Surgical treatment for chronic venous insufficiency
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
Record ID 32002000377
English
Authors' objectives:
The objective of this Technote is to inform on and to describe the current evidence on the long-term efficacy/effectiveness of surgical treatments for chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), particularly vein transposition surgery and cross femoral bypass vein surgery.
Authors' recommendations:
Most of the available evidence on the efficacy and effectiveness of vein transposition and bypass procedures for CVI seems to be based on expert opinion and case series studies. Therefore, it is not possible to determine the proper place of each therapeutic modality in the management of CVI.
There is no available evidence of high quality (from RCTs and systematic reviews) to provide an answer to the questions about the efficacy/effectiveness of vein transposition surgery and cross femoral bypass vein surgery and the superiority of one surgical option over another.
There is a need for randomised clinical trials with long-term follow up to compare existing surgical techniques for all categories of CVI.
Authors' methods:
Overview
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2002
URL for published report:
https://www.ihe.ca/advanced-search?type=1020
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Venous Insufficiency
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institute of Health Economics
Contact Address:
1200, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5J 3N4. Tel: +1 780 448 4881; Fax: +1 780 448 0018;
Contact Name:
djuzwishin@ihe.ca
Contact Email:
djuzwishin@ihe.ca
Copyright:
<p>Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR)</p>
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