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The stripping of varicose veins: a clinical trial of intermittent compression dressings
Melrose DG, Knight MT, Simandl E
The British Journal of Surgery 1979 Jan;66(1):53-55
clinical trial
4/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

This study compares a standard method of care for patients following excision and ligation of varicose veins with a new regimen which involves intermittent compression dressings. In a fully randomized between-patient prospective trial it has been found that the use of such dressings results in a significant reduction in postoperative pain and in the length of hospitalization and indicates that such dressings may improve the healing of surgical wounds.

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