Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Vascular

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Residual varicose veins · participants with varicose veinsa

Foam sclerotherapy showed no clear difference in residual varicose veins compared with foam sclerotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Injection sclerotherapy for varicose veins 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.67 [0.43, 1.04]
3 studies · 371 participants
Moderate

Residual varicose veins · participants with varicose veinsa

It is very uncertain whether foam sclerotherapy changes residual varicose veins compared with liquid sclerotherapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Injection sclerotherapy for varicose veins 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.51 [0.41, 0.65]
2 studies · 203 participants
Very low

Residual varicose veins · participants with varicose veinsa

It is very uncertain whether foam sclerotherapy changes residual varicose veins compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Injection sclerotherapy for varicose veins 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.19 [0.13, 0.29]
2 studies · 225 participants
Very low