title: [Quality of life in patients traited for primary superficial venous insufficiency].
abstract: Venous symptoms and quality of life (QOL) of 78 patients (54 women, mean age 49,5±13,3 years) with primary superficial venous insufficiency (PSVI) were compared at one year after treatment with crossectomy and stripping (C/S, 56 patients) or endovenous laser ablation (EVLA, 22 patients) using the VEINES-QOL questionnaire. Both treatments significantly (p<0,001) improved the scores for venous symptoms (difference 10,6±9,9 and 9,9±8,2 score points for C/S and EVLA, respectively) and QOL (difference 10,3±8,7 and 8,4±6,6 score points for C/S and EVLA, respectively). No difference was found between treatments regarding symptoms or QOL improvement (p=0,30). We conclude that C/S and EVLA are equally effective in improving symptoms and QOL in PSVI.
authors.affiliation: Institut Universitaire de Médecine Sociale et Préventive (IUMSP), Epalinges, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marques-Vidal
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Imsand
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kayoumi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kern
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mazzolai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Depairon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016342:Angioplasty, Laser; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012803:Sick Role; D053828:Stockings, Compression; D013557:Switzerland; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*