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Outcomes of varicose vein surgery in patients with HIV/AIDS – a nested case-control study

Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Currently, people living with HIV/ AIDS (PLWHA) attain a life expectancy similar to a non-HIV population. However, these patients experience a status of chronic inflammation, which is a known cause of arteriopathy.
António Pereira-Neves, Diogo Domingues-Monteiro, Leandro Nóbrega, Luís Duarte-Gamas, Alfredo Cerqueira, João Rocha-Neves, José Oliveira-Pinto, Armando Mansilha   +7 more
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Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of foam sclerotherapy, endovenous laser ablation and surgery for varicose veins: results from the Comparison of LAser, Surgery and foam Sclerotherapy (CLASS) randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Foam sclerotherapy (foam) and endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) have emerged as alternative treatments to surgery for patients with varicose veins, but uncertainty exists regarding their effectiveness in the medium to longer term ...
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The VVSymQ® instrument: Use of a new patient-reported outcome measure for assessment of varicose vein symptoms

Phlebology, 2015
Introduction No existing patient-reported outcome instrument focuses solely on assessment of varicose veins symptoms that are bothersome to patients.
J. Paty, D. Turner-Bowker, C. Elash, D. Wright   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Varicose vein appearance caused by perforating vein incompetence detected after intense cycling

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2017
The role of incompetent perforating veins in the aetiology of varicose veins is not well understood. Anecdotally, competitive cyclists appeared to be more prone to varicose veins than the general population.
Charlotte E Davies, Angie M White, Mark S Whiteley   +2 more
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Factors Determining Seasonal Variations in Varicose Vein Surgery

EJVES Short Reports, 2019
Objectives: Varicose vein operations are traditionally performed during the winter season because of supposed advantages during post-operative care.
Wolfgang G. Mouton, Christian Amonn
doaj   +1 more source

Systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures in patients with varicose veins. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Varicose veins can affect quality of life. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) provide a direct report from the patient about the impact of the disease without interpretation from clinicians or anyone else.
Beebe-Dimmer, Brazier, Chen, Department of Health, Deyo, Digital, Evans, Fayers, Fitzpatrick, Food and Drug Administration, Francis, Garratt, Garratt, Garratt, Garratt, Guyatt, Guyatt, Kline, Lamping, Lattimer, Lattimer, Liberati, Maurins, McKenna, Michaels, Michaels, Mokkink, Morris, National Clinical Guideline Centre, Nijsten, Nunnally, Patrick, Paty, Poku, Shepherd, Terwee, What quality of life? The WHOQOL Group, Wright, Zimmerman   +38 more
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Knitted Pneumatic Fabrics for Dynamic Pressure Modulation in Personalized Healthcare Wearables

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A pneumatic pressure‐regulating knitted fabric (PPKF) is developed, in which knitted pneumatic circuit enables the seamless integration of ultralow radial expansion pneumatic fiber into dual‐channel textile structure. By strategically modulating channel spacing, delivering adjustable dynamic pressures and clinically relevant gradient compression ratios.
Xiaoyu Chen, Jintu Fan, Rong Zheng, Qing Chen, Fengxin Sun, Huanhuan Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Profession‐Related Accreditation Requirements in Australia Regarding Anatomy Teaching: A Web‐Based Desktop Audit

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For effective and safe practice, health professionals need an understanding of functional anatomy. Registration boards, councils or self‐regulating professional associations determine the standards, codes, graduate competencies and education program accreditation requirements which inform health curricula development and content.
Anita Zacharias, Daniel J. English, Jennifer Selkirk‐Bell, Kelly Fielden, Bradley Halliday, Carol McKinstry   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A study of etiology of secondary varicose veins

Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, 2018
Introduction: Lower limb veins are most prone to having venous disorders – and varicose veins are the biggest issue. Varicose veins can be grouped into Primary or Secondary Varicose veins.
Kshitij Arun Manerikar, Chandradip Patil, Simran Bhatia, Gurjit Singh, Harshad Gawade   +4 more
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Cost-effectiveness of treatments for superficial venous refluxin patients with chronic venous ulceration. [PDF]

, 2018
Background Venous leg ulcers impair quality of life significantly, with substantial costs to health services. The aim of this study was to estimate the cost‐effectiveness of interventional procedures alongside compression therapy versus compression ...
Davies, A, Epstein, D, Gohel, MS, Heatley, FM   +3 more
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