Assessment of quality of life of patients after surgery made by the in-house devices and methods

Abstract

To estimate the patients’ quality of life after surgery made by the in-house devices and methods. Materials and methods: According to the peculiarities of surgical treatment, the set of instruments used and the methods of its application during surgery, all patients were assigned into two groups: group І (comparison group, or retrospective group) involved 48 (58.5%) patients who received treatment at the Vascular Surgery Department and had contraindications to endovascular laser and radiofrequency ablation, as evidenced by ultrasonographic color angioscanning (USCAS). These patients underwent typical phlebectomies, which were performed using a standard set of instruments; group ІІ (prospective) involved 34 (41.5%) patients treated in the Surgery Department. Patients of this group also had contraindications to endovenous laser and radiofrequency ablation, which was confirmed by USCAS data.