Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Recurrence · people with GSV incompetence

Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) showed no clear difference in recurrence (< 5 years) compared with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for great saphenous vein incompetence 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.53 [0.78, 2.99]
1 study · 291 participants
Low

Long‐term recurrence (> 5 years) · people with GSV incompetence

Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) may leads to higher long‐term recurrence (> 5 years) compared with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for great saphenous vein incompetence 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 2.77 [1.52, 5.06]
1 study · 291 participants
Low