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. 1993 Mar;75(2):119-22.

Postoperative limb compression in reduction of haemorrhage after varicose vein surgery

J P Travers  1 , J E Rhodes, J G Hardy, G S Makin
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Postoperative limb compression in reduction of haemorrhage after varicose vein surgery

J P Travers et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1993 Mar.

Abstract

In varicose vein surgery, significant postoperative morbidity results from subcutaneous haematoma formation and limb swelling after saphenous vein stripping. We investigated the effectiveness of a high-compression short-stretch adhesive bandage compared with non-adhesive crêpe in reducing haemorrhage after stripping of varicose veins. Using 99mTc-labelled red blood cells, the degree of postoperative bleeding was assessed in 10 patients with bilateral varicose veins allocated for stripping and ligation. High-compression adhesive bandaging was applied to the experimental limb and a non-adhesive bandage to the contralateral control limb. Results show that adequate compression bandaging can decrease subcutaneous haematoma formation after stripping of varicose veins.

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