Intra-procedural pain score in a randomised controlled trial comparing mechanochemical ablation to radiofrequency ablation: The Multicentre Venefit™ versus ClariVein® for varicose veins trial

Phlebology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 61-65

  Bootun, R ^a   Lane, T R A ^a   Dharmarajah, B ^a   Lim, C S ^a,b   Najem, M ^b   Renton, S ^b   Sritharan, K ^a   Davies, Alun H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EALING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

endovenous treatment; mechanochemical ablation; pain score; radiofrequency ablation; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ABLATION DEVICE; ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG THROMBOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANOCHEMICAL ABLATION; MECHANOCHEMICAL ABLATION DEVICE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION DEVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETURN TO WORK; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN OCCLUSION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VARICOSE VEINS;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 84954536284     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268355514551085     Document Type: Article

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