Ambulatory phlebectomy is a method of surgical removal of surface varicose veins. This is usually done in the office using local anesthesia. Incisions are tiny (stitches are generally not necessary) and typically leave nearly imperceptible puncture mark scars. After the vein has been removed by phlebectomy, a bandage and/or compression stocking is worn for a short period.

A “stab” phlebectomy, also called micro-phlebectomy, is used to treat certain types of varicose veins. The word “phlebectomy” literally means removing the vein. The day of the procedure, the doctor or nurse will mark your leg where the veins bulge out. Then, a special local anesthetic (numbing medication) called “tumescent” is injected into the area surrounding your vein. See similar questions...

A phlebectomy involves the removal of a varicose vein through micro-incisions . This technique may be used to remove a single vein or isolated vein clusters and is performed using a local anesthetic, resulting in little to no scarring. See similar questions...

Mini-phlebectomy is a technique by which veins can be removed without scars. Tiny pinholes are made in the skin under local anesthesia and relatively long segments of veins can be removed through these pinholes. This technique may be used either as a primary treatment, as an adjunctive treatment to LASE or as other more definitive measures. See similar questions...

Also a non-invasive office procedure, ligation and/or a phlebectomy is used to disrupt or tie off a vein. Simple office testing will determine if you require any ligations or phlebectomy. It is done to disrupt the flow of blood feeding into other areas. The procedure consists of marking your leg at the areas where there are points of maximum reflux. (Reflux means the backflow of blood down the leg. See similar questions...

Many physicians who have been doing Closure procedures remove varicose veins via phlebectomy in the same leg during a single operation, if needed. Although some people are more sensitive than others, few patients complain of any pain. Some have said they can feel a little heat when the catheter is energized. See similar questions...

The mini-phlebectomy is relatively pain-free. Most patients are able to drive themselves home from the procedure. Normal activities can be resumed at any time. See similar questions...

No. Ambulatory Phlebectomy is different from the classic vein stripping procedure. A phlebectomy is localized to the surface area where the varicose vein exists. The procedure is performed under local anesthesia, the incision is very small which leaves minimal or no scarring. Patients walk out of the office, and most are able to resume work and their normal activities within just a few days. A phlebectomy is often combined with ELAS for best results. See similar questions...

Ambulatory surgery refers to any procedure or surgery where an overnight stay afterwards is not required. This allows a patient to return quickly to home and complete their recovery in comfortable and familiar surroundings. It has been proven to be a safe and cost-effective method which has a high satisfaction rate among patients. See similar questions...

This is a technique that is used to measure the blood presssure during daily life. To do this, you are hooked up with a monitor that is about the size of a Walkman radio, and is worn on a belt round the waist. It is connected by a thin tube to a blood pressure cuff on the upper arm, and is relatively unobtrusive. See similar questions...

Ambulatory blood pressure recording shows that blood pressure varies a lot in everyone. There is a marked diurnal rhythm of blood pressure, with the highest readings being recorded in the morning and working hours, lower at home in the evening, and the lowest occurring during sleep. This pattern is the same in people with normal and high blood pressure, although in hypertensives all the readings are higher than in normotensives. See similar questions...

A non-ambulatory cow is unable to walk. The new USDA regulations ban all non-ambulatory disabled (downer) cattle from the human food chain. Animals unable to stand or unable to walk (although standing) are both categorized as non-ambulatory. See similar questions...

This is about a scheduled or emergency surgical operation where the patient will remain less than 12 hours in the Health Centre which has admitted him/her, before returning home. This surgery is most often performed under local regional anaesthesia by an ananesthetist-reanimator. This surgery is most times performed under the same safety protection conditions as any other surgical operation which requires extended hospitalisation and/or general anaesthesia. See similar questions...

The anesthetic plan that you will be discussing prior to your surgery is tailored so that you will be able to go home soon after your surgery. Special attention is paid to prevention and treatment of pain. The anesthetic agents and anesthetic techniques are used to provide a quicker recovery from the effects of anesthesia. Most patients are able to leave the surgery center within an hour of their surgery. See similar questions...

HPMP will be involved with the cases of patients admitted to prospective payment hospitals. It will not monitor cases from physicians’ offices or other ambulatory settings. The reimbursement applies to any medical records Ohio KePRO requests from prospective payment hospitals. See similar questions...

The blood pressure measured by ambulatory monitoring predicts risk better than the traditional office or clinic measured pressures, so this means that we can define hypertension independently by each of two methods- the traditional office measurements using a cutoff point of 140/90 mmHg, and the newer ambulatory method, using 135/85. Some people have high readings when measured by one method, but not by the other. As shown in the Figure, there are four groups of patients who are: 1. See similar questions...

Ambulatory payment classifications (APCs) refer to the reimbursement system that applies to hospitals for the treatment of Medicare beneficiaries who receive medical care in the hospital outpatient setting. An outpatient is typically someone who comes to the hospital and is not admitted to the hospital as an inpatient. See similar questions...

Most recorders have an "event" button for you to press if you experience any of the symptoms for which you are being tested, such as feeling "spacey" or confused. If you are unable to press the button during a seizure, someone else can do it for you. Newer recorders have built-in programs to identify epilepsy waves and seizures. Some even have video recording capability. In video-EEG, you are videotaped at the same time as your EEG is recorded. See similar questions...

There are sections in the licensing regulations for ASCs that stipulate certain space requirements. These licensing requirements can be obtained by going on the DHH website and printing down the State licensing requirements for ASCs. See similar questions...