How to improve the health care quality for patients with lower extremity varicose vein disease? Book Review: Borsuk D.A., Fokin A.A. Strategies to improve outcomes of minimally invasive treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities. Moscow: DPK Press; 2023. 300 p. (In Russ.)

Abstract

The presented paper reviews the monograph Strategies to improve outcomes of minimally invasive treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities by D.A. Borsuk and A.A. Fokin intended to be used by surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, ultrasonic medical investigation specialists, resident physicians, graduate students and students of medical universities. The need to publish the book is determined by the urgency of the problem at issue. The reviewer discusses the results presented by the authors of their own comparative and non-comparative, randomized and non-randomized, prospective and retrospective, clinical and morphological single-centre trials. The monograph’s review summarized its theoretical and practical value for treatment and preventive surgery facilities providing care to patients with lower extremity varicose vein disease.

Keywords

• varicose veins
• endovenous laser obliteration
• thermo-obliteration
• sclerotherapy
• mini-phlebectomy
• medical professional development courses for doctors