Varicose Vein Stripping in 66,577 patients in 11 years in public hospitals in São Paulo.
Marcelo Fiorelli Alexandrino da SilvaAndressa Cristina Sposato LouzadaMarcelo Passos TeivelisDafne Braga Diamante LeidermanMaria Fernanda Cassino PortugalNickolas StabelliniEdson Amaro JúniorNelson WoloskerPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2022)
Surgeries to treat chronic vein disease totaled 66,577 in 11 years, demanding $20,693,437.94 from the public health system. The majority of treated patients were female, over 40 years of age, and local residents. Procedure rates have increased over the years. The in-hospital mortality rate was very low (0.0045%).