Research Article
Effects of Two Current Great Saphenous Vein Thermal Ablation Methods on Visual Analog Scale and Quality of Life
Table 1
Comparison of preoperative variables of the groups: There is no significant difference between two groups.
| | RFA () | EVLA () | value |
| Age | | | 0.77 | Female/male | 27/14 | 38/17 | 0.73 | Comorbidities | | | | Hypertension (%) | 6 (14.6) | 7 (12.7) | 0.78 | Diabetes (%) | 3 (7,3) | 4 (7.3) | 0.99 | CAD (%) | 2 (4.9) | 3 (5.5) | 0.90 | Others (%) | 3 (7.3) | 5 (9.1) | 0.75 | CEAP class | | | | C1 (%) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0.83 | C2 (%) | 24 (59) | 34 (61) | 0.74 | C3 (%) | 15 (37) | 19 (35) | 0.83 | (%) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0.83 | GSV diameter (mm) | | | 0.22 | VCSS | | | 0.60 | Preop VAS | | | 0,83 | SF-36 parameters | | | | Physical function | | | 0.39 | Physical role | | | 0.43 | Pain | | | 0.75 | General health | | | 0.27 | Vitality | | | 0.75 | Social role | | | 0.79 | Emotional role | | | 0.92 | Mental health | | | 0.58 | Physical component score | 46.4 ± 8.8 | 44.8 ± 7.8 | 0.31 | Mental component score | 50.5 ± 9.3 | 50.6 ± 9.2 | 0.92 |
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CAD: coronary artery disease, VAS: visual analog scale, VCSS: venous clinical severity score, GSV: great saphenous vein, and SF-36: short form-36.
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