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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,733 questions · 1,794 findings · 326 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 243 · 13.5%GRADE not reported 96 · 5.4%Very low 597 · 33.3%Low 506 · 28.2%Moderate 303 · 16.9%High 49 · 2.7%

Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) vs conventional surgery

Recanalisation or persistence of reflux at 6 weeks · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices

Endovenous laser ablation probably leads to lower recanalisation or persistence of reflux at 6 weeks compared with conventional surgery (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery

Disease‐specific quality of life · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices
2 findings from 1 review

Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) vs conventional surgery

Recurrence of reflux at 1 year · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices

Endovenous laser ablation may leads to lower recurrence of reflux at 1 year compared with conventional surgery (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) vs conventional surgery

Recurrence · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices

Endovenous laser ablation showed no clear difference in clinical evidence of recurrence after 1 year compared with conventional surgery (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) vs conventional surgery

Disease‐specific quality of life · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices
2 findings from 1 review

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery

Recanalisation or persistence of reflux at 6 weeks · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy showed no clear difference in recanalisation or persistence of reflux at 6 weeks compared with conventional surgery (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery

Recurrence of reflux at 1 year · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy showed no clear difference in recurrence of reflux at 1 year compared with conventional surgery (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Indwelling urethral catheterisation vs suprapubic catheterisation

Number of participants with symptomatic UTI · Adults with short‐term catheterisation

It is very uncertain whether indwelling urethral catheterisation changes number of participants with symptomatic UTI compared with suprapubic catheterisation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Suprapubic catheterisation vs intermittent urethral catheterisation

Number of participants with symptomatic UTI · Patients with short‐term bladder drainage

Suprapubic catheterisation showed no clear difference in number of participants with symptomatic UTI compared with intermittent urethral catheterisation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review