@article{MAKHILLRJMS202519431760,
    title = {Study of Post Operative Outcome of Varicose Vein Surgery in Rural Population of South Tamilnadu},
    journal = {Research Journal of Medical Sciences},
    volume = {19},
    number = {4},
    pages = {50-55},
    year = {2025},
    issn = {1815-9346},
    doi = {makrjms.2025.4.50.55},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-9346&doi=makrjms.2025.4.50.55},
    author = {S.R. and},
    keywords = {Varicose vein surgery, deep vein thrombosis},
    abstract = {Varicose veins are dilated and tortuous veins, which affect a significant
proportion of adults. They cause physical and emotional symptoms and
affect quality of life in sufferers. More than 5% of the population have
varicose vein and 1% have or had venous ulceration. Varicose vein causes
substantial morbidity, cosmetic, monetary loss and psychological effect.
To study the post operative outcome of patients who undergone varicose
vein surgery‐towards symptom, signs of patients after a prescribed
period. To evaluate quality of life of patients undergone varicose vein
surgery To evaluate incidence of post operative complications of varicose
vein surgery and recurrence. The study carried out with the follow‐up
information relating to 53 patients who were undergone varicose vein
surgery. The patients were followed in the post operative period for the
expected complications. All the patients were subjected to duplex scan
in the follow‐up period ranging from 3 months to 1 year. A questionnaire
was prepared to collect precise information regarding the life style and
symptomatic improvement of the patients. The post operative follow‐up
and questionnaire data was analysed. It is observed that, out of 53
patients, 6 patients (11.25%) had mild wound infection which did not
require any additional treatment. There was no incidence of deep vein
thrombosis, pulmonary embolism. No patients experienced neurological
deficit or paraesthesia in the post operative period. No patients
experienced bleeding from wound. After surgery 34 patients felt leg pain
cured, 24 patients felt cosmetic improvement and 7 patients had ulcer
completely cured. Overall quality of life was improved in 42 patients after
surgery. Patients with complications of varicose vein combined with
valvular incompetence underwent surgery like saphenofemoral junction
flush ligation, with/ without stripping., with/without perforator ligation
have had improvement in their cosmetic appearance, cure in leg pain, leg
ulcer cured, improvement in life style, improvement in ability to do work
as well as recurrence of varicose vein was not seen. The study period was
short, so the patients need long term follow‐up to find out recurrence.}
    }