Trends of hospital-based surgery for varicose veins in the elderly
Kim TI, Zhang Y, Guzman RJ, Ochoa Chaar CI. Trends of hospital-based surgery for varicose veins in the elderly. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2020, 9: 146-153.e2. PMID: 32360785, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAblation TechniquesAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAnesthesia, GeneralDatabases, FactualFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVaricose VeinsVascular Surgical ProceduresVenous InsufficiencyConceptsProportion of patientsAdverse eventsVenous ablationGeneral anesthesiaVaricose veinsAge groupsVein ablationVein surgeryHospital-based surgeryCurrent Procedural Terminology codesHigh-risk patientsVaricose vein surgeryProcedural Terminology codesLarge national databaseYounger age groupsPaucity of dataMore comorbiditiesAnesthesiologists classificationOverall morbidityVenous surgeryDialysis populationVenous insufficiencyOpen surgeryConservative measuresOperative characteristics