An investigation of side-effects and efficacy of foam-based sclerotherapy with carbon dioxide or room air in the treatment of reticular leg veins: a pilot study
| Autor: | J D Peterson, M P Goldman |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Pilot Projects Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate Varicose Veins chemistry.chemical_compound Sclerotherapy Sodium tetradecyl sulphate medicine Humans Aged business.industry Air General Medicine Carbon Dioxide Middle Aged Sclerosing Solutions Surgery chemistry Carbon dioxide Reticular connective tissue Room air distribution Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Nuclear medicine |
| Zdroj: | Phlebology: The Journal of Venous Disease. 27:73-76 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1125 0268-3555 |
| DOI: | 10.1258/phleb.2011.010073 |
| Popis: | Objectives In sclerotherapy, carbon dioxide (CO2) or room air can be employed by phlebologists for foam creation. We compared room air (RA) and carbon dioxide in treating reticular leg veins with foam sclerotherapy. Methods Twenty patients were randomly treated with RA- or CO2-created sodium tetradecyl sulphate (STS) foam. Concentration and volume of STS, side-effects and efficacy were determined. Results There was no difference in the efficacy, local side-effects or distant side-effects between RA and CO2 foam in the treatment of reticular leg veins. The total volume of foam sclerosant required for treatment was greater with CO2 compared with RA ( P value = 0.01). Conclusion No differences were found in efficacy or side-effects between RA- and CO2-foam sclerotherapy for reticular leg veins. CO2 foam's shorter half-life was hypothesized to be responsible for larger total volumes of CO2 foam sclerosant. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|