Clinical outcomes following mechanochemical ablation of superficial venous incompetence compared with endothermal ablation: meta-analysis.

Arthur J M Lim Abduraheem H Mohamed Louise H Hitchman Ross Lathan Bharadhwaj Ravindhran Misha M Sidapra George E Smith Ian C Chetter Daniel Carradice

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2023)

The rate of successful anatomical occlusion after MOCA is significantly lower than that after EVTA, but there is no difference in procedural and postprocedural pain between the two interventions. Long-term data are required to assess the impact of the reduced vein occlusion rate on clinical outcomes such as quality of life and reintervention.

Keyphrases

systematic review
chronic pain
radiofrequency ablation
physical activity
pain management
neuropathic pain
meta analyses
electronic health record
catheter ablation
spinal cord injury
case control
spinal cord
data analysis