Endovenous laser and echo-guided foam ablation in great saphenous vein reflux: one-year follow-up results

Abstract

Overall, endovenous laser ablation achieved higher occlusion rates than echo-guided chemical ablation with foam after one year follow-up. Matching the patient to the technique based on great saphenous vein diameter measured before treatment may assist in boosting the treatment success rate to >90%. A larger patient cohort followed and compared over a longer period of time would be required to confirm these findings.

Validation of Venous Clinical Severity Score (VCSS) with other venous severity assessment tools from the American Venous Forum, National Venous Screening Program

“…There was no difference noted in correlation tables between VCSS and VTE risk assessment score comparing VCSS for all limbs and random sampling of VCSS based on one limb per participant. Based on the modified CIVIQ assessment, overall mean score for each participant (n ϭ 2907) as per general category included: Quality of Life (QoL)-Pain 6.04 Ϯ 3.12 (range, 3-15), QoL-Functional 9.90 Ϯ 5.32 (range, , and QoL-Social 5.41 Ϯ 3.09 (range, [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. Overall correlation between CIVIQ and VCSS for all limbs was moderately strong (r s ϭ 0.43; P Ͻ .0001), with highest correlation noted for pain (r s ϭ 0.55; P Ͻ .0001) and edema (r s ϭ 0.30; P Ͻ .0001; Table V).…”

“…5,6 Despite lack of extended validation, there has been general acceptance and wide dissemination of VCSS for clinical and research purposes. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] With the creation of the AVF, the National Venous Screening Program (NVSP) in 2005, and its expansion in 2007, 15,16 several standard venous assessment tools were incorporated into the screening process as independent determinants of venous disease severity, but correlation between these instruments as a global venous screening tool has not been tested. The scope of this study is to assess the validity of VCSS and its integration with other venous assessment tools as a global venous screening instrument.…”

Ultrasound-guided perisaphenous tumescence infiltration improves the outcomes of long catheter foam sclerotherapy combined with phlebectomy of the varicose tributaries

“…Gonzalez Zeh 29 reported 93% vs 33% obliteration rate for GSV trunk below 8mm and above 12 mm respectively after UGFS.…”

Color Duplex Ultrasound-Guided Foam Sclerotherapy: An Approach in the Management of Patients with Superficial Varicosities of Lower Extremity

“…Rodrigo et al [8] reported on 53 patients their classification was as follow 30.2% belong to C2, 30.2% to C3, 18.9% to C4, 11.3% to C5 and 9.4% to C6. According to anatomical classification 100% were superficial and also 100% were primary GSV treated in all patients.…”