Sclerotherapy is a safe method of treatment of chronic venous disorders in older patients: A prospective and comparative study of consecutive patients

Objectives An aging population requires evaluation of methods of treatment for older patients. Our objective was to evaluate the indications, practical modalities, safety and tolerability of sclerotherapy in patients 75 years of age and older (group 1) and compare with a control group of patients 18...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Phlebology 2017-05, Vol.32 (4), p.234-240
Hauptverfasser:	Gillet, Jean-Luc, Desnos, Claudine H, Lausecker, Michel, Daniel, Christian, Guex, Jean-Jerome, Allaert, François-André
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Anticoagulants - administration & dosage Chronic Disease Female Humans Male Middle Aged Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - administration & dosage Prospective Studies Sclerotherapy Varicose Veins - therapy Venous Thrombosis - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Objectives An aging population requires evaluation of methods of treatment for older patients. Our objective was to evaluate the indications, practical modalities, safety and tolerability of sclerotherapy in patients 75 years of age and older (group 1) and compare with a control group of patients 18 to74 years of age (group 2). Method This observational, multicentre, prospective and comparative study was conducted by the French Society of Phlebology. Each centre collected in 10 to 20 patients ≥75 years of age and an equal number of patients
ISSN:	0268-3555 1758-1125
DOI:	10.1177/0268355516642659