Varicose veins in the lower extremities in relation to occupational mechanical exposures: a longitudinal study.

Sorosh TabatabaeifarPoul FrostJohan Hviid AndersenLone Donbæk JensenJane Frølund ThomsenSusanne Wulff Svendsen

Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2015)

The results suggested an increased risk of surgery for VV in relation to prolonged standing/walking and heavy lifting and a preventive potential of more than 60% of all cases in exposed occupations.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
air pollution
surgical site infection
soft tissue
lower limb
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome
climate change
pulmonary embolism
risk assessment