Affiliation:
1. Department of Anaesthesia, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Ossudu Agaram Village, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Abstract
Foam sclerotherapy as a surgical procedure for varicose vein has increased in popularity because it is easier, minimally invasive, early ambulation, less post operative morbidity and mortality and less complications. It can treat superficial veins, small and great saphenous vein varicosities as well as incompetent perforators, advanced varicosities with skin lesions and ulcers, by sclerosant agent injection directly with or without the help of vascular ultrasound in obese individuals, in thin veins and in difficulty to access the veins during injection of foam. Study was performed by the anaesthesiology department using general anaesthesia for patient comfort, early ambulation and discharge, avoiding regional anaesthesia.
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