A study of patient satisfaction following endothermal ablation for varicose veins

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 274-278

  Gandhi, Ajay ^a   Froghi, Farid ^a   Shepherd, Amanda C ^a   Shalhoub, Joseph ^a   Lim, Chung S ^a   Gohel, Manjit S ^a   Davies, Alun H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endovenous laser therapy; Patient satisfaction; Radiofrequency ablation; Recurrent varicose veins; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECZEMA; ENDOTHERMAL ABLATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWELLING; SYMPTOM; VARICOSIS;

CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77951717692     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574410363834     Document Type: Article

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