varicose veins
Conditions
Interventions
A:ELMA
Sponsors
Enze Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
36 Years to 82 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with symptomatic primary varicose veins due to GSV incompetence attending vascular outpatient clinic of Enze hospital were invited participating in the study in the period from January 1, 2018 to October 1, 2019. 2. The Clinical, Etiological, Anatomical, Pathophysiological (CEAP) classification and the Venous Clinical Severity Score (VCSS) were recorded before procedure. 3. Patients meeting the criteria of grades C2-C4 (CEAP) suitable to undergo ERA were eligible to include in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with a history of hypersensitivity reactions to anesthesia agents 2.Patients taking medications which suppress the CNS such as diazepam, chlordiazepoxide HCl, alprazolam, etc. 3.Patients with recurrence of varicose veins, alternative axis, venous tortuosity or duplicate veins were not deemed technically feasible. 4.For patients unable to consent or participate in the study or follow up, 5.Extremely nervous (require general anesthesia), 6.Patients unwilling, 7.Previous ipsilateral deep venous thrombosis (DVT), thrombophlebitis (within the last 1 month), arteriosclerosis disease with impalpable foot pluses and ankle brachial pressure index less than 0.8. 8.Patients with pregnancy or postpartum within 6 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| visual analogue scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| venous clinical severity score;Completion of procedure;complication;The satisfaction of patients; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLu Yongming
Enze Hospital
Outcome results
None listed