title: Day-case re-do varicose vein surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess whether re-do varicose vein surgery as a day case is feasible and safe.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected retrospectively on 70 consecutive patients (77 legs) undergoing re-do sapheno-femoral or sapheno-popliteal ligation by consultant surgeons as day cases. Follow-up was by structured telephone interview.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 70 patients comprised 53 females and 17 males. Median age and body mass index were 47.5 years and 27, respectively. All patients were ASA Grade I or II. Median operating time was 75 min (range 25-140). Of the 70 patients intended to be treated as day cases, four (5.7%) were admitted overnight. There were no were re-admissions nor did any patient develop deep vein thrombosis. Eleven per cent developed wound infection and 4% transient lymphatic leakage. Overall, 91% of patients were pleased with the initial surgical result but this decreased to 81% in the longer term. Eighty-nine per cent would have their surgery performed again as a day case.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Re-do sapheno-femoral or sapheno-popliteal can be performed safely as a day case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, UK.
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagpal
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, UK.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Glore
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, UK peter.leechong@ulh.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Peter Lee
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, UK.
authors.forename: Sewa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, UK.
authors.forename: Woolagasen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pillay
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, UK.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, UK.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cuschieri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
keywords: Recurrent varicose veins; day surgery; re-do saphenous; surgery