Research Article
Factors Associated with Recurrence of Varicose Veins after Thermal Ablation: Results of The Recurrent Veins after Thermal Ablation Study
Table 5
original ablation * repeat US GSV crosstabulation.
| | Repeat US GSV |
Total | Saphenous recanalization total | Saphenous recanalization partial | Saphenous recanalization associated with perforators | Saphenous recanalization associated with branch inflow | Saphenous insufficiency in unablated segments | Saphenous insufficiency in unablated segments associated with a perforator | Ablated | Normal |
| Original ablation | | | | | | | | | | RF | | | | | | | | | | Count | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33 | % within original ablation | 15.2% | 12.1% | 39.4% | 15.2% | 3.0% | 6.1% | 9.1% | 0.0% | 100.0% | Laser 940 | | | | | | | | | | Count | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 76 | % within original ablation | 0.0% | 1.3% | 5.3% | 2.6% | 14.5% | 10.5% | 64.5% | 1.3% | 100.0% | Laser 810 | | | | | | | | | | Count | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 17 | % within original ablation | 29.4% | 5.9% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 52.9% | 5.9% | 100.0% | Laser 1470 | | | | | | | | | | Count | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | % within original ablation | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | Laser 920 | | | | | | | | | | Count | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | % within original ablation | 18.2% | 9.1% | 0.0% | 18.2% | 9.1% | 0.0% | 45.5% | 0.0% | 100.0% | Laser 1320 | | | | | | | | | | Count | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | % within original ablation | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Total | | | | | | | | | | Count | 13 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 92 | 2 | 164 | % within original ablation | 7.9% | 4.3% | 10.4% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 6.1% | 56.1% | 1.2% | 100.0% |
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