A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials comparing endovenous ablation and surgical intervention in patients with varicose vein

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 214-223

  Siribumrungwong, B ^a,b   Noorit, P ^c   Wilasrusmee, C ^a   Attia, J ^d   Thakkinstian, A ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c CHONBURI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complication; Endovenous laser; Foam sclerotherapy; Meta analysis; Occlusion; Radiofrequency ablation; Recurrence; Surgery; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECCHYMOSIS; ENDOVENOUS LASER ABLATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCLEROTHERAPY; SUPERFICIAL THROMBOPHLEBITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASOUND GUIDED FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND INFECTION;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84864716470     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2012.05.017     Document Type: Review

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