Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 634-638 , March 2010

Analysis of the postoperative hemodynamic changes in varicose vein surgery using air plethysmography

  • Ui-Jun Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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  • Woo-Sung Yun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Kyung-Bok Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Young-Nam Rho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Young-Wook Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Jin-Hyun Joh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Dong-Ik Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dong-Ik Kim, MD, Division of Vascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, 50 Irwon-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea

Received 19 September 2009 ,Accepted 12 November 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(09)02433-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.11.061

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 634-638 , March 2010

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