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- Title
Qualité de vie après traitement de l'insuffisance veineuse superficielle primaire.
- Authors
Marques-Vidal, P.; Imsand, D.; Kayoumi, A.; Kern, P.; Mazzolai, L.; Depairon, M.
- Abstract
Venous symptoms and quality of life (QOL) of 78 patients (54women,mean age 49,5±13,3 years) with primary superficial venous insufficiency (PSVI) were compared at one year after treatment with crossectomy and stripping (C/S, 56 patients) or endovenous laser ablation (EVLA, 22 patients) using the VEINES-QOL questionnaire. Both treatments significantly (p<0,001) improved the scores for venous symptoms (difference 10,6±9,9 and 9,9±8,2 core points for C/S and EVLA, respectively) and QOL (difference 10,3±8,7 and 8,4±6,6 score points for C/S and EVLA, respectively.) No difference was found between treatments regarding symptoms or QOL improvement (p=0,30). We conclude that C/S and EVLA are equally effective in improving symptoms and QOL and PSVI.
- Subjects
VENOUS insufficiency; AGE factors in disease; MEDICAL lasers; QUESTIONNAIRES; QUALITY of life; DISEASES in women; COMPARATIVE studies; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Praxis (16618157), 2012, Vol 101, Issue 10, p645
- ISSN
1661-8157
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1024/1661-8157/a000938