Radiofrequency ablation: an assessment of clinical and cost efficacy
| Autor: | Seamus McHugh, J. Byrne, Y. Aljabi, D. Moneley, Thomas Aherne, Austin Leahy, W. Tashkandi, Peter A. Naughton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Radiofrequency ablation Cost-Benefit Analysis 030230 surgery law.invention Cohort Studies Varicose Veins 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine law Varicose veins Sclerotherapy Medicine Humans Saphenous Vein Ligation Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over business.industry General surgery Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Cost efficacy Middle Aged Surgery Distress Venous Insufficiency Radiological weapon Catheter Ablation Female medicine.symptom business Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Irish journal of medical science. 185(1) |
| ISSN: | 1863-4362 |
| Popis: | Varicose veins are common and frequently cause patient distress. In recent years, Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has emerged as a minimally invasive alternative to traditional open venous ligation surgery. The aim of this study was to directly compare RFA and open saphenofemoral ligation. This was a single-centre retrospective cohort study. Consecutive patients undergoing surgical management over a 2-year period commencing from January 2011 were studied. Radiological success, peri-operative serological testing and hospital length of stay were documented. Procedural cost was calculated. A focused cohort analysis was undertaken to compare the initial 50 RFA procedures performed with the last 50. During the study period, 296 patients underwent surgical intervention. A total of 204 patients underwent RFA. Sixty-six percent of all patients were female. RFA was associated with a reduction in overnight hospital stay (18 vs. 78 %, P = |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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