Information about Vein Stripping
Vein stripping is a surgical procedure done under general anaesthetic to remove varicose veins. The surgeon puts an incision at the groin, and inserts a special wire into the vein. He/she ties the vein to the wire and advances it through the vein, all the way to the calf or even the ankle. The vein is then pulled out from the leg. The two incisions are stitched up, and pressure dressings are applied to the leg.
A patient might need to stay in the hospital overnight. The pressure bandage will stay on the affected leg for a few days and following that, there might be a need for special elastic stockings. For full recovery most people need at least two weeks off.
Like with any surgery that requires anaesthesia, patients might experience some complications.
Some risks include:
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 T 78.4
ICD-9 995.
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A patient might need to stay in the hospital overnight. The pressure bandage will stay on the affected leg for a few days and following that, there might be a need for special elastic stockings. For full recovery most people need at least two weeks off.
Like with any surgery that requires anaesthesia, patients might experience some complications.
Some risks include:
- allergic reactions
- post operative bleeding
- risk of infection
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A general anaesthetic (or anesthetic, see spelling differences) drug is an anaesthetic drug that brings about a reversible loss of consciousness. These drugs are generally administered by an anesthesia provider in order to induce or maintain general anaesthesia to facilitate
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Varicose veins
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 I 83. , I 84. , I 85. , I 86.
ICD-9 454 - 456 , 671
OMIM 192200
DiseasesDB 13734
MedlinePlus 001109
eMedicine med/2788
MeSH D014648
Varicose veins
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Classification & external resources
ICD-10 I 83. , I 84. , I 85. , I 86.
ICD-9 454 - 456 , 671
OMIM 192200
DiseasesDB 13734
MedlinePlus 001109
eMedicine med/2788
MeSH D014648
Varicose veins
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surgery (from the Greek χειρουργική meaning "hand work") is the medical specialty that treats diseases or injuries by operative manual and instrumental treatment.
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Anesthesia or anaesthesia (see spelling differences; from Greek αν- an- “without” + αἲσθησις aisthesis
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Classification & external resources
ICD-10 T 78.4
ICD-9 995.
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An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. In an infection, the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host's resources to multiply (usually at the expense of the host).
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Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, "ectomy" is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the body. "Splene-" means spleen.
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Medicine is the science and "" of maintaining and/or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of patients. The term is derived from the Latin ars medicina meaning the art of healing.
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surgery (from the Greek χειρουργική meaning "hand work") is the medical specialty that treats diseases or injuries by operative manual and instrumental treatment.
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Anesthesia or anaesthesia (see spelling differences; from Greek αν- an- “without” + αἲσθησις aisthesis
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Perioperative mortality is mortality in relation to surgery, usually taken as death within two weeks of a surgical procedure. One of the vital steps in the decision to perform a surgical procedure is to weigh the benefits against the risks.
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