Varicose Veins
Conditions
Brief summary
OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively analyze the results of ambulatory treatment on Taiwanese patients with primary varicosities of the lower extremities including the use of endovenous laser, phlebectomy, and sclerotherapy. METHODS: We routinely used tumescent anesthesia and ultrasound-guided approaches for the application of endovenous laser. Vein access was achieved by either a percutaneous or stab wound. The laser power was usually 10 - 20 watts; laser treatment usually was begun from 4-10 cm below the saphenofemoral junction, and stopped around the knee, not over 10 cm below the knee. In the same operation, we used Mueller's phlebectomy and/or sclerotherapy if there were prominent branch varicosities. We instructed each patient to walk around immediately after the operation, to go home, and to come back 1-3 days later for follow-up. Ultrasound scan and venous function follow-up was scheduled at 1 month, 6 months, 12 months, and then annually.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All patients with varicose veins who underwent endovenous laser treatment for GSV reflux in our hospital were reviewed
Exclusion criteria
* poor general health, inability to walk, active inflammation of varicose veins, deep venous occlusion disease, hypercoagulability, pregnancy and breast-feeding.
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactChih-Yang Chan, ME, PhD
Outcome results
None listed