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Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) vs mechanochemical ablation (MOCA)

Technical success · people with GSV incompetence

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) showed no clear difference in technical success (< 5 years) compared with mechanochemical ablation (MOCA) (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Interventions for great saphenous vein incompetence 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.76 [0.06, 54.15]
3 studies · 435 participants
Low
Interventions for great saphenous vein incompetence 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) vs SFJ ligation and stripping (HL/S)

Technical success · people with GSV incompetence

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) showed no clear difference in technical success (< 5 years) compared with SFJ ligation and stripping (HL/S) (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Interventions for great saphenous vein incompetence 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 5.71 [0.64, 50.81]
2 studies · 318 participants
Low
Interventions for great saphenous vein incompetence 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.88 [0.29, 2.69]
1 study · 289 participants
Low