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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