCER; PHLEBECTOMY; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULCER HEALING; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING; VEIN SURGERY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LIGATION; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS PRESSURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 70349504355     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: 15310027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003509337156     Document Type: Article

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