Safety and efficacy of saphenectomy in elderly patients

Milone, Marco and Maietta, Paola and Bianco, P. and Pisapia, A. and Shatalova, O. and Taffuri, C. and Salvatore, Giuseppe and Musella, Mario and Milone, Francesco (2013) Safety and efficacy of saphenectomy in elderly patients. Il giornale di chirurgia, 34 (11/12). pp. 317-319. ISSN 1971-145X

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Abstract

Aim. The aim of this study is to evaluate safety and efficacy of saphenactomy in elderly patients. Patients and methods. A total of 358 patients with varicose veins of the lower limbs treated between January 2001 and December 2011. 213 of these were patients under 65 years old and 145 patients were over this age. We have evaluated short- and long-term complications to compare the results among young and elderly patients. Results. Postoperative complications that occurred were: infection, haematoma, nerve injury (paresthesia and pain) and deep vein thrombosis. Although a trend towards better results was observed among the young patients, no significant differences were shown in our experience. Conclusion. Elective saphenectomy has a good outcome also in the elderly patients. The slightly higher rate of complications that occurred in older patients is not significant and does not support advising against the use of this surgical approach in the elderly. So in our opinion saphenectomy is quite safe and feasible also in patients over 65 years.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Varicose veins, Venous insufficiency, Saphenectomy, Vein stripping
Subjects: 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia
Depositing User: Nadia Del Gobbo
Date Deposited: 13 Sep 2019 13:28
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2019 13:28
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/8668

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