Endovenous treatments for varicose veins - Over-taking or over-rated?

Phlebology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-43

  Shepherd, A C ^a   Gohel, M S ^a   Hamish, M ^a   Lim, C S ^a   Davies, A H ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endovenous ablation; Survey; Traditional surgery; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; E-MAIL; ENDOTHERMAL SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; ENDOVENOUS LASER THERAPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH SURVEY; LASER SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHLEBECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VARICOSIS; VENOUS REFLUX;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA; ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETER ABLATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IRELAND; LASER THERAPY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; THROMBOSIS; VARICOSE ULCER; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 76149144344     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2009.008091     Document Type: Article

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