Evidence on efficacy of treatments of venous ulcers and on prevention of ulcer recurrence

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 259-268

  Gloviczki, Peter ^a   Gloviczki, Monika L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

endovenous interventions; evidence based medicine; postthrombotic syndrome; surgery; venous stents; venous ulcer

Indexed keywords

PENTOXIFYLLINE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ARTERY LIGATION; COMPRESSION THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT PEPTIC ULCER; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; ULCER; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN PERFORATION; VEIN SURGERY; COMPRESSION STOCKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; VASCULAR SURGERY; WOUND HEALING;

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOUND HEALING; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 77954748586     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: 15310027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003510373660     Document Type: Review

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