Lissa Severo Sakugawa, Felipe Soares Oliveira Portela, Andressa Cristina Sposato Louzada, Maria Fernanda Cassino Portugal, Marcelo Passos Teivelis, Cynthia de Almeida Mendes, Lucas Lembrança Pinheiro, Marcelo Fiorelli Alexandrino da Silva, Alexandre Fioranelli, Nelson Wolosker
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Lower limb varicose veins are a prevalent disease associated with several available treatment options, including conventional surgery and polidocanol foam sclerotherapy. However, few studies have analyzed therapeutic modality outcomes based on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs). This large sample-size study was designed to evaluate the outcomes of polidocanol foam sclerotherapy compared to conventional surgery based on an analysis of PROMs. METHODS: This was a prospective, observational, and qualitative study of 205 patients who underwent varicose vein treatment with either polidocanol foam sclerotherapy (57 patients, 90 legs) or conventional surgery (148 patients, 236 legs)...
2024: Clinics