The effects of environmental and compositional manipulations on the longevity of Tessari-made foam for sclerotherapy.
Journal:
Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders
Published Date:
Sep 4, 2014
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Tessari-made foam sclerotherapy is performed around the world in a variety of clinics differing in methods, equipment, temperatures, and altitudes. We investigated how the following factors affected the foam's longevity: silicone vs nonsilicone syringes, volume of foam made, ratio of gas to sclerosant, use of air vs 50:50 mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen, temperature, altitude, and 10 consecutive reuses of the syringes.