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Afonso César Polimanti1, Lucas Abdo Pereira1, Tainan Montecorado Carmine1, Rafael Vilhena de Carvalho Fürst1, Alexandre Sacchetti Bezerra1, João Antônio Corrêa1.
Abstract
Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) is not only detrimental to patients' Quality of Life (QoL) but also places a considerable burden on public health resources. Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy (USFS) is a good treatment option, but its effect on patients' QOL is still unclear. This article presents the results from the first 27 patients in a prospective, longitudinal, non-controlled study for evaluation of the clinical and QOL impact of USFS treatment for CEAP C4 to C6 grade CVI with contraindications for open surgery. Clinical symptoms were measured with the Venous Clinical Severity Score (VCSS) and QOL by the Assessment of Burden Chronic Disease - Venous questionnaire (ABC-V). We observed 22.2% reductions in VCSS (p<0.001) in the first week after the procedure, and a 37.8% reduction in ABC-V scores (p=0.03) over the first 3 months.Entities:
Keywords: prospective studies; quality of life; sclerotherapy/adverse effects/methods; surveys and questionnaires; treatment outcome; venous insufficiency/therapy
Year: 2019 PMID: 31673252 PMCID: PMC6805124 DOI: 10.1590/1677-5449.190049
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Vasc Bras ISSN: 1677-5449
Figure 1Change in clinical symptomology in the study group over time, according to the VCSS score.
Figure 2Change in QoL in the study group over time, according to the ABC-V score.
Figura 1Variação da sintomatologia clínica por meio do score VCSS no grupo de estudo ao longo do tempo.
Figura 2Variação da QV por meio do score ABC-V no grupo de estudo ao longo do tempo.