Chronic venous insufficiency treatment in one-day surgery

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    chronic venous insufficiency, surgical treatment

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    https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2018.445

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    Introduction: Chronic venous insufficiency represents a major public health problem with a prevalence of 5-30%. ( 1 ) Significant number of interventions in vascular surgery are varicose vein operations that are increasingly being performed in one-day surgery due to the development of surgical and anaesthetic procedures. Methods and results : We present protocol, essential features of Doppler diagnostic for planning the operations and results of a retrospective analysis of 482 patients operated from April 2014 to October 2018 at the One-Day Surgery Department of University Hospital Centre Zagreb. All patients were operated in local or locally potentiated anaesthesia. In addition to the classic surgical method since April 2018, we also perform endovascular laser ablation. Abiding the protocols of one day surgery, patient selection and detailed postoperative instructions contribute to the safety of operated patients within one-day surgery, this results in a small number of postoperative complications and minimum number of admissions to the hospital. Shorter waiting times, fixed date of operation and going home the same day increases patient’s satisfaction. Conclusion: Varicose vein operations within one-day surgery are a reliable and safe method with a small number of complications, thus freeing the space in hospital for patients with arterial diseases.

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    Chronic venous insufficiency treatment in one-day surgery

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    Issue11-12
    Published
    Pages445
    PDF via DOIhttps://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2018.445
    chronic venous insufficiency
    surgical treatment

    Authors

    Damir Halužan*ORCIDUniversity of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
    Irena ŠnajdarORCIDUniversity of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
    Andrea Crkvenac GregorekORCIDUniversity of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

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    Introduction: Chronic venous insufficiency represents a major public health problem with a prevalence of 5-30%. ( 1 ) Significant number of interventions in vascular surgery are varicose vein operations that are increasingly being performed in one-day surgery due to the development of surgical and anaesthetic procedures. Methods and results : We present protocol, essential features of Doppler diagnostic for planning the operations and results of a retrospective analysis of 482 patients operated from April 2014 to October 2018 at the One-Day Surgery Department of University Hospital Centre Zagreb. All patients were operated in local or locally potentiated anaesthesia. In addition to the classic surgical method since April 2018, we also perform endovascular laser ablation. Abiding the protocols of one day surgery, patient selection and detailed postoperative instructions contribute to the safety of operated patients within one-day surgery, this results in a small number of postoperative complications and minimum number of admissions to the hospital. Shorter waiting times, fixed date of operation and going home the same day increases patient’s satisfaction. Conclusion: Varicose vein operations within one-day surgery are a reliable and safe method with a small number of complications, thus freeing the space in hospital for patients with arterial diseases.