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ArticleJournal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders2021

Comparison of unilateral vs bilateral and staged bilateral vs concurrent bilateral truncal endovenous ablation in the Vascular Quality Initiative.

Craig S Brown, Nicholas H Osborne, Gloria Y Kim, Danielle C Sutzko, Thomas W Wakefield, Andrea T Obi, Issam Koleilat

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Article in Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Craig S BrownSection of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Electronic address: brcraig@med.umich.edu.
Nicholas H OsborneSection of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Gloria Y KimSection of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Danielle C SutzkoSection of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
Thomas W WakefieldSection of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Andrea T ObiSection of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Issam KoleilatDivision of Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USMontefiore Medical Center · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Health Services Research Training Years 32-36T32HS000053 · AHRQ · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HIRTH, RICHARD A · 1992 to 2024
$7.3M
AHRQ HHS T32 HS000053
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveVenous insufficiency is commonly bilateral, and patients often prefer single-episode care compared with staged procedures. Few studies have investigated clinical outcomes after unilateral vs bilateral venous ablation procedures or between staged and concurrent bilateral procedures. Here, we report data from the Vascular Quality Initiative regarding truncal venous ablation for chronic venous insufficiency.

methodsUsing data from the Vascular Quality Initiative, we investigated immediate postoperative as well as long-term clinical and patient-reported outcomes of patients undergoing unilateral vs bilateral truncal endovenous ablation from 2015 to 2019. We further investigated outcomes between staged bilateral and concurrent bilateral ablations. Preprocedural and postprocedural comparisons were performed using t-test, χ

resultsA total of 5029 patients were included, of whom 3782 (75.2%) underwent unilateral procedures. Median follow-up was 227 days (interquartile range [IQR], 55-788 days). Unilateral patients were less likely to be female (67.0% vs 70.3%; P = .031) and white (86.3% vs 91.2%; P < .001) and had lower body mass index (30.3 ± 7.3 kg/m

conclusionsConcurrent bilateral truncal endovenous ablation can be performed safely without increased morbidity compared with staged bilateral or unilateral ablations.

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Endovascular ProceduresAdultAgedChronic DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSaphenous VeinTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeBilateralChronic venous diseaseEndovenous ablationUnilateralVaricose veinsVenous insufficiency

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PMID32470615
PMCPMC7768602
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